Hellinsia sofia Kovtunovich et Ustjuzhanin, 2022

Kovtunovich, V. N., Ustjuzhanin, P. Ya., Sinyaev, V. V. & Streltzov, A. N., 2022, New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia, Russian Entomological Journal 31 (2), pp. 172-178 : 175-176

Hellinsia sofia Kovtunovich et Ustjuzhanin , sp.n.

Figs 9–11 .

TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype, ♂, ( ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1967), COLOMBIA (NE), Norte de Santander W of Presidente, 7°00´N, 72°41´W, 19–20.IV.2017, 3500m, V. Sinyaev leg. ; Paratype, ♀, ( ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1968), same data as holotype ; Paratype, 1 ♂, ( ZISP), same data as holotype ; 1 ♀, ( CUK), COLOMBIA, Capital de Bogota, road to San Juan, PNC Sumapas , 04°01´27´´N, 74°20´13´´W, 21–22.II.2016, 3400m, V. Sinyaev leg. ; 1 ♂, ( CUK), COLOMBIA, Boyaca Arcabuco,road Arcabuco-Toqui , 05°49´16´´N, 73°28´54´´W, 2700m, 01–04.XII.2015, V. Sinyaev leg. ; 1 ♂, ( CUK), COLOMBIA, Cundinamarca dept., Guasca Reserva Natural El, Chochal de Siecha 4°47´40´´N, 73°51´59´´W, 01–03. V . 2017, 3150m, V. Sinyaev leg. ; 8 ex., ( ZISP, CUK), COLOMBIA (NE), Norte de Santand- er W of Presidente, 7°00´N, 72°41´W, 17–18.IV. 2017, 3450m, V. Sinyaev leg.

DESCRIPTION. External characters. Head, thorax and tegulae light-green. Collar on head with light-brown scales. Labial palpi thin, pale-yellow, apically acute, slightly bigger than longitudinal eye diameter. Antennae yellow. Wingspan 25–30 mm (in holotype, 27 mm). Fore wings light-green with bright brown longitudinal strokes: one of them extended in front of cleft and narrowing in middle of wings, the second one narrow above cleft base on costal edge of first lobe, the third – narrow, long, passing from middle of first lobe to its apical edge. Fore wings basally darkened with tiny scattered brown scales. Hind wings unicolorous light-green. Hind leg pale-yellow.

Male genitalia. Valves asymmetric, left slightly wider and shorter than right. Saccular process on left valve long, thin, slightly wavy, reaching apex of valve. Small spiky process in middle part of right valve. Uncus narrow, distally slightly extended, apically acute. Tegumen bilobed. Anellus arms of unequal length, left slightly shorter than right. Both arms of anellus apically slightly extended and uncinately curved. Saccus arched, with triangular notch.Aedeagus slightly bent, with acute end, distally with tiny needle-like cornuti.

Female genitalia. Papillae anales rounded. Posterior apophyses thin, straight. Anterior apophyses thicker, 1.5 times shorter than posterior apophyses. Antrum short, cylindrical, shifted left. Lamina postvaginalis rectangular with small notch on outer edge. Ductus short, smoothly passing into narrow, elongated bursa copulatrix. No signa. Ductus seminalis very long, thin, four times longer than bursa copulatrix.

DIAGNOSIS. In the male genitalia, the new species is close to Hellinsia lenis (Zeller, 1877) , but differs in the shape of the anellus arms, in the longer saccular process reaching the valve apex and in the special color of the wings. In the female genitalia, the new species is similar to Hellinsia barbatus Gielis, 1996 , from which it differs in the presence of the anterior apophyses, in the short cylindrical antrum and another color of the wings.

Flight period: April-May, December, February.

DISTRIBUTION. Colombia.

ETYMOLOGY.The species is named after Sophia, daughter of Oleg Karpov, a well-known specialist in restoration of valuable and endangered species of aquatic biological resources (Moscow, Russia).

Figures

Figs 9–11. Hellinsia sofia, sp.n.: 9 — adult (Paratype, ZISP); 10 — male genitalia (Holotype, ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1967); 11 — female genitalia (Paratype, ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1968). Рис. 9–11. Hellinsia sofia, sp.n.: 9 — имаго (паратип, ZISP); 10 — гениталии самца (голотип, ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1967); 11 — гениталии самки (паратип, ZISP, gen.pr. Nr. 1968).