Chimoptesis tamaulipasia, 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 : 211-212

Chimoptesis tamaulipasia , sp. n.

Figs 11 , 49

Diagnosis. C. tamaulipasia is closely related and similar to C. setoses , but in C. tamaulipasia the forewing is more yellow-brown and the male genitalia have a more angular process of the sacculus and a minute spine at the top of the tegumen (uncus).

Description. Wing span 16 mm. Male: Head yellow-brown, vertex browner, labial palpus cream. Forewing slightly expanding terminad; costa weakly convex; apex pointed; termen weakly sinuate. Ground colour cream with indistinct yellow-brown suffusion especially in middle of wing; costal strigulae small, cream, divisions and apex brown; ocellus cream with indistinct refractive line and brown inner dots. Markings reduced to dorsopostbasal spot and costal part of median fascia. Cilia damaged, yellow brown, cream at tornus. Hindwing pale brownish, cilia creamer. Genitalia ( Fig. 11 ) with top of tegumen broad, with submedian spine, setose; socius large, broad, rounded ventrally; neck of valva short, broad; sacculus weakly convex with a distinct triangular prominence at angle; cucullus broadest postmedially with small ventral lobe; aedeagus rather slender. Female: Unknown.

Holotype male: " Mexico: Tam[aulipas], Gomes Farias, 1000 m, 29–31.VII.1988, V.O. Becker, M.A. Solis; Col. Becker 69891"; GS 969 WZ.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 12. Male genitalia of Chimoptesis. 7, Chimoptesis caera (GS 832 WZ), 8, Chimoptesis castanescens (GS 844 WZ), 9, Chimoptesis cornigera (GS 1345 WZ), 10, Chimoptesis setoses (GS 1255 WZ), 11, Chimoptesis tamaulipasia (GS 969 WZ), 12, Chimoptesis juniptesis (GS 1011 WZ).

FIGURES 43 – 50. Adults of Chimoptesis. 43, Chimoptesis castanescens (paratype female), 44, Chimoptesis albomixta, (holotype female), 45, Chimoptesis cornigera (holotype male), 46, Chimoptesis cornigera (paratype female), 47, Chimoptesis mitrion (holotype female), 48, Chimoptesis setoses (holotype male), 49, Chimoptesis tamaulipasia (holotype male), 50, Chimoptesis juniptesis (holotype male).