Nemophora athlophora (Meyrick, 1912) Kozlov, 2023

Kozlov, Mikhail V., 2023, Fairy moths of the genus Nemophora Hoffmannsegg, 1798 (Lepidoptera: Adelidae) of India and Sri Lanka, Zootaxa 5300 (1), pp. 1-81 : 49

Nemophora athlophora (Meyrick, 1912) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 64–66 , 107 , 138 , 168 )

Nemotois athlophora: Meyrick 1912a: 7 .

Holotype ♀: India, Tamil Nadu, Palani Hills (10º 15' N, 77º 30' E); labelled: 8 mm circle with red border, print ‘Holo-│type’; 5 × 10 mm, print ‘Palni Hills, │ S. India. │ Campbell.’; 13 × 16 mm, black ink + print ‘ Nemotois │ athlophora │ 1/1 Meyr. │ E. Meyrick det. │ in Meyrick Coll.’; 6 × 14 mm, print ‘Meyrick Coll. │ B. M. 1938–290.’; 3 × 23 mm, black ink ‘ athlophora Meyr. ’ (NHM) [examined].

Figures

FIGURES 63–68. Adults of Nemophora spp. 63, N. chrysidias (Meyrick, 1928), male, holotype, from Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India; 64, N. athlophora (Meyrick, 1912), male, holotype of Nemotois xanthophracta Meyrick, 1930, from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India; 65, Nemophora athlophora (Meyrick, 1912), male, from Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India; 66, ditto, female, from Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India; 67, N. costimaculella Kozlov, sp. nov., male, holotype, from Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India; 68, ditto, female, paratype, from Chiang Dao, Thailand. Scale: 2 mm.

FIGURES 93–108. Forewing pattern of Nemophora spp. 93, N. scitulella (Walker, 1864); 94, N. chrysocrossa (Meyrick, 1922); 95, N. amphimetalla (Meyrick, 1912); 96, N. ferruginea Kozlov, sp. nov.; 97, N. pyrotechna (Meyrick, 1912); 98, N. kashmirella Kozlov, sp. nov.; 99, N. solstitiella (Walsingham in Walsingham & Durrant, 1900), typical form; 100, N. fuscomaculella Kozlov, sp. nov.; 101, N. nitidulella Kozlov, sp. nov.; 102, N. fletcherella Kozlov, sp. nov.; 103, N. angustialata Kozlov, sp. nov.; 104, N. pyrites (Meyrick, 1907); 105, N. smaragdaspis (Meyrick, 1924); 106, N. chrysidias (Meyrick, 1928); 107, N. athlophora (Meyrick, 1912), typical form; 108, N. costimaculella Kozlov, sp. nov. Scale: 2 mm.

FIGURES 134–139. Male genitalia of Nemophora spp. 134, N. angustialata Kozlov, sp. nov.; 135, N. pyrites (Meyrick, 1907); 136, N. smaragdaspis (Meyrick, 1924); 137, N. chrysidias (Meyrick, 1928); 138, N. athlophora (Meyrick, 1912); 139, N. costimaculella Kozlov, sp. nov.; a: genital complex, ventral view (right valva not shown); b: genital complex, lateral view; c: juxta; d: phallus, ventral view; e: phallus, lateral view. Scale: 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 167–169. Male genitalia of Nemophora spp. 167, N. chrysidias (Meyrick, 1928), holotype, from Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India, gen. prep. 31283 (NHM); 168, N. athlophora (Meyrick, 1912), from Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu, India, gen. prep. 27817 (NHM); 169, N. costimaculella Kozlov, sp. nov., holotype, from Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India, gen. prep. 29462 (NHM); a: genital complex, ventral view; b: phallus; c: apex of phallus. Scale: 0.2 mm (valid for a and b only).