Cosmoclostis, Meyrick, 1886

Alipanah, Helen, Gielis, Cees, Sari, Alireza, Sarafrazi, Alimorad & Manzari, Shahab, 2011, Phylogenetic relationships in the tribe Oxyptilini (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae) based on morphological data of adults, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163 (2), pp. 484-547 : 528-529

COSMOCLOSTIS LANCEATA (ARENBERGER)

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Pselnophorus lanceata Arenberger, 1985: 169 . Diacrotricha lanceata (Arenberger) Arenberger, 2002: 38 .

Material examined: 1 male, 1 female, S Oman, Dhofar, 20 km south-west of Almagshayl , 640 m, 20.– 23.ix.2006, leg. Kriueger, Saldaitis (coll. CG 21450 , CG 21452 ) ; 1 female, Yemen Prov., Shabwah Abdalla Garib Plateau, 63 km north-west of Mukalla , 2.v.1999, 1335 m, leg. M. Fibiger et al. (coll. CG 13170 ) .

Comments: As already discussed in detail, because of the close resemblance of Diacrotricha lanceata to Cosmoclostis brachybela and C. pesseuta in the wing shape and pattern, head and thorax, and most of the male and female genital characters, we consider this species here as a member of the genus Cosmoclostis . Moreover, four synapomorphic characters are shared amongst these three species (characters 90, 98, 114, and 117). Diacrotricha lanceata is also very close to other known Cosmoclostis species.