Kearfott, 1907: 77
McDunnough 1939: 60
Klots 1942: 419
Phalonia acropeda Meyrick, 1912: 35
Powell 1983: 42
Cochylini
Brown, 2005: 208
Metzler & Brown 2014: 278
Phalonia
wiscana
Phalonia wiscana
Cochylidae
Cochylini
wiscana
Thyraylia
Thyraylia
wiscana
Thyraylia
New genera, new species, and new combinations in New World Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
Brown, John W.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-09-17
4671
2
195
222
98KRC
(Kearfott, 1907)
Brown
2019
Kearfott
1907
[151,582,1213,1240]
Insecta
Tortricidae
Thyraylia
GBIF
Animalia
Lepidoptera
24
219
Arthropoda
species
wiscana
comb. nov.
Figs. 17, 18, 32, 46
Phalonia wiscana Kearfott, 1907: 77; McDunnough 1939: 60; Klots 1942: 419. Phalonia acropedaMeyrick, 1912: 35(unnecessary replacement name). Cochylis wiscana: Powell 1983: 42; Razowski 1977: 132. [ CochyliniNew Genus 6] wiscana: Brown, 2005: 208; Metzler & Brown 2014: 278. Described in Phaloniaand treated as such by McDunnough (1939), wiscanawas transferred to “incertae sedis” by Powell (1983). Pogue (1986)proposed the name Poterioparvusin his unpublished dissertation for Phalonia wiscana, and Pogue and Mickevitch (1990)used Poterioparvusin their phylogenetic analysis of the genera of North American Cochylidae. Brown (2005)treated it as “ CochyliniNew Genus 6 [ wiscanagroup].” According to Pogue (1986), Poteriorparvusis the sister group to Thyraylia. Based on the distinctive shape of the valva with a long, free spine near the middle, which is the most convincing synapomorphy for Thyraylia, wiscanais transferred to Thyraylia.
Thyraylia wiscanais easily distinguished from other species of Thyrayliaby its larger size and forewing pattern ( Fig. 17, 18). Forewing length averages about 9.0 mm, and the pattern includes a pale whitish gray ground color with a pinkish hue and a poorly-defined, beige to rust median fascia that extends uninterrupted from the hind margin to the costa. The only species of Cochylina of similar size in the eastern half of the U.S.are small individuals of Phtheochroa, most of which are dark brown. The male genitalia ( Fig. 32) are most easily distinguished by the somewhat trifurcate apex of the socii.
Distribution and biology. Aside from the holotypefrom Wisconsin(AMNH), I examined nine specimens from Kentucky(USNM), most of which were collected by malaise trap, and one from Pennsylvania(MSC). Hence, it is possible that this species is diurnal and not avidly attracted to light. Razowski (1997)reported this species from Saskatchewan(n = 2); however, the illustrations of the male genitalia that he provided ( Razowski 1997: figs 100–101) belong to a species of Cochylichroa. The Kentuckyspecimens are all from April, the specimen from Pennsylvaniais from late May‒early June, suggesting a rather early flight period. Holotype ♀, USA, Wisconsin( AMNH).
2413160987
[199,651,297,323]
AMNH
United States of America
Wisconsin
25
220
1
1
Wisconsin
holotype