Dirhinosia nitidula ( STAINTON, 1867 )

Tokár, Z. & Gozmány, L., 2004, Review Of The Palaearctic Species Of Dirhinosia Rebel, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50 (1), pp. 63-74 : 71-72

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scientific name	Dirhinosia nitidula ( STAINTON, 1867 )
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Dirhinosia nitidula ( STAINTON, 1867) View in CoL

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Gelechia nitidula STAINTON, 1867: 44 View in CoL

Typematerialexamined. Israel: Lectotype m,labelled:“Gelechianitidula/St., Palestine,Plains ofJordan,Cambridge1865,TristramJ.J.1847,B.M.genitaliaslide m no.12726,WalsinghamCollection, 1910–427” (coll. TNHM).

Additionalmaterialexamined. Turkey:Prov.Hatay, Iskenderunarea,2–3.V.1993,0– 600m, 1 m, leg. O. KARSHOLT, gen. prep. no. 7737 ZT; Pamphylia , W of Alanya, 2–13. VI. 1991, 1 m, leg. B. PETERSEN,gen.prep.no.7290ZT(coll. ZMUC);20kmOv. Bingöl,17.VI. 1969,1 m,leg.F. KASY; ditto, 3 mm, leg. ARENBERGER, gen. prep. no. 7791 & 7792 ZT; Syria: 60 km NO v. Latakia [Lathqiyah], 1 f, leg. F. KASY & VARTIAN, gen. prep. no. 7795 ZT; Lebanon: O v. Saida [Sidon], 9–16.V. 1963, 2 mm, leg. F. KASY & VARTIAN, gen. prep. no. 7794 ZT (coll. NHMW) .

Description( Figs2–3 View Figs 1–8 ).Wingspan: 11–13mm;femalesslightlysmallerthanmales.Headand thorax white mottled slightly with shiny ochreous scales. Antenna light brown to brown ringed with white. Tegula and forewing with a yellowish ochreous sheen. Two white fasciae and a longitudinal streak arising from base; the latter extending from costal base towards centre of first fascia but not reachingit.Firstfasciaoblique,extendingfrom2/5ofcostato1/2ofdorsum.Secondfasciaoblique, extending from 3/4 of costa to 2/3 of dorsum. White marginal dots at termen of wings continued to base of fringe. Hindwing light greyish-brown.

Male genitalia ( Figs 9–10 View Figs 9–14 ). Uncus broad basally, triangular, pointed. Tegumen broad. Gnathos absent.Distalpartofvalvadilatedapically.Sacculusexceedinghalflengthofvalva,sacculusprocess long, about as long as sacculus base. Saccus pointed, medium in size. Aedeagus long, broad basally, vesica with numerous minute cornuti.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 21 View Figs 15–21 ). Apophysis posterior long, about 2.5 times the length of segment VIII. Apophysis anterior a little shorter than VIII segment. Ostium bursae elongate, distally with plicate rotund protrusion, covered with fine spines. Ductus bursae very long. Colliculum very close to ostium bursae. Bursa copulatrix oval, signum a kidney-shaped plate completely covered with spines.

Bionomics.Earlystagesandbionomicsunknown.AdultshavebeencollectedinMay–June.

Distribution ( Fig. 22 View Fig ). Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey.

Remarks. STAINTON (1867) suggested in his description (p. 45) that the unnamedspeciesnotedbyZELLER inthe“Isis”of1847,p.36,isthesamespeciesas Dirhinosia nitidula .