Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski, 2002

DAVID ADAMSKI, 2005, Review of Glyphidocera Walsingham of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Glyphidoceridae), Zootaxa 858, pp. 1-158 : 122-125

Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski, 2002

(Figs. 213–215, 358, Map 39 )

Diagnosis.— Glyphidocera guaroa is most similar to G. zophocrossa but differs from the latter by having a dorsal strut of the tegumen that is parallel­sided from the posteroventral margin of the tegumen to the base of the uncus, and dorsal furca of valval costa that does not extend beyond the ventral furca.

Description.— Head: Vertex brownish yellow, or brownish yellow intermixed with brown scales; frontoclypeus brownish yellow; outer surface of labial palpus brown intermixed with brownish­yellow scales to apical margin of segment II, inner surface brownish yellow intermixed with few brown scales; scape of antenna brownish yellow intermixed with few brown scales, flagellum with alternating bands of brownish­yellow and brown scales; male 4th flagellomere dorsally protuberant and curved, forming a deep concavity opposite slightly excavated flagellomeres 5–6; concavity nearly closed by a few setiform scales on apex of protuberance of 4th flagellomere; proboscis brownish yellow.

Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum brownish yellow. Legs brownish yellow intermixed with brown scales, apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres brownish yellow. Forewing (Fig. 358): Length 5.2–7.0 mm (n = 83), brownish yellow intermixed with brownishorange and few dark­brown scales; cell and surrounding areas paler than marginal areas; cell with 2 spots, 1 spot near middle, 1 spot near distal end [rubbed specimens have spots faint or absent]; marginal spots absent or fused. Undersurface brown intermixed with brownish yellow scales along costal margin. Hindwing: Brownish gray.

Abdomen (Fig. 213): Male with 5 transverse, irregular rows of sex scales on intersegmental membrane between terga 2–3.

Male Genitalia (Figs. 214–215): Uncus elongate, wide at base, broadly constricted near 1/3, narrowly rounded apically, apex rounded and setose; gnathos setose, protuberant, gradually narrowed from base to apex, apically upturned; tegumen slightly widened basally; dorsal strut of tegumen with arms convergent, fusing medially, extending widely from posteroventral margin to base of uncus; costa of valva gradually sloped dorsally from a shallow depression beyond basal, digitate process to dorsal furca; apex widely bifurcate, with inner margin broadly rounded; dorsal furca long, ventral furca wide and falcate, extending slightly beyond outer margin of cucullus; sacculus apically twisted, constricting valva slightly before midlength, widening distoventrally, forming an elongate and broadly rounded cucullus; cucullus membranous and setose; vesica of aedeagus denticulate, bearing a large, conical, apical cornutus; cornutus with one side shortened near midlength, exposing a hollow, basal cavity.

Female Genitalia: Unknown.

Holotype, ɗ, “Quepos, 30 m, P[arque] N[acional] Manuel Antonio, Prov[incia] Punt[arenas], COSTA RICA, G. Varela & R. Zuniga, Oct. 1990, L­S­370500, 449000”, “INBio: COSTA RICA: CRI000, 274960” [bar code label], “INBio, Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, Sex ɗ, No. 490”, “ HOLOTYPE, Glyphidocera guaroa, Adamski ” [red label].

