Apotomops spomotopa Brown and Razowski, new species

Figs. 15, 26, 40

Diagnosis. Apotomops spomotopa is superficially similar to other species of Apotomops . The male genitalia are most similar to those of A. carchicola, but can be distinguished by the shorter, broader digitate process at the distal end of the aedeagus.

Description. Head: White scaled; antennal flagellomeres somewhat rounded, male with extremely short cilia. Thorax: Forewing (Fig. 40) length 7.5 mm in male, 10.0 mm in female; ground color white, faintly mottled with gray overscaling in distal 0.5; slender black oblique bar from costa ca. 0.15 distance from base to apex; small semicircular blotch near middle of costa; dorsal half of basal half of forewing blackish brown, with scaling extending nearly to costal blotch, isolating a subrectangular white patch in basal 0.5; hindwing white, pale beige in apical region, lacking male secondary structures. Abdomen: Male genitalia (Fig. 15) with uncus short, stout, somewhat spindle­shaped; socii short, relatively broad; gnathos unmodified, with long distal process at junction of arms; transtilla a simple bridge, slightly folded at middle; valva uniform in width, arched dorsally throughout, rounded apically, sacculus with irregular row of spines along dorsal edge; aedeagus complex, with a stout curved spine from near phallobase. Female genitalia (Fig. 26) with papillae anales simple; sterigma a large rounded pocket; ductus bursae short, broad, with large complex accessory bursa; corpus bursae round­oblong, with extremely faint spiculae.

Holotype, ɗ, Peru, Divisoria, 5200', 20–23 Jun 1982, C. V. Covell, Jr. (USNM).

Paratype. Peru: Same data as holotype (1Ψ) (USNM).

Etymology. The specific epithet is the genus name spelled backwards, creating a palindrome.