Tegeticula tehuacana, Pellmyr & Balcázar-Lara & Segraves & Althoff & Littlefield, 2008, Pellmyr & Balcázar-Lara & Segraves & Althoff & Littlefield, 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 : 304-305

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00361.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5492616
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F22087FC-FFA5-FF80-FC19-FEBB9FB9FEB5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Tegeticula tehuacana
status	sp. nov.

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TEGETICULA TEHUACANA PELLMYR &

BALCÁZAR- LARA SP. NOV. ( FIG. 1B View Figure 1 )

Wingspan: m 20–24 mm, f 22.5–26 mm. Integument amber yellow.

Head: With white scales. Maxillary palp with fully developed brown tentacle in female, in male at most with minor protuberance at point of eruption in female, ventrodistad on first segment. Labial palp with 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, concolorous with maxillary palp in male, slightly darker in female. Antenna ~0.5¥ length of forewing, with 45–50 segments; white scales cover basal 15–20 segments, remainder amber yellow.

Thorax: With white scales. Legs light brown. Forewing length in male 9–10.5 mm, female 10.3–11.2 mm; width in male 2.4–3.0 mm, female 2.9–3.3 mm; dorsal surface white; all individuals with narrow band of dark brown scales on costa from base to 20–30% of entire length. Underside dark brown except for yellowish white portion overlapping hindwing. Outer third of costa and forewing fringe white. Hindwing dark brownish grey, darkest by fore edge and apex, gradually lighter toward back corner. Underside scaled in brownish grey, with darker area along fore edge where overlapping with forewing. Hindwing fringe white.

Abdomen: With dorsal scaling tan to dark tan, with lighter scales along posterior edge of each segment; in both sexes last two segments with white (m) or tan (f) erect scales forming brush. Underside white to light tan. In male, valva with white or light tan scales, often with darker scales on posterioventral edge near pectinifer.

Male genitalia: Vinculum–saccus 1.5–1.53 mm long, valvae 1.28–1.30 mm from base to apex, with cucullus of nearly even width and nearly straight outer edge ( Fig. 2B View Figure 2 ), nearly symmetrical, slightly convex pectinifer consisting of 6–7 fused spines on slight protrusion from cucullus ( Fig. 3B View Figure 3 ). Aedeagus 1.99 mm long, 0.03 mm in diameter ( Fig. 4B View Figure 4 ).

Female genitalia ( Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ): Apophyses posteriores 5.1–5.7 mm long; ovipositor with 0.63–0.67-mm-long, 0.04–0.08-mm-high serrated dorsal ridge starting 0.075 mm behind tip ( Fig. 6B View Figure 6 ), ductus bursae 2.0– 2.5 mm long, corpus bursae 1.28–1.66 mm long, 0.71– 0.77 mm wide, with two stellate 0.56-mm signa.