Opostegoides sp.

Stonis, Jonas Rimantas, Remeikis, Andrius & Sruoga, Virginijus, 2013, An annotated list of the Opostegidae of the Himalaya, with a description of Pseudopostega brevicaudata sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea), Zootaxa 3609 (2), pp. 182-194 : 187-190

Opostegoides sp. ( Figs. 5, 6 , 23 )

Material examined. NEPAL: 1♀, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, 19.iv.1995 Coll. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. RP1005 ( LUES, with further re-deposition at ZMUC) .

Remark. This species was documented but left unnamed (i.e. Opostegoides species 1005 ) by Puplesis & Robinson (1999).

Pseudopostega frigida ( Meyrick, 1906) ( Figs 7–11 , 24 )

Material examined. INDIA: 3♂, 1♀, Rishikesh (30°07'N, 78°19'E), subtropical forest, 550– 650 m . a. s. l., Coll. Remeikis & Stonis, genitalia slide nos. RA273, RA274, RA275, RA276 ( LUES, with further re-deposition at ZMUC). SRI LANKA : 1♂ (lectotype), Peradeniya , ii.1905, Coll. Green, genitalia slide no. 28626 ( BMNH) ; 10♂, ♀ (uncounted mixture of males and females; all paralectotypes), data as lectotype ( BMNH) ; 1 spec. (sex unknown), Maskeliya , ii.1906, Coll. Pole ( BMNH) . NEPAL: 2(♀?), Chitwan National Park, Sauraha , 3–6.vi.1983, Coll. Allen, Brendell, Robinson & Tuck ( BMNH) ; 1♂, 3♀, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri , 19–21.iv.1995, Coll. Puplesis, genitalia slide nos. RP1006, RP007, RP1008, RP1009 ( LUES, with further re-deposition at ZMUC). THAILAND : 1♂, Chiang Mai, 325 m, 15–30.x.1984, Coll. Karsholt et al., genitalia slide no. Pupl. 402 ( ZMUC) . INDONESIA: 1♂, eastern Sumba, Bajog , 25 m, vi.1949, Coll. Sutter & Wegner, genitalia slide no. Pupl. 012 ( NNM) ; 1♀, western Sumba, Wainangura , 450 m, viii.1949, Coll. Sutter & Wegner ( NNM) ; 1♀, central Sumba, Lindi Watju , 27.ix–15.x.1949, Coll. Sutter & Wegner ( NNM) .

Remark. It is the first record of P. frigida for the fauna of India.

Pseudopostega brevicaudata Remeikis & Stonis , sp. nov. ( Figs 12–14 , 21)

Pseudopostega species 28623, Puplesis & Robinson 1999: 35–36.

Material examined. NEPAL: 1♂ (holotype), Kathmandu, British Embassy, 1400 m, 12–13.vi.1984, Coll. Allen, genitalia slide no. 28623 ( BMNH) .

Pseudopostega nepalensis Puplesis & Robinson, 1999 ( Figs. 15 , 25 )

Material examined. NEPAL: 1♀ (holotype), 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, 19–20.iv.1995, Coll. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. RP1011 ( LUES, with further re-deposition at ZMUC or BMNH); 1♂ [abdomen missing], 2♀ (paratypes), same data as holotype, genitalia slide no. RP 101♀ ( LUES, with further re-deposition at BMNH) .

Pseudopostega zelopa ( Meyrick, 1905) ( Figs 16–19 , 26 )

