Temnolopha paucusinota Muadsub & Pinkaew 2022, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Muadsub, Sopita
name: Pinkaew, Nantasak
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Temnolopha
Temnolopha paucusinota

description: Temnolopha paucusinota sp. nov.
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(Figs. 1–13)
Type Material. Holotype: ♀. Thailand; Chaiyaphum Prov., Phu Khieo W.S., 16 o 30ʹ24ʺN, 101 o 41ʹ22ʺE, alt. 770 m; 15 Mar. 2018; Pinkaew et al. leg.; np11975 (genitalia slide NP4043); KKIC. Paratype: 1♂. Same data as holotype except for np11971 (genitalia slide NP4042); KKIC.
Diagnosis. Temnolopha paucusinota sp. nov. is distinguished from other species in the genus by reduced forewing pattern. The female genitalia has a large and complex sterigma with both sclerotized and membranous lamella antevaginalis arising above the posterior margin of sternum VII; their posterolateral corners protrude above ostium, and very long, rather narrow sclerotized colliculum. The male genitalia have a tuft of long spiniform setae on the left valva; a similar tuft is present on the right valva in the other species of the genus.
Description. Head (Figs. 3–4): Lower frons yellowish white, upper frons and vertex light brown; labial palpi porrect; first segment yellowish white; second segment slightly curved upwards, narrow at base and abruptly widened before apex, light brown, slightly darker towards apex with three dark brown spots along dorsal margin, with a dark brown transverse band apicoventrally; third segment moderately long, narrow and pointed, light brown; antenna brown, with basal segments light brown.
Thorax: Male with pronotal collar, mesonotum, tegulae, and posterior crest greyish brown, tegulae and posterior crest with greyish white apices; female with slightly darker pronotal collar, mesonotum, tegulae and posterior crest brown with greyish white apices. Hind tibia of male with inner side modified as groove with a tuft of dense, long, dark brown hair pencils, extending from base to terminal 3/4 (Fig. 5). Forewing subrectangular, wingspan 16.3 mm in male (Fig. 1) (n = 1), 18.2 mm in female (Fig. 2) (n = 1); costal margin slightly and evenly curved; termen slightly sinuate; costal strigulae well developed, light greyish brown separated by small dark brown streaks, 1 st –2 nd pair, 3 rd – 4 th double pairs, 5 th –9 th more distinct pair; ground color light brown, ventral half slightly darker except tornal area, middle of costa with a distinct small oblique mark, dark brown, extending from costa to R 1; middle of wing with a moderately large, rather narrow sinuate mark, brown mixed with dark brown, extending outwardly from base of R 1 downward to posterior end of M-stem, then curved upwards to between M 1 and M 2 basally; apical 1/4 with distinct subcrescent-shaped mark, dark brown mixed with brown, extending to termen between near R 4 to CuA 1; apex with a dark brown spot continued as an indistinct brown band extending along termen to between M 1 and M 2; diffuse small dark brown dots along termen and dorsum; fringe scales light brown, slightly darker towards apex; underside dark greyish brown with light brown spots along costa; chorda rather short, arising from between R 2 and R 3 to base of R 5. Hindwing brown, slightly paler towards base; underside light brown, slightly paler towards base.
Abdomen: Pregenital abdomen in both sexes with two deep, rounded dorsal depressions laterally towards base of tergum II (Fig. 6). Male genitalia (Figs. 7–10). Tegumen subtriangular, rather wide basally, apicolateral margin strongly concave, with distinct rounded shoulders, sparsely setose; uncus (Fig. 8) moderately long, basal 2/3 conical covered with moderately dense scale sockets, lateral margins with long sparse setae, slightly tapered to subtriangular process at apical 1/3, rounded apex, posterior surface below apex covered with two separated groups of dense short setae; socii drooping moderately large subtriangular lobes, rounded apex, densely setose; gnathos a weakly sclerotized narrow band, arising beyond apical 1/2 of tegumen; vinculum moderately wide; juxta subtriangular; caulis very short; anellus cup-shaped surrounding basal 1/5 of phallus; phallus (Fig. 9) moderately long, curved basally, slightly tapered towards apex, with a rather small subtriangular lobe near apex; valvae slightly asymmetrical, sacculus with large group of moderately dense, long setae below basal opening medially, distal margin of basal opening with a moderately large subtriangular process, sharply pointed bifid apices, with moderately dense short setae apicomedially (Fig. 10); cucullus longer than sacculus, rather broad, curve, basal 1/3 of cucullus with distinct protruding costal lobe (more angulate on left cucullus and more rounded on right cucullus) bearing a group of thick and long, rather blunt spines (three on left and four on right), basal 1/3 of left cucullus with a moderately large group of dense, very long and straight spiniform setae, basal 1/3 of right cucullus with a moderately large group of very dense, moderately long setae, remainder of cucullus slightly curve with rather parallel margins, apically slightly narrowed towards rounded apex, densely setose. Female genitalia (Figs. 11–13). Sternum VII sclerotized, with reticulate surface throughout, posterior margin with wide and curved, moderately deep excavation medially; tergum VII sclerotized with posterior margin concave medially, tergum VIII with small elongate patch of very dense sockets of setae on triangular lateral extensions; papillae anales densely setose; sterigma (Fig. 12) with large lamella antevaginalis arising above posterior margin of sternum VII, forming two layers; one narrower, strongly sclerotized layer overlying wider membranous layer, both with posterolateral corners protruding above ostium, sclerotized layer with rather narrow, elongate subtriangular lobe and rounded apex, overlying broadened membranous lobe also with rounded apex; ostium close to sternum VIII, with small rounded antrum; ductus bursae as long as corpus bursae, posterior 1/2 rather narrow, containing long, strongly sclerotized cylindrical colliculum, remainder slightly widened towards corpus bursae with weakly sclerotized area medially; ductus seminalis arising near anterior end of colliculum; corpus bursa large ovate, with one signum (Fig. 13) consisting of scobinated patch and one large, flattened, rounded tooth.
Distribution. Thailand (Chaiyaphum province).
Etymology. The specific epithet (paucus = few/nota = marking) refers to the reduced forewing pattern compared with other species in the genus.
description: Published as part of Muadsub, Sopita & Pinkaew, Nantasak, 2022, Temnolopha paucusinota Muadsub & Pinkaew (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), a new species from Thailand, pp. 493-500 in Zootaxa 5219 (5) on pages 494-497, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5219.5.7, http://zenodo.org/record/7431447