Bactrianoscythris ginevrae, D’Entrèves, Pietro Passerin & Roggero, Angela, 2009

D’Entrèves, Pietro Passerin & Roggero, Angela, 2009, Eastern Palaearctic Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea): description of a new genus and some new species, Zootaxa 2263, pp. 1-20 : 12

Bactrianoscythris ginevrae sp. nov.

( Figs 8 A, 9A, 9B)

Type material. Holotype 3 ( SMNK), Z[entral]- Afghanistan, Koh-i-Baba Mts., S-Seite, Panjao, 2650 m, 26.vi–1.vii.1961, G. Ebert leg.” [genital slide 9428 PdE]. Paratype: 1 3 ( SMNK), Z-Afghanistan, Koh-i-Baba, S-Seite, Panjao, 2650 m, 20–22.vii.1966, H. G. Amsel leg.”[genital slide 9444 PdE].

Diagnosis. The species can be easily identified (Table 2) by the Y-shaped and elongate uncus, which is peculiar to this species, by the large, rectilinear and distally expanded valvae and by the outwardly directed projections of the bifid S8.

Description. Wingspan 18 mm. Forewing pale brownish, with thick, whitish, zigzag line; fringe brown. Hindwing and fringe pale brown. Head and thorax cream-coloured, abdomen pale brown. Legs creamcoloured. Antenna pale brown.

Male genitalia. Uncus Y-shaped, well-developed, base twice long as apices; gnathos asymmetrical, proximal arms laminar, distal arm narrow, sharp at apex, downcurved. Tegumen triangular. Valvae symmetrical, rectilinear, apices rounded, with sharp projection at inner distal margin. Juxta base large, narrowed toward joint with phallus. Phallus very elongate, almost twice longer than valvae, narrow, downcurved, apical third rectilinear. Vinculum as long as tegumen, narrow, margin rounded. S8 triangularshaped, apex bifid, with points divergent and a deep, triangular notch at proximal margin; T8 oval, with large triangular notch at proximal margin.

Variation. The specimens examined showed no noticeable variation.

Etymology. The species was named after the granddaughter of PPdE, one of the authors.

Remarks. See B. annae sp. nov. for further information about the Koh-i-Baba Mts. and Panjao.

Figures

FIGURE 8. A—Male of Bactrianoscythris ginevrae sp. nov. B—Male of Bactrianoscythris drepanella sp. nov.