Amorbia curitiba Phillips & Powell, 2007

Phillips-Rodríguez, Eugenie & Powell, Jerry A., 2007, Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini)., Zootaxa 1670 (1670), pp. 1-109 : 12-13

1. Amorbia curitiba Phillips & Powell , new species

Figs. 14, 15, 62, 92, 133

DIAGNOSIS. Amorbia curitiba can be distinguished by the presence of a short, narrow costal fold in the male forewing, a sacculus lacking emargination, and an aedeagus thicker and shorter than in other species of the genus. The lamella antevaginalis of the female genitalia is not developed into lateral pockets as it is in most species. DESCRIPTION. MALE. FW length 8.0–8.5 mm (mean = 8.3; n = 5). HEAD: Frons convex, white scaled. Vertex brownish. Labial palpus with junction of segment III and II an oblique angle, concolorous with head scaling laterally, paler on inner surface. THORAX: Dorsum smooth scaled, brownish; tegula concolorous. FW ground color light brown, median and subterminal fasciae including apex dark brown; costal fold short and narrow. HW ground color beige. ABDOMEN: Dorsal pit well defined on second segment. Genitalia as in Fig. 62 (slide # EPR32, EME, Brazil, Paraná, Curitiba ; n = 1). Uncus developed and extending beyond socii. Transtilla rectangular, spines in two groups on posterior margin. Sacculus well defined, ending before distal margin of valva, lacking emargination. Aedeagus 0.75X length of valva, slightly bent at middle.

FEMALE. FW length 10.0–11.0 mm (mean = 10.5; n = 8). HEAD and THORAX: As described for male. ABDOMEN: Genitalia as in Fig. 92 (slide # EPR33, EME, Brazil, Parana, Curitiba ; n = 1). Lamella antevaginalis not developed into lateral pockets, rim of ostium not sclerotized. Ductus seminalis arising at 0.2X length of ductus bursae from ostium. Ductus bursae 2.0X length of lamella antevaginalis, widening toward corpus bursae.

TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype: Male : BRAZIL: PARANA: Curitiba , 920 m, 12.iii.1975, V. Becker ( VBC).

Paratypes. Same data as holotype except: 1F , 11.xii.1975 (V. Becker, VBC) , 1M, 21.xi.1974 (V. Becker, USNM) , 1M, 5.i.1975 (V. Becker, VBC) , 2M, 21/ 29.iv.1975 (V. Becker, EME) , 1F, 21/ 29.iv.1975 (V. Becker, VBC) , 1M, 1F, 7.v.1975 (V. Becker, VBC) , 1F, 7.v.1975 (V. Becker, EME) , 1F, 2/ 7.vi.1975 (V. Becker, USNM) , 2F, 7.v.1975 (V. Becker, VBC) . Quatro Barras, 800 m, 1F, 27.ii.1971 (V. Becker, VBC) .

DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY. This species has been collected only in Brazil ( Fig. 133). The biology and immatures are unknown.

ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet refers to the type locality.