Sparganothoides lentiginosana (Walsingham)

Kruse, James J. & Powell, Jerry A., 2009, Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini), Zootaxa 2150 (1), pp. 1-78 : 46-47

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scientific name	Sparganothoides lentiginosana (Walsingham)
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23. Sparganothoides lentiginosana (Walsingham) View in CoL

Figs. 2, 29 View FIGURES 25–30 , 53 View FIGURES 48–56 , 85 View FIGURES 79–94 , 96–98 View FIGURES 95–98

Capua lentiginosana Walsingham 1879: 22 View in CoL .

Sparganothis lentiginosana ; Powell 1983: 41.

Sparganothoides lentiginosana View in CoL ; Powell 1986: 376; Powell et al. 1995: 149; Brown 2005: 564.

Diagnosis. In size and facies, S. lentiginosana is reminiscent of some Coelostathma spp.

It can be distinguished from other Sparganothoides by its small size and distinctive male genitalia as described above.

Description. Male. Head: Frons white, smooth scaled; vertex roughened, yellowish white. Labial palpus white mesally, yellowish white laterally. Antennal scaling white to yellowish white. Thorax: Dorsum smooth scaled, with yellowish brown to golden yellow scales. Forewing length 6.0– 6.5 mm (= 6.2; n = 10). Forewing ground color yellowish brown to golden yellow, rarely brownish orange, with sparse orange or brown scaling; indistinct brown transverse strigulae throughout subterminal and terminal areas; often with brown spot at apex of discal cell; broad pretornal patch extending from dorsum before tornus to discal cell, often contiguous with discal spot, variable in intensity, frequently absent. Fringe yellowish brown to golden yellow. Hindwing variable, pale yellowish white, or yellowish gray to gray, often with gray transverse strigulae throughout. Abdomen: Genitalia ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 25–30 ; slide #88468; NMNH; Mexico, Tamaulipas, El Salto Falls, 26 mi W Antiguo Morelos; n = 6) with uncus long, slender, arched, tapered at tip, with very sparse setae dorsally and patch of small setae ventrally; tegumen raised and variably rounded, squarish, or triangular at base of uncus; socius subtriangular to rounded posteriorly, secondary arms short, strongly sclerotized, enlarged apices large, variable, asymmetrically lobed into subrectangular club; transtilla sclerotized, straight, spines short, numerous over most of posterior margin; valva long, rectangular lacking sclerotized crease; costa concave near middle; sacculus straight; pulvinus reduced; phallus pistol-shaped, aedeagus slightly tapered, weakly curved, shorter than phallobase, attenuate apically, attached to juxta by a thin process; cornuti with a minute spine near base.

Female. Head, Thorax: Essentially as described for male except lacking forewing costal fold. Forewing length 6.3–7.4 mm (= 7.0; n = 10). Abdomen: Genitalia ( Fig. 53 View FIGURES 48–56 ; slide #5530; EME; USA, Arkansas, Cove Lake; n = 3) with papillae anales parallel-sided, rounded posteriorly; sterigma strongly sclerotized ventrally, concave and bilobed anteriorly; ductus bursae relatively short, widened anteriorly; corpus bursae irregularly rounded; signum more than four times as long as wide, weakly curved, weakly lobed near ends on inside of curve, attenuate at apices.

Type material. Lectotype (designated here): Male: USA: TEXAS: Bosque Co : 3.v.1874, Belfrage ( BMNH). The previously unpublished lectotype was selected by Obraztsov.

Paralectotype (1). USA: Texas: [no further data] ( BMNH) .

