Pyralis sagarrai Leraut, 2005

Wikstroem, Bo, Huemer, Peter, Mutanen, Marko, Tyllinen, Juha & Kaila, Lauri, 2020, Pyralis cardinalis, a charismatic new species related to P. regalis [Denis & Schiffermueller], 1775, first recognized in Finland (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae), Nota Lepidopterologica 43, pp. 337-364 : 337

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/nl.43.54916

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scientific name

Pyralis sagarrai Leraut, 2005
status

stat. nov.

Pyralis sagarrai Leraut, 2005 stat. nov. Figs 12 View Figures 12–17 , 13 View Figures 12–17 , 24 View Figures 22–24 , 31 View Figures 29–33

Pyralis regalis ssp. sagarrai Leraut, 2005: 78

Material examined.

France. 14♂, 7♀, 42°8 ’39’’ N, 2°18 ’39’’ E, 950 m a.s.l., Pyrenees or. Jujols, 17.vi.2017, leg. J. Junnilainen, GPBW7938, GPBW8144 (RCJJ, 1♀ with genital slide L. Kaila prep 6301 in MZH, http://id.luomus.fi/HV.357); 10♂, 3♀, 42°33 ’32’ N, 2°16 ’36’’ E, Olette, 650m a.s.l., 17.vi.2017, leg. J. Junnilainen, GPBW7938, GPBW8142, GPBW8143, GPBW8148 (RCJJ); 1♂, 1♀, 40°49'N, 2°27 ’55” E, Perpignan Salsenes, 0 m a.s.l., 18.vi.2017, leg. J. Junnilainen (RCJJ); 1♂, 42°23'N, 2°00'E Osseja, Route Forestiere, 1850 m a.s.l., 29.vi.2003, leg. J. Junnilainen (RCJJ).

Portugal. 1♂, 39°18 ’36’’ N, 7°21 ’43’’ W, Portalegre, Alto Alentejo, São Mamede, 8.vii.1973, leg. P. Grotenfelt, http://id.luomus.fi/HV.356 ( MZH); 1♂, Trás-os-Montes, Serra da Coroa, Moimenta, 6.ix.2002, leg. M. Corley P6650; 1♂, Trás-os-Montes, Boticas, Beça, 23.ix.2003, leg. M. Corley P7106 (both RCMC).

Spain. 1♀, 40°95 ’12’’ N, 1°08 ’16’’ E, Aragon, Teruel, Olalle, 1300 m a.s.l., 24.vi.2017 leg. J. Junnilainen (RCJJ); 1♀, 39°52.56'N, 00°22.94'W, Prov. Valencia, Sierra d´Espadan, SE Almedjar, Mosquera, 600 m, 19.v.2004, leg. P. Huemer; 3♂, 7♀, Prov. Girona, Vidreras, 6.-15.vi.1993, leg. J. Wimmer; 1♂, 2♀, 42°09.23'N, 00°43.49'E, Prov. Lleida, Puente de Montanana, 670 m, 15.vii.2012, leg. P. Huemer & T. Mayr, BOLD sample ID: TLMF Lep 08576, BOLD sample ID: 08577 (all in TLMF).

Diagnosis.

Distal area of the hindwing is distinctly pale without a purple tinge, and the hindwing in general is also somewhat paler than in P. regalis . In P. kacheticalis only the basal third of the hindwing is pale. The phallus is similarly coarsely granulose as in P. regalis and the externally quite different P. perversalis , the vesica of which is devoid of a cornutus. There is a distinctive spine-like cornutus in the vesica of P. sagarrai , P. kacheticalis and P. cardinalis , and a minute one in P. regalis ; it is considerably smaller in P. sagarrai than in P. kacheticalis and P. cardinalis , and basally distinctly formed as a fusion of smaller spines, while the cornutus is entirely smooth in the other species; in P. cardinalis there is another, smaller and curved cornutus as well. The caecum of the phallus is wider, and joined with an obtuse angle to the distal part of phallus, which is a diagnostic difference with P. regalis . This difference, however, is easily hidden depending on the position of the phallus. The female of P. sagarrai seems to be readily differentiated from P. regalis as having a long and evenly widening ductus bursae that joins the corpus bursae without limit. Together with the diagnostic external characters, the differences in the female genitalia and the significant difference in the barcodes we consider this taxon to merit status of a valid species even though the female genital differences are not firmly established. The separation of this species from P. princeps and P. joannisi is explained in the key.

Molecular data.

BIN: replace: BOLD:ADS1090. The intraspecific mean divergence of the barcode region is 0.18% and the maximum divergence 0.31% (N = 3). The minimum distance to the nearest neighbour, P. regalis , is 3.96%.

Distribution.

France, Portugal, Spain.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pyralidae

Genus

Pyralis