Anopinella tucki Brown and Adamski

Brown, John W. & Adamski, David, 2003, Systematic revision of Anopinella Powell (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini) and phylogenetic analysis of the Apolychrosis group of genera, Zootaxa 200, pp. 1-94 : 40-41

Anopinella tucki Brown and Adamski , new species

Figs. 28 , 81

Diagnosis. As indicated above, A. tucki is most similar to A. peruvensis but has a less acuminate apex of the valva. The subapically indented outer margin of the cucullus and the slightly protuberant shape of the apex of the valva appear to represent autapomorphies for this species; however, this hypothesis is based on a single preparation. The overall similarity of A. tucki to A. peruvensis in facies and genitalia, coupled with the fact that both are known only from Peru, suggests that the two may be conspecific. However, owing to the subtle differences in the male genitalia and the dramatic differences in elevation of collecting localities (954 m vs 2150 m), we opt to treat the two as separate species.

Description. Head: Frontoclypeus and vertex pale brown intermixed with brown [labial palpi missing]. Antenna with scape, pedicel, and flagellomeres pale brown [many scales missing].

Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum pale brown intermixed with brown [many scales missing]. Forewing (Fig. 81) length 10.0 mm (n = 1); incomplete basal fascia and costal blotch brown intermixed with some reddish­brown scales, separated by an oblique pale band of reddish brown intermixed with white and pale brown demarcating anterior part of basal fascia and costal blotch to slightly beyond CuP; distal wing pale reddish brown intermixed with few brown scales (band and ocellus indistinct); costal blotch with a small, subrectangular, white spot near posterior end; area between CuP and posterior margin reddish brown intermixed with pale brown [many scales missing]. Fringe alternating reddish brown and gray. Hindwing pale grayish brown.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Fig. 28 ; drawn from BMNH slide 30276; n = 1) with uncus strongly bent at basal 0.2. Socius short, digitate, ca. 0.33 length of basal portion of gnathos arms. Gnathos arms narrow basally, abruptly expanded distally into laterally flattened lobes with entire margins; lobes connected dorsally by an arched flange. Valva sparsely setose along submarginal areas of cucullus and postsacculus, setae extending to basal ridge; costa shallowly arched dorsally between base and cucullus, recurved subapically and weakly indented on outer margin subapically, with a slightly protuberant apex; sacculus and postsacculus nearly straight; apicoventral angle broadly rounded. Phallus simple; vesica sparsely microtrichiate. Female unknown.

Holotype, ɗ, Peru, Oconeque, Carabaya, 7000' [2154 m], dry season, Jul 1904, G. Ockenden, Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939­1. Deposited in BMNH.

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Kevin Tuck of The Natural History Museum, London, who has provided assistance to tortricid workers for over three decades.

Figures

FIGURES 27 ­ 28. Male genitalia of Anopinella, valvae spread, aedeagus removed. 27, A. peruvensis; 28, A. tucki.