Hypatopa vox Adamski

Adamski, David, 2013, Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae), Zootaxa 3618 (1), pp. 1-223 : 125-126

Hypatopa vox Adamski , new species

( Figs. 213–214 , 393 , Map 44)

Diagnosis.— Hypatopa vox is similar to H. eos in facies but differs from the latter by having a narrower gnathos; a narrower digitate process of the dorsal part of the valva; shorter setae on the apical 1/2 of the proximal flange of the dorsal part of the valva; a larger phallus; and a longer sclerite of the phallus. H. vox also has a bulbous base of the phallus; and a broadly emarginate apical part of the anellus, with two elongate and densely packed setal clusters on midsection that are lacking in H. eos .

Description.—Head: Vertex and frontoclypeus pale brown. Outer surface of labial palpus brown intermixed with pale-brown scales along apical margins of segments 1–2, terminal segment pale brown intermixed with few brown scales; inner surface of labial palpus pale brown. Antennal scape and pecten pale brown, flagellum brown basally gradually brightening apically. Proboscis pale brown.

Thorax: Tegula with basal 1/2 brown, apical 1/2 pale brown; mesonotum with basal 1/4 brown, apical 3/4 pale brown. Legs brown intermixed with pale-brown scales near midsegments and along apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres. Forewing ( Fig. 393 ): Length 4.8 mm (n = 1), brown intermixed with pale-brown scales; marginal spots faint brown [specimen rubbed]. Undersurface brown. Hindwing: Translucent pale brown.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Figs. 213–214 ): Uncus gradually narrowed from widened base, slightly constricted near middle, forming rounded apex, slightly curved ventrally, sparsely setose, shorter than width of anal opening. Gnathos, narrow band, confluent with tegumen; ventroposterior margin slightly protuberant, forming narrowly emarginate median lobe. Sockets of tergal setae not extending beyond midlength of tegumen. Valva divided; ventral part with base greatly upturned forming wide fold, extending beneath proximal flange; basally protracted inwardly, broadly rounded to middle, narrowing to base of inwardly curved, apical process; process straight on basal 1/2, acutely curved on apical 1/2; dorsal part with apical portion of costa extending dorsolaterally, forming setose digitate process; ridge of digitate process extending ventrally fusing with dorsal ridge of proximal flange; flange protracted laterally, with broadly rounded apical margin, sparsely microtrichiate on basal 1/2, densely setose (with short setae) on apical 1/2; margin shallowly crennulate. Juxta bandlike. Vinculum semicircular. Phallus and sclerite of phallus longer than valva; phallus straight, bulbous basally; sclerite of phallus slightly curved near 2/3; anellus gradually narrowed from widened base, apex broadly emarginate mesially, with two elongate and densely packed setal clusters on midsection. Female Genitalia: Unknown.

Holotype, 3, “Est[ación] Pitilla, 700 m, 9 km S S[an]ta Cecilia, P[arque] N[acional] Guanacaste, Prov[incia] Guan[acaste], COSTA RICA, P. Ríos, Jul[io] 1991, L-N-330200, 380200, “INBio: COSTA RICA: CRI000, 336177 [barcode label], “INBio, 3 Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, No. 2020 [yellow label].

MAP 44. Distribution of Hypatopa vox (●) and H. eos (˔).

Distribution (Map 44). Hypatopa vox is known from two collecting sites; one on the western most part of the Cordillera de Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica, and one north of the Cordillera Central near the border of Nicaragua.

Etymology. The specific epithet vox is derived from the Latin meaning, a voice.

Figures

FIGURES 213 – 218. Male genitalia of Blastobasinae. 213 – 214, Hypatopa vox (slide 2020). 215 – 216, Hypatopa eos (slide 2723). 217 – 218, Hypatopa dicax (slide 2539).

FIGURES 392 – 399. Imagos of Blastobasinae. 392, Hypatopa leda, holotype. 393, Hypatopa vox, holotype. 394, Hypatopa eos, holotype. 395, Hypatopa dicax, holotype. 396, Hypatopa ira, holotype. 397, Hypatopa umbra, holotype. 398, Hypatopa texo, holotype. 399, Hypatopa solea, holotype.