Coleophora griseomixta Toll, 1960

Tabell, Jukka, Kullberg, Jaakko, Mutanen, Marko, Tokár, Zdenko & Sihvonen, Pasi, 2023, New and little known Coleophora Hübner, 1822 species from Morocco. Part I (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae), Zootaxa 5374 (2), pp. 151-195 : 168

Coleophora griseomixta Toll, 1960

Barcode Index Number: BOLD:ADD4090

Figs. 41, 42, 58

Material studied. 1 ♀ (GP 6198 J. Tabell, DNA sample 27135 Lepid Phyl) Al Haouz, Oukaimeden , 2550 m, 15.V.2011, J. & A. Kullberg leg. (coll. MZH); 1 ♂ (GP 5176 J. Tabell, DNA sample 25414 Lepid Phyl) Spain, Andalusia, Granada , Baza 10 km NE, 8.IV.2014, J. Tabell leg.; 2 ♂ (GP 6206 J. Tabell; DNA sample 25777 Lepid Phyl) ibidem, 9.IV.2014 at 8:30–9:30 am (coll. TAB) .

Molecular data. The nearest neighbour to C. griseomixta is C. sarehma Toll, 1957 , with a 3.29 % divergence. Three sequenced specimens, 658 bp (n = 2) and 653 bp (n = 1) barcodes, exhibit 0.46 % maximum intraspecific variation. Male and female specimens are considered conspecific based on the DNA information.

Abdominal structures. No tergal latero-posterior bar. Transverse bar straight, narrow, proximal edge evenly sclerotized, medially slightly curved, distal edge medially unsclerotized. Tergal sclerite 3.5x as long as wide (in male 6x), covered with about 30 conical spines (on T3).

Female genitalia. Papilla analis elongate, narrow, covered with short bristles. Anterior apophysis as long as sterigma, posterior apophysis 2.4x as long as anterior one. Sterigma trapezoidal, slightly wider than long, strongly attenuated towards apex, proximal margin sinuous, distal margin rounded, covered with bristles of different length, medial excavation deep. Ostium U-shaped, situated at proximal half of sterigma. Colliculum tubular, 2x as long as sterigma, well sclerotized, twisted once, slightly curved, anteriorly tapered, medial lamina absent, anterior part membranous, slightly expanded. Ductus bursae very long, narrow, membranous, near corpus bursae more sclerotized and coiled; spinose part shorter than colliculum, slightly curved, with two lateral bands. Corpus bursae round, small, with a leaf-shaped signum.

Distribution: Spain, Morocco. New to Africa and Morocco.