Asapharcha, Meyrick, 1920, Meyrick, 1920

Bidzilya, Oleksiy V., Mey, Wolfram & Rajaei, Hossein, 2024, Taxonomic revision of Asapharcha Meyrick, 1920 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 5443 (4), pp. 548-566 : 551

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5443.4.4

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11084946

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/637787B3-FF9F-E235-FF61-65B3FA6EFD28

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Plazi

scientific name

Asapharcha
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Key to species View in CoL identification based on male genitalia

1. Cucullus with brush of hairs on ventral margin ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 27–29 )............................................. A. strigifera

- Cucullus without brush of hairs on ventral margin ( Figs 23–28 View FIGURES 23–26 View FIGURES 27–29 , 30–32 View FIGURES 30–32 ).......................................... 2

2. Phallus with lateral process ( Figs 23, 24, 26 View FIGURES 23–26 , 27 View FIGURES 27–29 , 30 View FIGURES 30–32 )......................................................... 3

- Phallus without lateral process, with twisted trunk inside ( Figs 25 View FIGURES 23–26 , 28 View FIGURES 27–29 , 31 View FIGURES 30–32 )........................................ 6

3. Cucullus parallel-sided to 3/4 of its length, uncus strongly constricted at base, lateral process very short ( Fig. 23, 24 View FIGURES 23–26 )......................................................................................... A. angustella sp. nov.

- Cucullus broadened to 2/3–3/4 of its length, uncus not constricted at base, lateral process larger ( Figs 26 View FIGURES 23–26 , 27 View FIGURES 27–29 , 30 View FIGURES 30–32 )......... 4

4. Lateral process large, uncus longer than tegumen, saccus U-shaped ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 23–26 )......................... A. fuscomaculata

- Lateral process short, uncus as long as tegumen, saccus V-shaped ( Figs 27 View FIGURES 27–29 , 30 View FIGURES 30–32 ).................................... 5

5. Uncus with posteromedial emargination, valvella rounded ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 27–29 )............................ A. lacistoides sp. nov.

- Uncus without posteromedial emargination, valvella elongate ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 30–32 ).................................. A. tauropis

6. Phallus longer than cucullus ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 23–26 )........................................................... A. centrotypa

- Phallus as long as or shorter than cucullus ( Figs 28 View FIGURES 27–29 , 31 View FIGURES 30–32 )...................................................... 7

7. Cucullus parallel-sided to 2/3 of its length ( Janse1958: pl. 6; 1960: pl. 49d)................................ A. hirsuta

- Cucullus gradually widened apically ( Figs 28 View FIGURES 27–29 , 31 View FIGURES 30–32 )........................................................... 8

8. Gnathos with subapical hump on ventral side, cucullus extending to 1/2 length of uncus ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 27–29 ).. A. ochrocapitella sp. nov.

- Gnathos without subapical hump on ventral side, cucullus extending to 2/3–3/4 length of uncus ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 30–32 )................................................................................................. A. unipunctella sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Gelechiidae

Genus

Asapharcha

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