Additional specimens examined (38♂, 13♀). MEXICO: TAMAULIPAS: El Salto Falls , 26 mi W Antiguo Morelos, 2000’, 11–14.vii.1963 (2♂, 3♀), D. Duckworth & D. Davis ( NMNH) . 2 mi N Tamazunchale , 400’, 16–18.vii.1963 (1♂), D. Duckworth & D. Davis ( NMNH) . VERACRUZ: 7 mi SW Poza Rica , 200’, 20–22.vii.1963 (1♂), D. Duckworth & D. Davis ( NMNH) . USA: ALABAMA: Baldwin Co.: Bon Secur NWR, 16.iv.1993 (2♂), B. & J.-F. Landry ( CNC) . ARKANSAS: Logan Co: Cove Lake , 23.v.1991 (8♂, 1♀), J. Powell, ( EME) , reared from eggs on synthetic diet, emgd. 13.viii–7.ix.1991 (2♂, 3♀), JAP 91E78 ( EME) . FLORIDA: Escambia Co: Pensacola , 22.ii.1961 (1♂), 25.ii.1962 (1♂), 3.v.1962 (1♂), S. Hills ( EME) . Monroe Co: Key Largo , 22.viii.1965 (1♂), 31.i.1967 (1♂), 2.i.1968 (1♂), S. Kemp ( EME) . Volusia Co: Blue Spr. St. Park, 12.vi.1986 (2♂), J. Heppner & J. Powell ( EME) , 14.vi.1986 (2♂), J. Powell ( EME) . LOUISIANA: East Baton Rouge Parish: Baton Rouge , 3.iv.1970 (1♂), G. Strickland ( EME) . MARYLAND: Worchester Co.: Assateague Island , 5.viii.1986 (1♂), J. Glaser ( NMNH) . Dorchester Co.: Hickory Point , 27.v.1998 (1♂), D. Ferguson ( NMNH) . MISSISSIPPI: Hancock Co: Bay St. Louis, 25.iii.1971 (1♂), 28.iv.1977 (1♀), R. Kergosien ( MEM) . Harrison Co: Gulfport , 28.vi.1921 (1♂), F. Benjamin ( NMNH) . Jackson Co: Ocean Springs , 28.vi.1921 (1♂, 1♀), F. Benjamin ( NMNH) . MISSOURI: Barry Co.: Roaring River State Park, Ozark Plateau , 23.viii.1979 (1♂), J. Heitzman ( NMNH) . NORTH CAROLINA: Carteret Co.: Beaufort , 9.v.1991 (1♂), 27.v.1991 (1♂), 12.viii.1991 (1♂), J. B. Sullivan ( JBS) . Robeson Co.: Maxton , 1–15.vi.1943 (1♂), 23.v.1944 (1♂), A. Klots ( AMNH) . OKLAHOMA: Sequoyah Co.: Tenkiller Lake , 2 mi NW Blackgum, 11–14.vi.1981 (1♀), 14-– 16.vi.1983 (1♂), 25–29.viii.1982 (4♂), D. & M. Davis ( NMNH) . SOUTH CAROLINA: Oconee Co.: Cherry Hill Recreation Area, Route 107, 4.ix.1958 (1♂), 7.ix.1958 (1♂), J. G. Franclemont ( NMNH) . TENNESSEE: Grundy Co: Monteagle , 2000’, 31.viii.1929 (1♂, 1♀), 1.ix.1930 (1♂), 3.ix.1930 (1♂), A. Richards ( CUIC) . TEXAS: Bexar Co: Mt. View Acres , 3 mi W Leon Valley, 25.vi.1972 (1♂), J. Powell ( EME) . Dallas Co: Dallas , 7.ii.1874 (1♂), Zeller Collection ( MCZ) , [no date] (2♂), Fernald Collection ( NMNH) . VIRGINIA: Fairfax Co: Rutherford district , 3–11.ix.1997 (1♀), J. Brown & J. Powell ( EME) , reared from eggs on synthetic diet, emgd. 14.xi.1997 (1♀), JAP 91J1, J3, reared from eggs on Malus sylvestris (1♀), J. Kruse ( EME) .

Immature stages. Eggs are tan, covered with translucent collaterial secretion. Eggs are regularly arranged, barely overlapping, with 5–10 per patch (n = 2). Eggs hatched in 10 days. First instars webbed edges of synthetic diet or leaves. Larvae fed on synthetic diet, Malus sylvestris (Rosaceae) , and Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae) in the laboratory; it is unlikely that the latter two are natural food plants. Larvae fed on synthetic diet were translucent tan to gray; those fed on Malus sylvestris were translucent grayish green. The anal comb has seven tines. Development time from oviposition to pupation ranged from 50 to 69 days. Adults emerged in 14 to 16 days.

Biology. Adults have been collected in all months of the year except November and December; hence, several broods are likely. This species is apparently a generalist, as are most Sparganothoides . Habitats range from urban areas to mixed pine-deciduous woodlands at low elevations.

Distribution. In the U.S., this species is known from Maryland south to Florida (including the Keys) and west to Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, ranging south to the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

Remarks. The male genitalia of S. lentiginosana are more variable than any other species in the genus.

NMNH	Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
CNC	Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes
MEM	University of Memphis
AMNH	American Museum of Natural History
CUIC	Cornell University Insect Collection
MCZ	Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Tortricidae
Genus	Sparganothoides