Oiketicoides hackeri, Arnscheid & Sobczyk, 2023

Arnscheid, Wilfried R. & Sobczyk, Thomas, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Oiketicoides species (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae Acanthopsychini) from Anatolia, the Middle East and Central Asia, Zootaxa 5239 (3), pp. 373-394 : 387

Oiketicoides hackeri sp. nov.

( Figs 27, 28 , 47 )

Holotypus ♁: Türkei, Prov. Adana, 37°03´N, 35° 23´E, Buruk Köyü , 50 m, 15 km NÖ Adana, 6.ix.1983, LF, leg. Herm. Hacker. The holotype is deposited in MWM .

Paratypes: 5 ♁ same data as holotype ( CWA, CTS, MWM) .

Etymology: Named after Hermann Hacker, Staffelstein, who collected the type series and who has great merits for the research of the Lepidoptera of Anatolia.

Diagnosis. It differs from the other smaller species of the genus by the long and widely separated antennal pecten. Moreover, the male genitalia are very slender in general appearance and the vinculum distinctly triangular.

Description. Head. Frons and vertex are densely covered with light brown hair. Eyes EI 0.9. Antennae of threefourths forewing length, with very long and widely separated pecten and 37-38 segments.

Thorax. Wings. Wingspan 19–20 mm, forewing length 8 mm. Wings short, costal margin straight or slightly convex. Apex roundish, termen oblique and posterior margin straight. Less densely covered with short to medium long scales with mostly two dentations, deeply bifurcated, the costal margin slightly darker brownish and more densely scaled. Fringes of all wings are slightly darker brownish. FI 2.0. Hindwings of the same colour as forewings, termen and anal margin roundish.

Abdomen. Not protruding the hindwings, densely covered with yellowish-grey hair.

Male genitalia GP 4155 ( Fig. 47 ), 4156. Very slender in general appearance. Tegumen and vinculum are distinctly triangular, the lateral lobes at the vinculum distinctly visible. Closed valvae are slightly longer than the tegumen. Cucullus short, clasper of the sacculus is covered with 2–4 very short spines. Saccus long, slender and pointed caudally.

Female. Unknown.

Larval case. Unknown.

Distribution. Only known from the Adana province in southern Turkey.

Figures

FIGURES23–32.23, Oiketicoideselegantis sp.nov. Uzbekistan,Tshatkalskijkhrebet vic.Tshimgan,1600–2000 m,15.viii.1985, leg. K. & L. Krusek. 24, Oiketicoides centralasiaticae sp. nov. Turkmenistan, Kopet dagh Mts., 6 km S of Ipay-Kala, 57°07´E, 31°17´N, 16.–23. viii.1992, leg. M. Hreblay, Gy. Laszlo & G. Ronkay (PT). 25, Oiketicoides centralasiaticae sp. nov. ditto (PT). 26, Oiketicoides defreinai sp. nov. Afghanistan, Paghman, 30 km NW Kabul, 2100 m, 20.–30.vii.1962, E. & A. Vartian leg. (HT). 27, Oiketicoides hackeri sp. nov. Türkei, Prov. Adana, 37°03´N, 35° 23´E, Buruk Köyü, 50 m, 15 km NÖ Adana, 6.ix.1983, LF, leg. Herm. Hacker (PT). 28, Oiketicoides hackeri sp. nov. ditto (PT). 29, Oiketicoides anatolica sp. nov., Turkey, Prov. Tunceli, Ovacık, 1200 m, mid vii.1982, leg. Arnscheid (HT). 30, Oiketicoides anatolica sp. nov. Turkey, Pr. Hakkari, Sat Dag, Vareĝs, SW Y̧ksekova, 1700 m, 4–8.viii.1983, leg. W. Schacht. 31, Oiketicoides sp. nov.? Nordisrael, Umg. Rosh Pinna, 400 m, 5.ix.1994, leg. M̧ller. 32. Oiketicoides africana?, Jordanien (?), Zerga River Valley, 200 m, 29.ix.1954, T. Trough leg.

FIGURES 42–49. 42, Oiketicoides minuta (Kozhanshikov, 1956) Turkey, Prov. Agri, Umg. Patnos, 1700 m, 1.viii.1985, leg. Heinz, GP 4172. 43, Oiketicoides eldarica (Kozhanshikov, 1956) Turkey, Van, 5 km W Gevas, ca. 1800 m, 13–19.viii.1995, leg. P. Kautt, GP 4168. 44, Oiketicoides elegantis sp. nov. Tajikistan, Romit reserve, 4–6.ix.2008, 1400 m, leg. V. Gurko, GP 4169. 45, Oiketicoides centralasiaticae sp. nov. Turkmenistan, Kopet dagh Mts., GP 4149. 46, Oiketicoides defreinai sp. nov. Afghanistan, Paghman, 30 km NW Kabul, 2100 m, 20–30.vii.1962, E. & A. Vartian leg., GP 4147. 47, Oiketicoides hackeri sp. nov. Ţrkei, Prov. Adana, Buruk K̂y̧, 50 m, 15 km NÖ Adana, 6.ix.1983, LF, leg. Herm. Hacker., GP 4156. 48, Oiketicoides anatolica sp. nov. Turkey, Prov. Tunceli, Ovacýk, 1200 m, mid vii.1982, leg. Arnscheid, GP 4162. 49, Oiketicoides anatolica sp. nov., ditto, GP 4163.