Encolia Urra, 2017

Urra, Francisco, Araneda, Sebastián & Moreira, Gilson R. P., 2023, New species of Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Chile, Zootaxa 5254 (2), pp. 209-230 : 212

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.2.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4D9CA887-917F-4E85-9245-8D693F881318
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7730155
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scientific name	Encolia Urra, 2017
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Genus Encolia Urra, 2017 View in CoL

Encolia Urra, 2017: 268 View in CoL .

Type-species: Encolia campodonicoi Urra, 2017: 268 View in CoL , figs. 2e, 2f, 4c, 5c, 6e, 6f; by original designation and monotypy.

Urra (2017a) described the monotypic genus Encolia based on the following combination of characters: scape of antenna with a pecten; labial palpus slightly curved and ascending, second segment exceeding base of antenna, roughened to apex; FW with apex falcate, vein R 4 +5 stalked, R 5 to termen, CuP present, 1A+2A furcate; HW with veins M 3 and CuA 1 connate; hindtibia with raised piliform scales; terga with spiniform setae arranged in wide patches, second abdominal sternum with apodemes and venulae; saccus poorly developed, juxta with two lateral spiniform lobes, valva with cucullus and sacculus sclerotized. The new species also shares with the type species the features of uncus and gnathos subtriangular, vesica without cornutus; valva incised, with pulvinus, sacculus without process and cucullus with sclerotized processes .

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
SuperFamily	Gelechioidea
Family	Oecophoridae
SubFamily	Oecophorinae