Paratypes (82 ɗ): 33 ɗ, “Same label data as holotype except, “ Ene. 1991, R. Zuniga, L­S­370900, 448800”, “CRI000, 564348”, “Slide No. 991”; “CRI000, 564336”, “Slide No. 992”; “CRI000, 564463”, “Slide No. 993”; “CRI000, 564637”, “Slide No. 994”; “CRI000, 366906”, “Slide No. 995”; “CRI000, 366794”, “Slide No. 465”; “ Feb. 1991 ”, “CRI000, 625779”, “Slide No. 996”; “CRI000, 347231”, “Slide No. 997”; “CRI000, 347206”, “Slide No. 998”; “CRI000, 346903”, “Slide No. 999”; “CRI000, 625780”, “Slide No. 1000”; “CRI000, 347168”, “Slide No. 1001”; “CRI000, 346923”, “Slide No. 1002”; “CRI000, 347090”, “Slide No. 1006”; “ Set. 1992, G. Varela”, “CRI000, 815605”, “Slide No. 1013”; “CRI000, 935656”, “Slide No. 1015”; “# 2463”, “CRI001, 998326”, “Slide No. 1014”; “G. Varela & R. Zuniga”, “CRI000, 227948”, “Slide No. 1017”; “CRI000, 228703”, “Slide No. 1018”; “CRI000, 229104”, “Slide No. 1019”; “CRI000, 229072”, “Slide No. 1020”; “CRI000, 229266”, “Slide No. 1021”; “ Oct. 1990, L­S­ 371500, 449450”, “CRI000, 223069”, “Slide No. 1016”; “G. Varela & R. Zuniga, Dic. 1990 ”, “CRI000, 583981”, “Slide No. 466”; “CRI000, 228770”, “Slide No. 1022”; “R. Zuniga, Mar. 1991 ”, “CRI000, 648407”, “Slide No. 1004”; “ Mar. 1993, G. Varela”, “CRI001, 409702”, “Slide No. 1003”; “ May 1991, R. Zuniga”, “CRI001, 319472”, “Slide No. 1012”; “CRI001, 319436”, “Slide No. 1005”; “G. Varela, Ago., # 2307”, “CRI001, 656013”, “Slide No. 1007”; “CRI001, 656008”, “Slide No. 1008”; “CRI001, 656082”, “Slide No. 1010”; “1992”, “CRI000, 940614”, “Slide No. 1011”; 9 ɗ, “Sector Cerro Cocori, Fca. De E. Rojas, 150 m, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA, E. Rojas, 31 Ene. – 21 Feb. 1992, L­N­286000, 567500”, “CRI000, 775089”, “ PARATYPE, Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski ”, “Slide No. 471”; “ Mar. 1992, L­N­286000, 567500”, “CRI000, 363635”, “Slide No. 1037”; “CRI000, 363719”, “Slide No. 1038”; “CRI000, 181437”, “Slide No. 1041”; “Apr.”, “CRI000, 785501”, “Slide No.482”; “ May 1992 ”, “CRI000, 373560”, “Slide No. 1046”; “ Set. 1991 ”, “CRI000, 598938”, “Slide No. 1048”; “ Nov. 1991 ”, “CRI000, 460128”, “Slide No. 1056”; “CRI000, 460151”, “Slide No. 1057”; “# 2549”, “CRI001, 856571”, “Slide No. 1053”; 19 ɗ, “Est. Sirena, 0–100 m, P. N. Corcovado, Prov. Punt., COSTA RICA, G. Fonseca, Set. 1991, L­S­ 270500, 508300”, “CRI000, 357571”, “ PARATYPE, Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski ”, “Slide No. 1077”; “CRI000, 357617”, “Slide No. 1078”; “CRI000, 357507”, “Slide No. 1080”; “ Oct. 1990 ”, “CRI000, 179079”, “Slide No. 1081”; “CRI000, 643420”, “Slide No. 1083”; “ Nov. 1999 ”, “CRI000, 445886”, “Slide No. 881”, “ Nov. 1990 ”, “CRI000, 183423”, “Slide No. 1084”; “ Dic. 1992 ”, “CRI000, 783813”, “Slide No. 1088”, “CRI000, 297295”, “Slide No. 1089”; “C. Saborio”, “CRI000, 526635”, “Slide No. 1090”; “G. Fonseca, Mar. 1992 ”, “CRI000, 780383”, “Slide No. 1092”; “CRI000, 780480”, “Slide No. 1094”; “ Abr. 1991 ”, “CRI000, 475866”, “Slide No. 1095”; “CRI000, 475887”, “Slide No. 1096”; “ May 1991 ”, “CRI000, 587949”, “Slide No. 1026”; “CRI000, 588114”, “Slide No. 1027”; “CRI000, 587822”, “Slide No. 1028”; “1992”, “CRI000, 914822”, “Slide No. 1029”; “ June 1991 ”, “CRI000, 646447”, “Slide No. 1031”; 6 ɗ, “Cerro Tortuguero, 0–120 m, P. N. Tortuguero, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA, Jul. 1991, J. Solano, L­N­285000, 588000”, “CRI001, 314572”, “ PARATYPE, Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski ”, “Slide No. 582”; “ Jun. 1992, R. Delgado”, “CRI000, 708981”, “Slide No. 583”; “CRI001, 314577”, “Slide No. 573”; “CRI000, 708883”, “Slide No. 584”; “ Abr. 1991, J. Solano”, “CRI000, 596286”, “Slide No. 585”; “ Jun. 1991, # 1684”, “CRI001, 674856”, “Slide No. 581”; 8 ɗ, “Est. Queb. Bonita, 50 m, Res. Biol. Carara, Prov. Punt., COSTA RICA, R. Zuniga, Apr. 1991, L­N­194500, 469850”, “CRI000, 446662”, “Slide No. 572”, “ PARATYPE, Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski ”, “Slide No. 572”; “CRI000, 315599”, “Slide No. 590”; “ Jun. 1991 ”, “CRI000, 349039”, “Slide No. 578”; “ Ago. 1990 ”, “CRI000, 181226 ”, “Slide No. 580”; “CRI000, 180979 ”, “Slide No. 579”; “CRI000, 181234 ”, “Slide No. 589”, “CRI000, 181223 ”, “Slide No. 592”; “ Set. 1993, J. Saborio, L­N­194500, 469850, # 2354”, “CRI001, 655297”, “Slide No. 591”; 2 ɗ, “Est. Bijagual, 500 m, Res. Biol. Carara, Prov. S. José, COSTA RICA, R. Zuniga, Set. 1990, L­N­192250, 474760”, “CRI000, 296233”, “Slide No. 518”; “CRI000, 299679”, “Slide No. 525”; 1 ɗ, “Est. Cuatro Esquinas, P. N. Tortuguero, 0 m, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA, J. Solano, Oct. 1990, L­N­280000, 590500”, “CRI000, 178755”, “Slide No. 848”; 1 ɗ, “Est. Esquinas, Pen. de Osa, Prov. Punt., COSTA RICA, 200 m, Ago. 1993, M. Segura, L­S­301400, 542200, # 2314”, “CRI001, 131018 ”, “Slide No. 528”; 1 ɗ, “Sector Cedrales de la Rita, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA, 10 m, Set. 1995, E. Rojas, L­N­278600, 566500, # 6123”, “CRI002, 308798”, “Slide No. 847”; 1 ɗ, “Est. Magsasay, P. N. Braulio Carrillo, 200 m, Prov. Here., COSTA RICA, R. Aguilar, Nov. 1990, L­N­264600, 531100”, “CRI000, 226738”, “Slide No. 1061”, “ PARATYPE, Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski ”, (62 in INBio, 20 in USNM).

Distribution ( Map 39 ): Glyphidocera guaroa is known from several north­central sites in Costa Rica and coastal sites in south­central to the eastern part of the country.

Remarks: In the original description of Glyphidocera guaroa, Adamski (2002) erroneously figured the wing venation and male and female genitalia of G. vappae .

Figures

MAP 39. Distribution of Glyphidocera guaroa Adamski (·). Outlying circles indicate multiple adjacent localities.