Amblyptilia natali Kovtunovich et Ustjuzhanin, 2022

Kovtunovich, V. N., Ustjuzhanin, P. Ya., Sinyaev, V. V. & Streltzov, A. N., 2022, New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia, Russian Entomological Journal 31 (2), pp. 172-178 : 174

Amblyptilia natali Kovtunovich et Ustjuzhanin , sp.n. Figs 5–6 .

TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype, ♂, ( ZISP, gen.pr. Nr.1965), COLOMBIA, Boyaca Villa Pinzon Paramo de Guanacheque , 05°13´54´´N, 73°31´12´´W, 3360m, 25–27. X.2014, V. Sinyaev & M. Marquez leg. ; Paratype, 1 ♂, ( CUK), same data as holotype .

DESCRIPTION. External characters. Head and tegulae white. Labial palpi basally brown, slightly longer than longitudinal eye diameter, third segment white, apically acute. Antennae cross-striped,with alternating white and brown segments. Wingspan 24 mm. Fore wings with greenish narrow transverse stripes. Distinct V-shaped pattern of two green stripes on first lobe, first lobe apically acute. Fringe on both lobes yellow-green with small portions of brown hairs. Hind wings unicolorous, yellowish-grey, fringe of the same color. Hind legs light-yellow with portions of brown scales at bases of spurs and on chela.

Male genitalia. Valves symmetric, apex of valve isolat- ed, slightly elongated, then bluntly rounded, with well-expressed narrow spike acute at end. Tegumen bilobed. Sacculus ribbon-like, of equal width along all length. Uncus lanceolate, basally wide, smoothly narrowing to apex, apex bluntly rounded. Saccus with rounded edge. Anellus arms narrow, ribbon-like, slightly extended to apices. Aedeagus curved almost at a right angle, with narrow needle-like cornutus which is apically acute. Basal process of aedeagus short, round, directed perpendicular to aedeagus.

Female unknown.

DIAGNOSIS. In the male genitalia, in the shape of the valves, the new species is close to Amblyptilia punoica Gielis, 1996 , but differs in the shape of the uncus, the narrow arms of the anellus and the cornutus in the aedeagus.

Flight period: October.

DISTRIBUTION. Colombia.

ETYMOLOGY. The species is named after Natalia Viktorovna Permyakova, teacher and historian, school administrative officer (Novosibirsk, Russia).

Figures

Figs 5–6. Amblyptilia natali, sp.n.: 5 — adult (Holotype, ZISP); 6 — male genitalia (Holotype, ZISP, gen.pr. Nr.1965). Рис. 5–6. Amblyptilia natali, sp.n.: 5 — имаго (голотип, ZISP); 6 — гениталии самца (голотип, ZISP, gen.pr. Nr.1965).