Cameraria landryi De Prins 2012
Creators: name: Prins, Jurate De
name: Kawahara, Akito Y.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Gracillariidae
Cameraria
Cameraria landryi

description: The landryi group
The landryi consists of three species: C. landryi De Prins, n. sp., C. varii De Prins, n. sp., and C. fara De Prins, n. sp. Forewing ground colour of this group ochreous with white/black markings consisting of three transverse sinuoid fasciae, directed towards apex. The fasciae possess indistinct, intermingling margins with dense suffusion of blackish fuscous scales. Hostplants of the landryi group are unknown.
Male genitalia have very diverse characters that are characteristic to each species: very narrow straight valva in C. varii and broader, curved valva with an acuminate apex in C. landryi; complete transtilla in C. varii and incomplete in C. landryi; well developed, tubular anellus in C. landryi, whereas the anellus is not developed in C. varii; clefted vinculum with short saccus in C. landryi and U-shaped vinculum with long (ca. as long as sternum VIII) saccus in C. varii.
The female genitalia similar to those in the hexalobina group, characterized by ostium bursae opening located at the posterior margin of segment VII. Anterior apophyses absent in C. varii, but present in C. landryi and C. fara. Corpus bursae bears one round or oval signum crossed by straight median ridge (C. landryi, C. varii) or signum is dentate (C. fara).
Key to the species of the landryi group based on external characters
1. Neck tuft white posteriorly with ochreous intermixture anteriorly, basal half of tarsomere III of hindleg white (Fig. 31)... 08. varii
– Neck tuft pale yellowish ochreous with golden shine, basal half of tarsomere III of hindleg black...................... 2
2. Frons golden yellowish, dirty white fascia distinct, 2 nd fascia at 1/2 of forewing separated from costal patch situated at 3/4 of forewing (Figs 29, 30).......................................................................... 07. landryi
– Frons snowy white, dirty white fascia obsolete, 2 nd fascia at 1/2 of forewing Y-shaped, connected with the costal patch situated at 3/4 of forewing (Fig. 28).........................................................................06. fara
Key to the species of the landryi group based on male genitalia*
1. Transtilla complete, valva narrow, straight, slightly enlarged at cucullus, covered with tubercules, aedoeagus with a semircular hook-like projection on vesica, tubular juxta not developed (Figs 157, 159–161).............................. 08. varii
– Transtilla incomplete, valva narrow or attenuating or with enlarged cucullus, setose, saccus short, ca.1/3 of valval length or.. shorter, aedoeagus without projections on vesica, tubular juxta developed (Figs 154, 156).................... 07. landryi
* male of C. fara is unknown.
Key to the species of the landryi group based on female genitalia
1. Antrum simple, without scobination, anterior margin of segment VII without ringed sclerotization (Fig. 299)..... 07. landryi
– Antrum broad and long, tubular, or triangular funnel-shaped, anterior margin of segment VII ringed with sclerotized narrow ring................................................................................................ 2
2. Anterior apophyses absent, antrum broad and long, tubular, longer than 1/2 of length of segment VII, anterior part of antrum covered with numerous sclerotized scobination, corpus bursae with is fine, narrow, straight signum (Figs 300, 301).. 08. varii
– Anterior apophyses present, antrum triangular funnel shaped, shorter than 1/2 of length of segment VII, equally covered with sclerotized scobination, sclerotized signum on corpus bursae with dentate signum (Fig. 298).....................06. fara
description: Published as part of Prins, Jurate De & Kawahara, Akito Y., 2012, Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), pp. 1-283 in Zootaxa 3594 (1) on pages 42-43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6052126