Tegeticula, Zeller, 1873

Pellmyr, Olle, Balcázar-Lara, Manuel, Segraves, Kari A., Althoff, David M. & Littlefield, Rik J., 2008, Phylogeny of the pollinating yucca moths, with revision of Mexican species (Tegeticula and Parategeticula; Lepidoptera, Prodoxidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152 (2), pp. 297-314 : 305

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00361.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5492618
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scientific name	Tegeticula
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TEGETICULA View in CoL TAMBASI PELLMYR & BALCÁZAR- LARA

SP. NOV. ( FIG. 1C View Figure 1 )

Wingspan: m 20–24 mm, f 26–27.5 mm. Integument amber brown.

Head: With white scales. Maxillary palp with fully developed brown tentacle in female, in male at most with a minor protuberance ventrodistad on first maxillary palp segment. Labial palp with brown scales dorsally on all segments, intermixed with white or tan scales on two distal segments, ventrally white on all segments; female with 20 or more sensory setae ventrally on second segment; 1–3 setae present in most males. Proboscis amber, distinctly lighter than maxillary palp. Antenna ~0.40–0.45¥ length of forewing, with 45–50 segments; white scales cover basal 20–25 segments in full or in part; remainder bare, amber brown turning dark brown on terminal 3–5 segments.

Thorax: With white scales. Legs amber brown, with brown scales anteriodorsally on foretibia, tan hind tibial scales, and white elsewhere. Forewing length in male 9–11.5 mm, female 12–12.5 mm; width in male 2.8–3.2 mm, female 3.4–3.7 mm; dorsal surface white; all individuals with narrow band of dark brown scales on costa from base to 20–40% of entire length. Underside brown or dark brown except for off-white portion overlapping hindwing and distal portion of costa. Forewing fringe white. Hindwing brownish grey or light brownish grey, darkest by fore edge and apex, gradually lighter toward back corner. Underside sparsely scaled in brownish grey, with darker area along fore edge where overlapping with forewing. Hindwing fringe white, occasionally with basal third light tan.

Abdomen: With dorsal scaling tan, with lighter scales along posterior edge of each segment; in both sexes last two segments with white erect scales forming brush. Underside white to light tan. In male, valva with white and light tan scales, often with darker scales on posterioventral edge near pectinifer.

Male genitalia: Vinculum–saccus 1.15–1.35 mm long, valvae 1.40–1.43 mm from base to apex, with nearly parallel upper and lower edges ( Fig. 2C View Figure 2 ), and a slightly concave margin anterior of mostly fused 5–6- spined, dome-shaped pectinifer ( Fig. 3C View Figure 3 ). Aedeagus 1.50–1.86 mm long, 0.05 mm in diameter ( Fig. 4C View Figure 4 ).

Female genitalia ( Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ): Apophyses posteriores 5.75–5.85 mm long; ovipositor with 0.64–0.66-mmlong, 0.023 –0.030 -mm-high serrated dorsal ridge starting 0.038 –0.075 mm behind tip ( Fig. 6C View Figure 6 ); corpus bursae 2.42–2.47 mm long, 1.76–1.91 mm wide, with two 1.16–1.18-mm signa.