Picardia negus (Gibeaux, 1994) Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich & Streltzov, 2022

Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya., Kovtunovich, Vasily N. & Streltzov, Alexander N., 2022, Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species, Ecologica Montenegrina 52, pp. 12-23 : 13-14

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2022.52.2

publication LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:76F89A15-D378-4F5D-83D7-1423EED8AE33

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13240600

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D387A6-FFD1-D86C-FF7B-F8E2AE4AFD9C

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Picardia negus (Gibeaux, 1994)
status

comb. nov.

Picardia negus (Gibeaux, 1994) View in CoL comb.nov.

Figs 1−2 View Figure 1 View Figure 2

Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994: 435 View in CoL (Type locality: Ethiopia, Wondo-Genet ).

Distribution. Ethiopia.

Material: 1 male, Ethiopia, Oromia southern Bale Mts., Harenna Forest , 1885 m, 6° 37.103 N, 39°46.422 E, 16-25. XI. 2014, D. Wiersbowsky leg GoogleMaps ; 1 female, Ethiopia, West Sheva , 2 km S. Ambo, 2160m. 08°58' S, 37°51'E, 19-20. X. 2008. O. Gorbunov leg. GoogleMaps

Note. Currently, when the male of this species became known, it is obvious that the male and female genital structure and the external characters of the adult show the attribution of this species to the genus Picardia . The description of the male genitalia of P. negus is provided below.

Male genitalia. Valves narrow, elongated. Saccular process on left valve swollen, with serrated edges, located at base of valve. Saccular process on right valve quite thick, rod-like, not exceeding middle of valve in length. Uncus slightly extended medially and distally, acute apically. Anellus arms wide, asymmetric, left arm wider and shorter than right arm, right arm more narrow and slightly longer. Aedeagus thin, straight, almost twice shorter than valve in length.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Picardia

Loc

Picardia negus (Gibeaux, 1994)

Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya., Kovtunovich, Vasily N. & Streltzov, Alexander N. 2022
2022
Loc

Oidaematophorus negus

Gibeaux 1994: 435
1994
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