Anopinella larana Brown and Adamski

Brown, John W. & Adamski, David, 2003, Systematic revision of Anopinella Powell (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini) and phylogenetic analysis of the Apolychrosis group of genera, Zootaxa 200, pp. 1-94 : 36-37

Anopinella larana Brown and Adamski , new species

Figs. 26 , 49 , 79

Diagnosis. As discussed above, A. larana is most similar to A. phillipsae both in facies and genitalia. Although it is possible that the two are conspecific, A. larana may be distinguished by the more widely separated arms of the gnathos; however, this is based on exceedingly few preparations. It would be surprising to find a species known only from Cartago Province, Costa Rica ( A. phillipsae ) also to be present in Venezuela.

Description. Head: Frontoclypeus and vertex white; labial palpus with outer surface yellowish brown intermixed with brown, inner surface white. Antenna with scape, pedicel, and flagellomeres pale yellowish.

Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum pale yellowish brown. Forewing (Fig. 79) length 7.0­ 7.8 mm (n = 2); basal fascia and costal blotch pale olive­gold intermixed with brown and reddish brown, separated by a band of pale brown intermixed with some white scales demarcating a subtriangular costal blotch, recurved from distal costa through subapical area to tornus, encircling an elliptical ocellus, except on posterior end; costal blotch with small oblong white spot near posterior end; area between CuP and posterior margin pale yellowish brown intermixed with white scales; apical area yellowish brown intermixed with brown and white. Fringe alternating brownish gray and reddish brown. Hindwing pale brown, with faint irregular brown transverse bands, gradually darkening to apex.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Fig. 26 ; drawn from USNM slide 69285; n = 1) with uncus bent in basal 0.33. Tegumen broadly rounded dorsolaterally. Socius somewhat digitate, ca. 0.33 length of basal portion of gnathos arms. Distal lobes of gnathos laterally flattened, attached medially by narrow, arch­like, dorsal flange. Valva relatively narrow, somewhat parallel­sided in basal 0.75; setose from cucullus to basal ridge; costa slightly upturned apically; postsaccular margin shallowly emarginate, forming an elongate cucullus; cucullus acuminate, lacking setae apically, broadly rounded to apicoventral angle. Phallus abruptly curved basidistally; vescia sparsely microtrichiate. Female genitalia ( Fig. 49 ; drawn from USNM slide 83027; n = 1) with short sclerotized patch at lamella postvaginalis; eighth tergum with a median longitudinal sinus; ostium broadly U­shaped, ca. 0.25 width of seventh sternum at widest point; seventh sternum trapezoidal, with posterolateral margins juxtaposed to ostium. Ductus bursae long, slender, spiculate in anterior 0.2; inception of accessory bursae ca. 0.8 distance from ostium to corpus bursae. Corpus bursae large, subspherical, with hair­like spicules on 0.33 of side opposite ductus seminalis.

Holotype, ɗ, Venezuela, Aragua, Lara, Yacambu National Park, 13 km SE Sanare, cloud forest, 4800' [1477 m], 4­7 Mar 1978, blacklight, J. B. Heppner. Deposited in USNM.

Paratype (1Ψ). VENEZUELA: Aragua: Lara, Yacambu National Park, 13 km SE Sanare, cloud forest, 4800' [1477 m], 4­7 Mar 1978, blacklight, J. B. Heppner (USNM).

Additional Specimens Examined. ECUADOR: Napo Province: Via Santa Barbara­La Bonita, km 23, 2400 m, 7­9 Apr 1986 (1Ψ), S. McKamey (UCB). Zamora­Chinchipe: 30 km E Loja, 2000 m, 23 Sep 1980 (1ɗ), O. Flint (USNM).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality of Lara, Venezuela.

Remarks. The two specimens listed above from Ecuador are virtually indistinguishable from A. larana in genitalia. However, both are rubbed, obscuring the forewing pattern. Although the collecting locality of Ecuador suggests that they are not conspecific with A. larana , we could find no diagnostic characters to separate these specimens from A. larana .

Figures

FIGURES 25 ­ 26. Male genitalia of Anopinella, valvae spread, aedeagus removed. 25, A. phillipsae; 26, A. larana.

FIGURES 48 ­ 49. Female genitalia of Anopinella, posterior end up. 48, A. phillipsae, with insert of tergum eight; 49, A. larana.