Hypotrix naglei Lafontaine, Ferris &amp; Walsh 2010, sp. n.
Creators: name: Lafontaine, Donald
name: Ferris, Clifford
name: Walsh, J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Hypotrix
Hypotrix naglei

description: <i>Hypotrix naglei</i> Lafontaine, Ferris &amp; Walsh, sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E737E121-2A58-44CE-B455-F8122C653139 Figs 9, 26, 41 <b>Type material.</b> <b>Holotype</b> ♁. Arizona, Pima Co., Santa Catalina Mts, Mt. Lemmon, 9100’, meadow in aspen/pine forest, 1 July 2007, B. Walsh. CNC. <b>Paratypes:</b> 23 ♁, 35 &amp;female;. <b>USA, Arizona.</b> Same data as holotype (11 ♁, 25 &amp;female;); Apache Co., Greer, 8300’, 1 <b>–</b> 3 July 1993, 8200’, 26 June 1968, 4 <b>–</b> 5 July 1988, R. Leuschner (5 &amp;female;); Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mts, Barfoot Park, 8370’, 17 June 2009, C. D. Ferris (1 &amp;female;); Graham Co., Pinaleno Mts, Solider Creek Campground, 9400’, Ponderosa Pine habitat, 26 June 2007, B. Walsh (3 ♁, 2 &amp;female;); Pima Co., Santa Catalina Mts, Summerhaven, 7845’, 10 June 2008, C. D. Ferris (3 ♁); Pima Co., Santa Catalina Mts, Bear Wallow Road, 7800’, 3 July 2004, 23 June 2007, B. Walsh (4 ♁). <b>New Mexico.</b> New Mexico, Grant Co., Mimbres Mts, Spring Canyon, 7000’, 22 June 2009, C. D. Ferris (1 &amp;female;); Lincoln Co., Capitan Mts, summit Capitan Ridge, 10000’, 3 &amp; 10 July 1982, R. W. Holland (1 ♁, 1 &amp;female;); Otero Co., Cathey Canyon overlook at Rt, 6563, 12.4 mi S junction Rt. 330, S of Cloudcroft, 16 June 2006, G. S. Forbes (1 ♁). CDF, CNC, CUIC, JBW, NMSU, RL, USNM. <b>Etymology.</b> We take pleasure in naming <i>Hypotrix naglei</i> after Ray Nagle, a Lepidopterist who has graciously opened his home in the Santa Catalina Mountains for Lepidoptera research and where some of the type series was collected. <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Hypotrix naglei</i> is a small silvery-gray or brownish-gray species with the maculation sharply defined in back, and a contrasting pale-orange patch in the lower half of the terminal area on the forewing. Th e male genitalia are characterized by an elongated, narrow cucullus, an apically rounded digitus, and a mesially broad uncus tapered to a double-toothed apex. Th e female genitalia have a heavily sclerotized ductus bursae and relatively small corpus bursae and appendix bursae. <i>Hypotrix naglei</i> belongs to the second clade of the genus in which the cucullus is elongated, without a distinct “neck,” the digitus is apically spatulate, and the uncus is not usually apically spatulate. <b>Description. Adults.</b> Male and female similar in size, color, and maculation, except female hindwing averages slightly darker than for male. Forewing length: 11–12 mm. <i>Head</i> <b>–</b> Male antenna with individual segments very slightly swollen laterally; ventral setae with tendency to divide into two tufts on each side, becoming doubly bifasciculate apically. Female antenna filiform, minutely setose ventrally. Palpi and head clothed with slightly-forked, strap-like scales; appearing grizzled because of areas of <b>Figures 40–45.</b> <i>Hypotrix</i> female genitalia. <b>40</b> <i>H</i>. <i>basistriga</i> <b>4Ι</b> <i>H</i>. <i>naglei</i> <b>42</b> <i>H</i>. <i>alamosa</i> <b>43</b> <i>H</i>. <i>trifascia</i> <b>44</b> <i>H</i>. <i>optima</i> <b>45</b> <i>H</i>. <i>hueco</i>. white, gray, and brown on scales. <i>Thorax</i> <b>–</b> Mainly covered with scales similar to those of head, but black-tipped scales form a transverse band on back of prothoracic collar, around tegulae, and on dorsal metathoracic tuft. <i>Legs</i>: Tibiae and tarsi mainly blackishgray with ring of white scales at apex of each segment. Tibiae without spiniform setae. <i>Wings</i>: Dorsal forewing gray or brownish gray; maculation sharply defined in black; basal, antemedial and postmedial lines black, distinctly double with pale-gray filling; medial line dark gray but diffuse and indistinct; postmedial line defined on anterior half of wing only by contrast between orange-brown shading in terminal area and gray in subterminal area; posterior half of subterminal line black and contrasting and dividing pale orange-brown shading in terminal area from gray subterminal area; wing margin with continuous black terminal line, slightly concave between veins; kidneyshaped reniform spot and rounded orbicular spot surrounded by black outline and filled with dark gray. Fringe with orange-brown scales basally, blending into dark gray scales distally. Dorsal hindwing pale fuscous with darker fuscous on discal spot, wing veins, postmedial line, and marginal 1/3 of wing; terminal line continuous, dark fuscous. Fringe a mixture of white and dark-fuscous scales. <i>Male genitalia</i> <b>–</b> Middle of uncus expanded laterally, tapered to double-toothed apex. Valve with elongated, tapered cucullus with only slight “neck” cucullus setose but no differentiated corona; digitus sclerotized, rounded apically, extending beyond ventral margin of valve anterior to neck of cucullus; clasper mainly straight, on inner surface of valve, abruptly upturned proximal to digitus; sacculus well-differentiated as a heavily sclerotized lobe on basal 1/4 of valve with membranous part of sacculus forming small flap overlapping sacculus and tapering to narrow area at ventral notch in valve. Aedeagus unarmed, very long and slender, about 10 × as long as wide and 0.8 × as long as vesica. Vesica basal swollen area with three sclerotized plates, each with short thorn-like cornutus in middle; short and stout, about 3 × as long as aedeagus; apical 2/3 of vesica curving in half coil and cluster of preapical spines. <i>Female genitalia</i> <b>–</b> Corpus bursae membranous, oval; appendix bursae only slightly longer than corpus bursae, partial coil at base; ductus bursae 1.3 × as long as corpus bursae with heavily sclerotized ridges and rounded mesial bulge on left. Anal papillae narrow and sharply pointed; base sclerotized, bulbous. <b>Distribution and biology.</b> <i>Hypotrix naglei</i> is known from east-central Arizona (White Mountains), southeastern Arizona (Pinaleno, and Santa Catalina Mountains), south-central New Mexico (Capitan and Sacramento Mountains), and southwestern New Mexico (Mimbres Mountains). Adults have been collected from mid-June to mid-July in open meadows in forests of aspen and pine.
description: Published as part of <i>Lafontaine, Donald, Ferris, Clifford &amp; Walsh, J., 2010, A revision of the genus Hypotrix Guenee in North America with descriptions of four new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini), pp. 225-253 in ZooKeys 39 (39)</i> on pages 242-244, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.39.438, http://zenodo.org/record/576643