Anacampsis karmeliella (Amsel, 1935) Bidzilya & Karsholt & Kravchenko & Šumpich, 2019

Bidzilya, Oleksiy, Karsholt, Ole, Kravchenko, Vasiliy & Šumpich, Jan, 2019, An annotated checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Israel with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4677 (1), pp. 1-68 : 12

Anacampsis karmeliella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov.

Tachyptilia karmeliella Amsel, 1935 —Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20 (2): 299, Pl. 10, fig. 70.

Records. Amsel 1933: 125; Amsel 1935a: 299; Bodenheimer 1937: 101.

Material examined. Syntypes of Tachyptilia karmeliella : 3 ♂, 2 ♀, Ain Karim , Jerusalem, Z. 333, 18.v.1930, Crataegus (Amsel) (gen. slide 32/ 18♂; 33/ 18♀, O. Bidzilya; 1331 ♂ Hendriksen); 1 ♀, Karmel, Haifa, 7.v.1930 (Amsel) (GU 657♂) (all SMNK) .

Remarks. Tachyptila karmeliella was described from an unstated number of specimens (“Karmel, 7.5., Ain Karim, 18. 5, ex l. Crataegus ”) from Ain Karim, Jerusalem and Karmel mountain near Haifa. A holotype was not selected in the original description and the five specimens in SMNK laballed as “Typus” and “ Paratypus ” should be considered as syntypes.

Here we provide the first description of the genitalia of both sexes.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 10 ). Uncus subovate, posterior margin strongly sclerotized, covered with long setae; gnathos broad, hook-shaped; tegumen moderately broad, with short anteromedial emargination; valva nearly straight, weakly narrowed at base, apex rounded extending to the top of uncus; posterior margin of vinculum with triangular projections that extend nearly to 2/3 length of valva; saccus long, narrow, triangular; phallus stout, weakly curved, equalling combined length of sacculus and valva, apex weakly pointed, caecum weakly swollen, half length of phallus.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 11 ). Papillae anales broad, subtriangular; segment VIII broader than long, weakly sclerotized along anterior margin and at the base of apophyses anteriores, anterior margin straight, ostium small, funnelshaped, posterior projection large, subrectangular, 2.5 times as long as broad, rounded posteriorly, about ¼ width of segment VIII, extending the posterior margin of segment VIII; apophyses posteriores slightly longer than apophyses anteriores; ductus bursae narrow, as long as the apophyses anteriores; corpus bursae subovate, longer than ductus bursae, densely covered with short spines; signum a narrow, weakly sclerotized plate, anterior margin gradually broadened, posterior margin straight, covered with triangular teeth.

Host plant. The type series was bred from larvae found feeding on Crataegus sp. ( Amsel 1935a: 299) .

Distribution. Israel.

Remarks. Anacampsis karmeliella resembles externally ( Figs 8–9 ) A. obscurella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) but the forewing is more unicolorous, and the black subapical fascia is narrow and less distinct. The weakly curved phallus in combination with the long and narrow valva are characteristic for the male genitalia. The female genitalia resembles those of A. obscurella , but differ in the longer posterior projection and shorter ductus bursae. Anacampsis malella Amsel, 1959 from Iraq is externally similar to A. karmeliella , but differs in details of the male genitalia, especially by having a distinctly longer phallus.

Figures

FIGS 8–11. Anacampsis karmeliella Ams. 8. Adult, syntype, ♂. 9. Adult, syntype, ♀. 10. Male genitalia (gen. slide 32/18, O. Bidzilya). 11. Female genitalia (gen. slide 33/18, O. Bidzilya). 11a. Signum (enlarged).