Peragrarchis martirea, Bippus, 2016

Bippus, Maik, 2016, New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 66 (2), pp. 347-370 : 349

Peragrarchis martirea spec. nov.

Description (plate 3: figs 10–12): Wingspan 16 mm; Antennae of male with fine, hairlike bristles, turned downwards. The length of the antennae is a little above 1/2 to 5/8 of forewing length.

Forewings: Ferruginous-brown-beige, marked with darker brown. Gently curved at its end, convex in the middle, apex moderately pointed, termen sinuate, straight. Cilia greyish. Hindwings: greyish.

Male genitalia (plate 3: figs 12–12b): Tegumen rounded, uncus membraneous, vinculum with an elongated saccus. Bifurcated valva partly sclerotic, fused along the basal portion of sacculi, cucullus with dentated, doubled processes. Aedeagus: long and slender, sclerotized; dilated at 1/3, with longitudinal patches of spines.

Holotype: 1 male (figs 10–12), collected at light 25-iv- 2015, La Réunion, La Montagne (Colorado), alt. 700 m, 20°54'35"S / 55°25'22"E, dissection slide RE-1866 (fig. 12), in Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden, Netherlands; Naturalis Slide No. RMNH. INS.910262.

Distribution: La Réunion.

Etymology: I would like to dedicate this species to Mr. Dominique Martiré for honoring his works and publications on the study of Lepidoptera and other insects of La Réunion.