Dirhinosia unifasciella ( REBEL, 1929 )

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 : 67-68

Dirhinosia unifasciella ( REBEL, 1929)

( Figs 1 , 11 , 17 , 22 )

Rhinosia unifasciella REBEL, 1929: 204

Type material examined. Turkey: m, labelled: “ Rhinosia unifasciella Rbl , Type, Asia min. c., Ak.-Ch.-Tschiftlik [Ciftlik], 20-21.V.[19]28, coll. Wagner ”, gen. prep. no. 7443 ZT (coll. NHMW); f, labelled: ditto, gen. prep. no. 7444 ZT (coll. NHMW) .

Description ( Fig. 1 ). Wingspan: male 14 mm, female 16 mm. Head, thorax and tegula light ochreous. Labial palpus white, recurved. Apex of third segment mottled with light brown scales. Forewingochreousbrown,asinglegreyishwhitefasciawithyellowishtint.Fasciaobliquefrom1/4 ofcostatoward1/3ofdorsum,terminatingjustbeyondfold.Fringethesamecolourasforewing,with obscurefringeline.Hindwinglightgreyishbrown.Malegenitalia( Fig.11 ).Uncusbroadbasally,triangular,pointed.Tegumenbroad.Gnathosabsent.Valvasamewidthuptoabout2/3itslength,upper part tapering towards apex. Sacculus under half length of valva, sacculus process short, about half-length of sacculus base. Saccus pointed, medium in size. Aedeagus long, broad basally, vesica with numerous minute cornuti.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 17 ). Apophysis posterior about twice the length of segment VIII. Apophysis anterior approximately as long as VIII segment. Ostium bursae oval, covered with fine spines, distally with plicate rotund protrusion. Ductus bursae very long. Colliculum elongate, proximally omega-shaped. Bursa copulatrix rounded, signum oval plate with short lobe.

Biology. Host plant and early stages unknown. The only known specimens were collected in late May.

Distribution ( Fig. 22 ). Only known from the type locality in central Turkey.

prep. no. 6896 ZT, coll. HNHM

Figures

Figs 1–8. Adults of Dirhinosia spp.: 1 = D. unifasciella (REBEL, 1929), Type m, Turkey, Ciftlik, 20–21.V.1928, coll.NHMW; 2 = D.nitidula (STAINTON, 1867), lectotype m, Israel, Plains of Jordan, 1847, coll. TNHM; 3 = ditto, m, Turkey, Prov. Hatay, Iskenderun, 2–3.V.1993, coll. ZMUC; 4 = D. cervinella (EVERSMANN, 1844), f, Hungary, Gyöngyös, 20.VI.1999, coll. ZT; 5 = D. arnoldiella (REBEL, 1905), holotype m, Turkey, Erdschias, 6.VI., coll. NHMW; 6 = ditto, m, Greece, Monemvasia, 16.V.1979, coll. HNHM; 7 = ditto, m, Israel, Haifa, 8.V.1930, coll. NHMW; 8 = ditto, f, Tur-

Figs 9–14. Male genitalia of Dirhinosia spp.: 9 = D. nitidula (STAINTON, 1867), Turkey, Gen. prep. No.7290ZT,coll.ZMUC;10=ditto,Lectotype,Israel,B.M.genitaliaslideno.12726,coll.TNHM; 11 = D. unifasciella (REBEL, 1929), Type, Turkey, gen. prep. no. 7443 ZT, coll. NHMW; 12 = D. cervinella (EVERSMANN, 1844), Turkey, gen. prep. no. 6947 ZT, coll. NHMW; 13 = D. arnoldiella (REBEL, 1905), Holotype, Turkey, gen. prep. no. 6946 ZT, coll. NHMW; 14 = ditto, Greece, gen.

Figs 15–21. Female genitalia of Dirhinosia spp. 1 = D. cervinella (EVERSMANN, 1844), Hungary, gen. prep. no. 6359 ZT, coll. ZT; 16 = ditto (D. trifasciella holotype), Bulgaria, Mus. Vind. Gen. Präp.3435,coll.NHMW;17= D. unifasciella (REBEL,1929),Type,Turkey,gen.prep.no.7444ZT, coll.NHMW;18= D. arnoldiella (REBEL,1905),Turkey,gen.prep.no.7793ZT,coll.NHMW;19= ditto, Greece, gen. prep. no. 7446 ZT, coll. HNHM; 20 = ditto, Turkey, gen. prep. no. 7523 ZT, coll. ZMUC; 21 = D. nitidula (STAINTON, 1867), Syria, gen. prep. no. 7795 ZT, coll. NHMW

Fig. 22. Geographical distribution of Dirhinosia-species. Ñ = D. unifasciella (REBEL, 1929), = D. cervinella (EVERSMANN,1844),+= D.nitidula (STAINTON,1867), =D.arnoldiella (REBEL,1905)