Conspica Fibiger, 2010
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C67FC6F-2D11-FF8B-FF28-FD1CECF67421 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Conspica Fibiger |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Conspica Fibiger View in CoL , new genus
Type-species: Conspica inconspicua Fibiger , new species.
Taxonomic notes. There are two known species of Conspica . They share many external and genital structures. Due to similarities of the genitalia, Conspica is placed next to Tactusa , but is considered to be more derived.
Diagnosis. Imago (external). Wingspan: 10–10.5 mm.
Labial palps: porrect; second segment brown outside, beige inside, more roughly scaled vertically; third segment narrow, cylindrical, 1/5 length of second, beige.
Head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and all areas of narrow forewing, including fringes: grey suffused with brown scales (apo.).
Abdomen: light grey, with dorsal tufts on two basal segments.
Antemedial and subterminal lines: brown, broad.
Terminal line: marked by black interneural dots.
Hindwing: light grey, darker towards termen, terminal line brown, with indistinct discal spot; fringes whitish.
Underside: forewing light grey; hindwing whitish; discal spot of hindwing present.
Male genitalia. Tegumen and vinculum: relatively weakly built.
Saccus: short; broadly U shaped.
Fultura superior: membranous.
trally long and pointed (apo.).
Digitus: absent (apo.).
Phallus: coecum extremely narrow; phallus otherwise broad, tapered to tip; curved upwards (apo.). Vesica: unarmed.
Female genitalia. Ovipositor: quadrangular, with rounded corners.
Posterior apophyses: slightly longer than height of ovipositor.
Anterior apophyses: untraceable (apo.).
8 th segment: very short, 0.25 times length of ovipositor.
7 th and 8 th abdominal segment: slightly shorter than broad, completely fused.
Ostium: displaced slightly to left; very small; located half way up 8 th segment (apo.).
Antrum: narrow; very short, less than twice as long as wide; cylindrical; sclerotised.
Ductus bursae: membranous; extremely long and narrow, threadlike, slightly curved.
Corpus bursae: narrow, ovoid.
Signum: cross shaped; longitudinal bar weaker.
Appendix bursae: arising posteriorly from ductus bursae.
Distribution. Conspica species are known only from Thailand.
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