Pollex (Proma) archi, Fibiger, 2007

Fibiger, Michael, 2007, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae, Zootaxa 1567 (1), pp. 1-116 : 81

Pollex (Proma) archi Fibiger, new species

( Plate 10 , figure 1; female genit. plate 25, figure 4)

Material examined.

Holotype: female, [ Indonesia], Kangean Arch., 22.viii.1954, leg. A. Hoogerwerf, genit. prep. 3929 M. Fibiger, coll. RMNH.

Paratypes:

Diagnosis.

Wingspan: 12 mm.

Forewing: narrow, blackish brown, medial area lighter brown.

Transverse lines: brown, outlined in light brown; terminal line marked by black dots between veins. Reniform: distinct, whitish grey, outlined by black.

Hindwing: unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot.

Underside: unicolorous grey brown.

Female genitalia.

9 th– 10 th segment: two small, teardrop-shaped pockets by base of ovipositor lobes probably serving as scentpockets.

7 th abdominal segment: heavily sclerotised.

Anterior apophyses: length 1½ of posterior apophyses.

Position of ostium bursae: anteriorly on 7 th segment, close to 6 th, slightly displaced to right.

Antrum: cone-like basally, posteriorly narrow, short, slightly curved, and heavily sclerotised.

Ductus bursae: membranous, long, 3 X longer than corpus bursae.

Corpus bursae: globular.

Appendix bursae: arising posteriorly from ductus bursae, immediately after antrum.

Differential diagnosis.

P. archi differs from other species by the basal cone-like antrum, and the short, slightly curved, cylindrical part anterior to it.

Figures

PLATE 10. Figures 1–8. Pollex subgenera Proma and Bilobiana species, adults. 1, P. (Proma) archi, female holotype, Indonesia, Kangean Isl.; 2, P.(Bilobiana) kononenkoi, female holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 3, P.(B.) dumogai, male holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 4, P.(B.) palopoi, female holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi, near Palopo; 5, P. (B.) circulari, female holotype, Indonesia, Suwawesi N, Dumoga Bone National Park; 6, P. (B.) sulawesii, male holotype, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Temboga; 7, P. (B.) merisulawesii, male holotype, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Tjamba; 8, P.(B.) lafontainei, female holotype, Philippines, Palawan, Mantalin ajan.