Catoptria hannemanni Alberti, 1967

Bassi, Graziano & Huemer, Peter, 2025, Taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes on the Catoptria coulonellus (Duponchel) species group with description of five new species from Western Balkans (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae), Zootaxa 5719 (3), pp. 301-326 : 310

Catoptria hannemanni Alberti, 1967

( Figs 7, 8 , 42 , 50 )

Catoptria hannemanni Alberti, 1967 . Type locality: Russia, Caucasus Mts , Teberda-Dombai, Kluchorskij pereval (Kluchorpass), 2816 m. Type material: MfN.

Material examined: Russia: 2 males, 2 females, NW Kaukasus, Dombai, 23.vii.1971, Mussa-Atachitara, 3000 m, B. Müller legit, GS 1060, 4335 and 5177 GB, SNSB and RCGB ; 1 male, Caucasus Sept. occ., Dombai , 2200 m, Bu-Ulgen-Tal, 26.vii.1973, B. Müller legit, GS 6948 GB, SNSB .

Diagnosis: The adult ( Figs 7, 8 ) is distinguished from other congeners by having a forewing with an irregular but well defined longitudinal off-white stripe and a large, arched subterminal band. In the male genitalia ( Fig. 42 ), the phallus, with four apical teeth and more than sixty stout cornuti, is a unique feature among congeners. In the female genitalia ( Fig. 50 ), the ostium bursae is laterally enlarged and the ductus bursae is strongly folded medially, characters which are distinctive from related species.

Description of female genitalia: ( Fig. 50 ) Papillae anales subtriangular, with sclerotized section narrowing dorsally. Apophyses posteriores subtriangular. Apophyses anteriores subtriangular, broad, poorly produced. Abdominal segment VIII sclerotized, with sternite modified in a large subrectangular, wrinkled sclerite above ostium bursae. Ostium bursae rounded, with a lateral spoon-like sclerite. Ductus bursae 1.3 as long as corpus bursae, strongly sclerotized basally, wrinkled and sclerotized medially, longitudinally wrinkled distally. Corpus bursae suboval, bursae with two rows of scobinations, but without a real signum.

Distribution: Russian Caucasus.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Catoptria spp., habitus. 1. Illustration from the original description of Tinea petrificella Hübner; 2. C.coulonellus (Duponchel), male holotype and its labels, photo C. Gibeaux, (NMHN); 3–4. C. combinella ([Denis & Schiffermüller]): male neotype and its labels (3); female neotype of C. petrificella and its labels (4); 5–6. C. orientellus (Herrich-Schäffer): male neotype and its labels (5); female, same labels as the neotype (6); 7–8. C. hannemanni Alberti: male, Dombai, Russian Caucasus, 3000 m., 23.vii.1971, B. Müller legit (7); female, Dombai, Russian Caucasus, 2950 m., 29.vii.1971, B. Müller legit (8).

FIGURES 41–44. Catoptria spp., male genitalia. 41. C. trichostomus (Christoph), Russia, “Sarepta”, GS 1366 GB. 42. C. hannemanni Alberti, Russia Caucasus Sept Occ, Dombai, 2200m, Bu-Ulgen Tal, 26.07.[19]73, B. Muller legit, GS 6974 GB. 43–43a: C. biformella roesleri (Ganev), male, Bulgaria, Rila Mountains, 2000 m., 30.vii.1932, Coll. Osthelder, GS 7101 GB (43); holotype, phallus, Bulg[aria], Rila, Skakavica, 1870 m, 16.vii.[19]80, J. Ganev, GS 4998 GB (43a). 44: C. biformella majorella (Drenowski), male, Bulgaria, Pirin Mountains, 2000 m., 15-25.vii.1933, Thurner legit, GS 7098 GB.

FIGURES 49–52. Catoptria spp., female genitalia. 49. C. trichostomus (Christoph), Russia, Polar Ural, 9.vii.1977, K. F. Sedych legit, GS 4348 GB. 50. C. hannemanni Alberti, Russia, NW Kaukasus, Dombai, 2950m, Mussa-Atachi Tara, GS 4335 GB. 51. C. biformella biformella (Rebel), female lectoparatype (Błeszyński’s designation (1965)), Transcaucasia, GS 2893 Bł., photo S. Gaal-Haszler and H. Bruckner (NHMW). 52. C. biformella majorella (Drenowski), female, Bulgaria, Pirin Mountains, 1700 m, 15-25 July [19]33, legit Thurner, GS 6988 GB.