Megalota, Diakonoff, 1966

Brown, John W., 2009, The discovery of Megalota in the Neotropics, with a revision of the New World species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutini), Zootaxa 2279 (1), pp. 1-50 : 6

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Key to the species groups of Megalota View in CoL based on male genitalia

1. Basal process of the valva longer than valva ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 46–48 ) ....................................................................... C. plenana View in CoL group

- Basal process of the valva shorter than valva ............................................................................................................... 2

2. Basal process of the valva triangular, with small sclerotized distal hook ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 46–48 )......................... D. pastranai View in CoL group

- Basal process of the valva variable but not triangular, densely spined in distal 0.15-0.25, without hook .................. 3

3. Valva with large, distally attenuate, incurved process near middle bearing dense spiniform setae ( Fig. 25-30 View FIGURES 25–27 View FIGURES 28–30 ) ........... ......................................................................................................................................................... A. submicans View in CoL group

- Valva without large incurved process near middle bearing dense spiniform setae ( Figs. 31-45 View FIGURES 31–33 View FIGURES 34–36 View FIGURES 37–39 View FIGURES 40–42 View FIGURES 43–45 ) ................................... .................................................................................................................................................... B. delphinosema View in CoL group

Figures

FIGURES 46–48. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 46. M. plenana, image of BMNH slide 31,397; 47. M. flintana, image of USNM slide 124,500; 48. M. pastranai, image of USNM slide 84,885.

FIGURES 25–27. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 25. M. submicans, image of USNM slide 85,857; 26. M. synchysis, image of USNM slide 84,873; 27. M. peruviana, image of USNM slide 84,891.

FIGURES 28–30. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 28. M. aquilonaris, image of USNM slide 124,098; 29. M. vulgaris, image of USNM slide 124,184; 30. M. cacaulana, image of USNM slide 85,871.

FIGURES 31–33. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 31. M. macrosocia, image of USNM slide 124,139; 32. M. ochreoapex, image of USNM slide 85,863; 33. M. spinulosa, image of USNM slide 84,895.

FIGURES 34–36. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 34. M. simpliciana, image of USNM slide 85,851; 35. M. delphinosema, image of USNM slide 84,895; 36. M. jamaicana, image of USNM slide 124,108.

FIGURES 37–39. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 37. M. ricana, image of USNM slide 85,875; 38. M. ceratovalva, image of USNM slide 124,496; 39. M. bicolorana, image of USNM slide 84,863.

FIGURES 40–42. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 40. M. longisetana, image of USNM slide 124,094; 41. M. deceptana, image of USNM slide 94,887, ventral rather than lateral view of phallus; 42. M. crassana, image of USNM slide 95,342.

FIGURES 43–45. Male genitalia of Megalota; valva spread, phallus removed. 43. M. gutierrezi, image of USNM slide 84,883; 44. M. chamelana, image of USNM slide 84,897; 45. M. beckeri, image of USNM slide 124,145.