Paradoxus osyridellus Stainton, 1869

Gershenson, Z. S., 2016, New Records Of Yponomeutoid Moths (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae, Argyresthiidae, Ypsolophidae, Plutellidae) From The Palaearctic Region, Vestnik Zoologii 50 (1), pp. 23-30 : 26-27

Paradoxus osyridellus Stainton, 1869 ( fig. 3 )

M a t e r i a l. Ukraine: the Crimea, Nikitsky Botanical Garden ; 44̊30' N 34̊13' E, 12.07.1967 , 1 Ơ (Gershenson)

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Ukraine (the Crimea), France (Cannes), Greece, Portugal, Italy (Sardinia), Spain (Malaga), Croatia (Dalmatia) — former Jugoslavia, Turkey ( Stainton, 1869; Levis and Sohn, 2015).

D i a g n o s i s. Wingspan about 18 mm. Head pale grey or whitish-grey, the scales projecting in front like two tufts. Labial palpi long, bent, pale grey, second joint is densely tufted. Forewings elongate, grey with numerous very small black dots arranged in four irregular rows; a dark lines goes round the apex of the wing to the anal angle ( fig. 3 , 1 ). Cilia grey. Hind, wings and their cilia grey.

Male genitalia ( fig. 3 , 2 , 3 ). Saccus less than twice as long as valva. Aedeagus with 3 cornuti, more than twice as long as valva.

Female genitalia ( fig. 3 , 4 , 5 ). Lobes of vaginal plate moderate and not closely to each other. Apophyses posterior shorter than apophyses anterior. Dorsal branch of apophyses anterior shorter than their common stem. Ductus bursae with sclerotization. Bursa copulatrix without signum.

R e m a r k s. This species can be easily recognized by its above mentioned external characters as well as by the structures of male and female genitalia.

According to Sattler & Tremevan (1973): “The name Paradoxus has been erroneously attributed to Millière by Friese (1960). Paradoxus originated from Millière but was used and unintentionally made available by Stainton prior to its proposal and generic description by Millière”. Therefore although Stainton wrote in his papers “ Paradoxus osyridellus Millière ” the name Paradoxus and osyridellus must be attributed to Stainton.

Recorded from Ukraine (the Crimea) for the first time.

Figures

Fig. 3. Paradoxus osyridellus: 1 — moth (habitus, dorsal); 2 — male genitalia (ventral view); 3 — aedeagus; 4 — female genitalia; 5 — bursa copulatrix.

Fig. 1. Argyresthia kurenzovi: 1 — forewing pattern; 2–4 — male genitalia (2 — ventral view, 3 — ventral plate, 4 — aedeagus); 5 — female genitalia; 6 — bursa copulatrix with signum.

Fig. 2. Argyresthia communana: 1 — forewing pattern; 2–4 — male genitalia (2 — ventral plate, 3 — valva, 4 — aedeagus); 5 — bursa copulatrix.

Fig. 4. Kessleria saxifragae: 1 — moth (habitus, dorsal); 2 — male genitalia (ventral view); 3 — aedeagus; 4 — female genitalia; 5 — bursa copulatrix.

Fig. 5. Pseudoplutella porrectella: 1 — moth (habitus, dorsal); 2 — male genitalia (lateral view); 3 — aedeagus; 4 — bursa copulatrix.