Tegeticula baja, PELLMYR, 2008

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 : 306

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00361.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5492620
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F22087FC-FFAB-FF81-FF48-F92D99F3F9AD
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Tegeticula baja
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TEGETICULA BAJA PELLMYR & BALCÁZAR- LARA

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

Wingspan: m 18.3–20 mm, f 20.5–23 mm. Integument amber yellow.

Head: With white scales. Maxillary palp with fully developed brown tentacle in female, and at most a prominent rudiment in the male. Labial palp with limited 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, lighter than maxillary palp. Antenna ~0.4¥ length of forewing, with ~45 segments; white scales cover basal half, remainder bare and integument gradually darker toward tip.

Thorax: With white scales. Legs amber yellow. Forewing length in male 8–8.5 mm, female 9.5– 12 mm; width in male 2.5–2.7 mm, female 2.8– 3.2 mm; dorsal surface white, with very scattered cinnamon brown scales especially across upper half of wing; all individuals with narrow band of brown scales on costa from base to 20–30% of entire length. Underside light brown except for tan portion overlapping hindwing. Forewing fringe white. Hindwing light brownish grey, darkest by fore edge and apex, gradually lighter toward back corner. Underside scaled in off white, with darker brownish grey area along fore edge where overlapping with forewing. Hindwing fringe white.

Abdomen: With dorsal scaling white to light tan, always with white scales along posterior edge of each segment; in both sexes last two segments with white erect scales forming brush. Underside white. In male, valva with white scales.

Male genitalia: Vinculum–saccus 1.25–1.28 mm long, valvae 1.53–1.58 mm from base to apex, cucullus with most parallel upper and lower edges except for a moderate concavity anterior of six-spined pectinifer ( Figs 2D View Figure 2 , 3D View Figure 3 ). Aedeagus 1.66–1.86 mm long, 0.051 – 0.064 mm in diameter ( Fig. 4D View Figure 4 ).

Female genitalia ( Fig. 5D View Figure 5 ): Apophyses posteriores 5.3–5.45 mm long; ovipositor with 0.45–0.51-mmlong, 0.03-mm-high serrated dorsal ridge starting 0.075–0.09 mm behind tip ( Fig. 6D View Figure 6 ); corpus bursae 1.66–2.55 mm long, 0.89–1.40 mm wide, with two stellate 0.84–0.98-mm signa.