Argyrotaenia tristriata (Meyrick)

Austin, Kyhl A. & Dombroskie, Jason J., 2020, New Combinations In Neotropical Archipini And Atteriini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), With The Description Of A New Genus, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 122 (1), pp. 1-11 : 2-3

Argyrotaenia tristriata (Meyrick)

Eulia tristriata Meyrick, 1931: 151 .

Argyrotaenia tristriata: Powell et. al 1995: 147 (new combination).

Argyrotaenia telemacana Razowski and Becker, 2010: 16 . New synonymy.

Type material.— Eulia tristriata Meyrick, 1931 : Holotype, Ơ: BRAZIL: Sao Paulo, Alto da Serra , 29–30 x [19]27, Zerny [photograph examined; Razowski 2010: fig. 48]. Genitalia slide #4307 [illustration examined; Razowski, 1964: figs. 41, 42] ( NHMV).

Argyrotaenia telemacana Razowski and Becker, 2010 : Holotype, Ơ: BRAZIL: P[a] r[aná], Telêmaco Borba , 7550 m, 13–19 x 1995, V.O. Becker, Col. 97766 [photograph examined; Razowski and Becker, 2010: fig. 69]. Genitalia slide #81 [photo- graph examined; Razowski and Becker, 2010: figs. 17, 18] (VBC).

Discussion.—In their original description of the species, Razowski and Becker (2010) compared Argyrotaenia telemacana to A. octavana Brown and Cramer, 2000 and A. glabra Razowski and Becker, 2000 , neither of which are similar to A. telemacana in either forewing maculation or genitalia. In contrast, we were unable to find any difference between the genitalia of Argyrotaenia tristriata and Argyrotaenia telemacana and their forewing patterns are identical as well. Based upon these two observations we place Argyrotaenia telemacana as a junior synonym of Argyrotaenia tristriata .