Material examined. SRI LANKA: 1♀ (holotype), Pundalu-oya ( Green ), v.1903 ( BMNH) . INDIA: 1♂, Assam, Khasi Hills , v.1907, genitalia slide no. 28621 ( BMNH) ; NEPAL: 1♂, Terai, Dharan , secondary forest, 18.viii.1984, Coll. Allen ( BMNH) ; 51♂, ♀ (uncounted mixture of males and females), 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri , 19.iv.1995, Coll. Puplesis, genitalia slide nos. RP1001 ♂, RP1002 ♂, RP1012 ♀ ( LUES, with probable further redeposition at ZMUC) . THAILAND: 1♀, Uthai Thani District, Khao Nang Rum , 1.iii.1986, Coll. Allen, genitalia slide no. 28622 ( BMNH) . INDONESIA: 1♀, SW Timor , xi–xii.1891 (Doherty), genitalia slide no. 28806 ( BMNH) ; Sumba: 2♂, 2♀, Lindi Watju , 27.ix–15.x.1949, Coll. Sutter & Wegner, genitalia slide nos. Pupl. 004, Pupl. 020 ( NNM) ; 2♂, 7♀, Melolo , v–vi.1949, Coll. Sutter & Wegner ( NNM) .

Opostega chalcophylla Meyrick, 1910 ( Figs. 20 , 27 )

Material examined. INDIA: 1♂ (lectotype), eastern Himalaya, Kurseong , 7.ix.1909, genitalia slide no. 28662 ( BMNH) ; 1♂ (paralectotype), data as lectotype, genitalia slide no. 28811 ( BMNH) ; 1 (♂?, abdomen in glue), Assam, Khasi Hills , 1906, Coll. Doncaster ( BMNH) ; 1♂, Sikkim, Gangtok , 6000 ft, 21.v.28, Coll. Bailey ( BMNH) . NEPAL: 1 [without abdomen, sex unknown], Phulchoki , 2000–2500 m, oak-laurel forest, 22.v.1984, Coll. Allen ( BMNH) .

Figures

FIGURE 15. Female genitalia of Pseudopostega nepalensis Puplesis & Robinson, 1999, Nepal, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, slide no. RP1010 (LUES), paratype. Scale bar 10 µm.

FIGURE 20. Male genitalia of Opostega chalcophyla Meyrick, 1910, India, eastern Himalaya, Kurseong, slide no. 28811 (BMNH), paralectotype. Note: a sclerotized phallus (aedoeagus) absent in the genus Opostega. Scale bar 10 µm.

FIGURES 5–6. Female genitalia of Opostegoides sp., Nepal, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, slide no. RP1005 (LUES). 5, general view; 6, caudal part. Scale bar 10 µm.

FIGURES 22–27. Schematic drawings of adults of the Himalayan Opostegidae. 22, Opostegoides pelorrhoa; 23, Opostegoides sp.; 24, Pseudopostega frigida; 25, P. nepalensis; 26, P.zelopa; 27, Opostega chalcophylla.

FIGURES 7–8. Male genitalia of Pseudopostega frigida (Meyrick, 1906). 7, genitalia capsule, India, Utarakand, Rishikesh, slide no. RA273 (LUES); 8, gnathos, Nepal, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, slide no. RP1008 (LUES). Note: a sclerotized phallus (aedoeagus) absent in the genus Pseudopostega. Scale bar 10 µm.

FIGURES 9–11. Female genitalia of Pseudopostega frigida (Meyrick, 1906). 9, general view; 10, caudal part; 11, corpus bursae. 9, 11, Nepal, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, slide no. RP1006 (LUES); 10, India, Utarakand, Rishikesh, slide no. RA275 (LUES). Scale bar 10 µm.

FIGURES 12–14. Male genitalia of Pseudopostega brevicaudata Remeikis & Stonis, sp. nov., Nepal, Kathmandu, slide no. 28623 (BMNH), holotype. 12, genitalia capsule, ventral view; 13, genitalia capsule, dorsal view; 14, gnathos and uncus. Note: a sclerotized phallus (aedoeagus) absent in the genus Pseudopostega. Scale bar 10 µm.

FIGURES 16–19. Pseudopostega zelopa (Meyrick, 1905). 16, male genitalia, Nepal, 70 km W of Kathmandu, Baikuntapuri, slide no. RP1001 (LUES) (Note: a sclerotized aedoeagus absent in the genus Pseudopostega); 17, ductus bursae, same locality, slide no. RP1012 (LUES); 18, caudal part of female genitalia, same slide; 19, corpus bursae and spermathecal duct, same slide. Scale bar 10 µm.