Chimoptesis obliquaria, Razowski, Józef & Becker, Vitor Osmar, 2015

Razowski, Józef & Becker, Vitor Osmar, 2015, Systematics and faunistics of Neotropical Eucosmini. 1. Chimoptesis Powell, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Zootaxa 3941 (2), pp. 204-220 : 207-208

Chimoptesis obliquaria , sp.n.

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Diagnosis. Chimoptesis obliquaria is closely related to C. potosiana , but C. obliquaria has an oblique forewing termen and posterior edge of the dorsopostbasal blotch, and a helmet-shaped uncus.

Description. Wing span 19 mm. Male: Head white cream, thorax browner, tegula pale brown. Forewing somewhat expanding terminally; costa curved in posterior half; termen slightly concave medially. Ground colour whitish forming small basal and large median patch with yellow ferruginous suffusion near middle; costal area and ocellus dirty white, sprinkled and dotted cream rust. Markings dark brown, consisting of remnants of basal blotch with distinct dorsoposterior part, a slender costal part of median fascia, an elongate-triangular tornal blotch, and subapical markings. Cilia brownish, whitish at tornus. Hindwing whitish cream, brownish apically; cilia whitish cream, mixed brownish. Genitalia ( Fig. 3 ) with uncus helmet-shaped, tapering posteriorly pointed apically; socius tapering terminally; neck of valva slender; ventral incision deep; ventral lobe of cucullus small; aedeagus fairly long with terminal thorns. Female: Unknown.

Holotype male: " Mexico, N[uevo]L[eon], C[erro] Potosí, 2800 m, 26.VI.1997, V.O. Becker Col; Col. Becker 109395"; GS 1360 WZ. Three male paratypes with identical label data.

Etymology. The name refers to the shape of the postbasal blotch of the forewing.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Male genitalia of Chimoptesis. 1, Chimoptesis costaricae (GS 839 WZ), 2, Chimoptesis potosiana (GS 1362 WZ), 3, Chimoptesis obliquaria (GS 1360 WZ), 4, Chimoptesis angulata (GS 842 WZ), 5, Chimoptesis dentitia (GS 848 WZ), 6, Chimoptesis faceta (GS 1344 WZ).

FIGURES 35 – 42. Adults of Chimoptesis. 35, Chimoptesis potosiana (paratype female), 36, Chimoptesis obliquaria (holotype male), 37, Chimoptesis angulata (holotype male), 38, Chimoptesis dentitia (holotype male), 39, Chimoptesis dentitia (paratype female), 40, Chimoptesis faceta (holotype male), 41, Chimoptesis caera (holotype male), 42, Chimoptesis castanescens (holotype male).