Eupoecilia gedui, Groenen & Wangdi, 2019

Groenen, Frans & Wangdi, Karma, 2019, The Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Bhutan, Zootaxa 4658 (3), pp. 526-540 : 527-528

Eupoecilia gedui , sp. nov.

Figs. 3 , 35–36

Holotype. ♂, Bhutan, Chhukha, Gedu 26º55´14´´N, 89º31´17´´E, 2032 m, 5.viii.2016, sta. 8, C. Gielis, genitalia slide FG3311 ( NBCS).

Diagnosis. Epoecilia gedui is a median sized species with a black-brown triangular spot at the costa. It is similar to E. ambiguella but can be distinguished by the following features of the ale genitalia: the shape of the triangular patch at the costa of the forewing, the rounded top of the transtilla, and the stronger and broader cornutus of the phallus.

Description. Male. Head ( Fig. 3 ): Frons and vertex cream, labial palpus cream, length of labial palpus 1.5 times diameter of compound eye. Thorax: Notum and tegulae yellow to cream. Forewing length 5 mm, costa parallel to dorsum, slightly sinuate, ground-colour cream; base of costa with two brown spots, median fascia indicated by a triangular patch from costa from ¼ to ⅔, reaching to base of cell; apical area of wing with scattered brownish dots, triangular brown dot at apex, dorsum with very small black brown dots. Fringe concolourous with ground colour. Hindwing cream, veins darker, fringe concolourous with hindwing. Abdomen: Genitalia ( Fig. 35–36 ) with socius long, slender, with curved, sharp pointed top; transtilla long, broad, convex apically, top short, medially incised, thorns laterad of incision; valva broad, triangular, costa convex, top of cucullus hairy, sacculus very slender, about same length as costa, apical end with short spines. Phallus broad, vesica with one straight cornutus ca. one-half as long as phallus and many spines, distally with many thorns. Female unknown.

Distribution. Bhutan.

Etymology. The species is named after the collecting area Gedu.

Figures

FIGURES 1‒18. Adults of Cochylini, Tortricini, Archipini. 1. Eupoecilia jakarana, male holotype. 2. E. jakarana, male paratype. 3. E. gedui, male holotype. 4. Acleris perfundana, female. 5. Epagoge species, female. 6. Archips limatus, male, dark form. 7. A. limatus, male, pale form. 8. A. limatus, female. 9. A. dispilana, female. 10. Chirapsina expleta, male. 11. C. expleta, female. 12. Clepsis humana, male. 13. Adoxophyes privatana, male. 14. Lumaria probolias, female. 15. L. phuntschona, male, holotype. 16. Meridemis bathymorpha, male. 17. Meridemis bathymorpha, female. 18. Borneogena trashiyana, female, holotype.

FIGURES 19‒36. Aduts and male genitalia of Cochylini, Archipini, Bactrini, Olethreutini, Eucosmini. 16. Meridemis bathymorpha, male. 17. Meridemis bathymorpha, female. 18. Borneogena trashiyana, female holotype. 19. Isodemis illiberalis, male. 20. Bactra cophinana, female holotype. 21. Lobesia ambigua, male. 22. Penthostola subnigrantis, male, holotype), 23. Metendothenia ordospina, male. 24. M. brunnofasciana, female holotype. 25. Peridaedala nigrifasciana, female holotype. 26. Gibberifera glaciata, male. 27. Crocidosema plebejana, female. 28. Lepteucosma charassuncus, male. 29. Epiblema charadrias, male. 30 E. charadrias, female. 31. E. albulusana, male holotype. 32. Microsarotis bicincta, female. 33. Eupoecilia jakarana, male genitalia, holotype. 34. Eupoecilia jakarana, phallus. 35. E. gedui, male, holotype. 36. E. gedui, phallus.