Hypatopa ira Adamski

Adamski, David, 2013, Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae), Zootaxa 3618 (1), pp. 1-223 : 129

Hypatopa ira Adamski , new species

( Figs. 219–220 , 396 , Map 45)

Diagnosis.— Hypatopa ira is similar to H. dicax in facies but differs from the latter by having an narrower apical part of the uncus; a wider proximal flange of the dorsal part of the valva; and a shorter phallus. H. ira also has a mesially emarginate ventroposterior margin of the gnathos; an inwardly curved apical process of the ventral part of the valva; a nearly straight digitate process of the dorsal part of the valva; and a sclerite of the phallus that is broadly curved near middle, and recurved apically that are lacking in H. dicax .

Description.—Head: Scales on vertex, frontoclypeus, brownish gray tipped with pale brownish gray. Outer surface of labial palpus pale brown intermixed with few brown scales, inner surface pale brown. Antennal scape brownish gray tipped with pale brownish gray and pecten [some scales missing], flagellum brown basally gradually brightening apically. Proboscis pale brown.

Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum with brownish gray scales tipped with pale brownish gray. Legs brown intermixed with pale-brown scales near midsegments and along apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres. Forewing ( Fig. 396 ): Length 4.1–4.7 mm (n = 3), pale brown intermixed with brown scales; submedian fascia faint; cell with three faint brown spots, one near middle, two on apical end along crossvein. Undersurface brown. Hindwing: Translucent pale brown.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Figs. 219–220 ): Uncus broadly constricted from base to middle, widening apically, forming slightly rounded apical part, straight, sparsely setose, about equal in length to width of anal opening. Gnathos narrow, anteriorly directed band, confluent with tegumen, ventroposterior margin narrowly emarginate mesially. Sockets of tergal setae not extending beyond midlength of tegumen. Valva divided; ventral part slightly protracted inwardly at base, widening before middle, gradually narrowing to base of inwardly curved apical process; process setose on outer surface, planate on inner surface; ventral margin sparsely setose, with small setose marginal ridge at base of apical process; dorsal part with apical portion of costa extending dorsally, forming straight, setose digitate process; process geniculate basally; basal ridge of digitate process extending ventrally fusing with dorsal ridge of proximal flange; flange subcircular, protracted ventrolaterally, with broadly rounded apical margin, sparsely spiculate on basal 1/2, setose on apical 1/2; margin entire. Juxta bandlike. Vinculum semicircular. Phallus and sclerite of phallus longer than valva; phallus broadly curved near middle; sclerite of phallus broadly curved near middle, slightly curved basally, recurved apically; anellus near parallelsided from wide base, broadly rounded apically, setose on apical 1/2, with pair of median setae near base. Female Genitalia: Unknown.

Holotype, 3, “Est[ación] Cacao, 1000–1400 m, Lado SO Vol[can] Cacao, P[arque] N[acional] Guan[acaste], Prov[incia] Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, C. Moraga, P. Ríos, 21 a 29 May 1992, L-N-323300, 375700, “INBio: COSTA RICA: CRI000, 411958 [barcode label], “INBio, 3 Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, No. 2380 [yellow label].

Paratypes (2 3): 1 3, same data as for holotype except, 800–1400 m, 7–18 Feb. 1995, M. Lobo, L-N- 323100, 375800, # 5320, “CRI002, 235045, “Slide No. 2375, “USNM 84020; 1 3, same data as above except, 1100 m, 12–17 Feb. 1995, S. Avila, # 5858, “CRI002, 336968, “Slide No. 2357, “USNM 84021 [2 in USNM].

Distribution (Map 45). Hypatopa ira is known from one collecting site on the western most part of the Cordillera de Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica.

Etymology. The specific epithet ira is derived from the Latin meaning, wrath or anger.

Figures

FIGURES 219 – 224. Male genitalia of Blastobasinae. 219 – 220, Hypatopa ira (slide 2380). 221 – 222, Hypatopa umbra (slide 2168). 223 – 224, Hypatopa texo (slide 2263).

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.