Carmenta leptosoma Eichlin

Eichlin, Thomas D. & Kinnee, Scott A., 2002, Brazilian Sesiidae in the collection of the Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 108, pp. 1-15 : 7-12

Carmenta leptosoma Eichlin , sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Wing length: 9­10 mm. This is a clear winged, slender bodied moth with very narrow yellow bands on abdominal segments dorsally and mostly pale ventrally.

Description. Male ( Fig. 13 ): Head with vertex brown black; front white with brown black medially; occipital fringe pale yellow, some brown black mixed dorsally; labial palpus relatively narrow, pale yellow and white, with much brown black laterally; antenna with yellow powdering on apical third. Thorax brown black with narrow mid­dorsal yellow stripe and subdorsal stripes. Abdomen overall appearing relatively elongate, narrow, brown black, with very narrow yellow bands on posterior edge of each segment (visible on well marked specimens); ventrally mostly pale yellow to white. Legs mostly brown black; forecoxa pale yellow. Forewing mostly hyaline with very narrow brown­black margins and discal spot; ventrally with lightly yellow powdering. Hindwing hyaline. Genitalia ( Fig. 16 ) with bare area of valvae greatly reduced; saccus narrow, about one­third length of valvae; scopula androconialis more than one­half length of valvae.

Female: Unknown.

Host plant. Unknown.

Distribution. BRAZIL: Minas Gerais; Rio de Janeiro.

Types. leptosoma : Holotype male ­ BRAZIL: It. (Itatiaya, Rio de Janeiro), Saarbrücken (IGUS).

Paratypes (7 males): (4) same data as holotype (IGUS); (1) 39 (red circle), Itatiaya, I.27, Saarbrücken (IGUS); (1) 40 (red circle), Itatiaya, I.27, Saarbrücken (IGUS); (1) Passa Quatro, Marumba, 18.XII.25, Saarbrücken (IGUS).

Etymology. The name of this species, leptosoma , is derived from the Greek leptos (slender) and soma (body). This refers to its relatively slender abdomen.

Remarks. One additional specimen of leptosoma from the UCR collection was examined: "Coleção Julian, ARP" but included no locality information or date; therefore, it was not listed above as part of the type series. Unfortunately, several of the type series, including the holotype, have no label data except "It.," an abreviation for Itatiaya.

Figures

FIGURES 7 - 13. Adult clearwing moths. 7, C. laticraspedontis, female, Holotype (ventral aspect, abdomen removed); 8, Synanthedon hemigymna, female, Holotype; 9, S. flavostigma, female, Holotype. 10, Carmenta angarodes, male, (Lectotype of semitrista Zuk., n. syn); 11, C. angarodes, female (post. portion of abdomen removed); 12, C. splendens, female, Allotype; 13, C. leptosoma, male, Holotype.

FIGURES 14 ­ 19. Male gentialia of clearwing moths. 14, Carmenta angarodes; 15, C. asema; 16, C. leptosoma, Paratype; 17, C. aerosa; 18, C. splendens, Holotype; 19, C. plaumanni, Paratype.