Ochrodia

Cepeda Museo Entomológico Luis Peña, Danilo E., Vegetal, Departamento de Sanidad, Agronómicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Chile, Universidad de & E-mail, Chile., 2019, Descriptions of two new species of the genus Scrobipalpomima Povolný (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and two new records of Gnorimoschemini from Chile, Revista Chilena de Entomología 1, pp. 21-30 : 27-28

Ochrodia near subdiminutella (Stainton)

( Figs. 23-28)

Remarks. Gelechia subdiminutella was described by Stainton (1867) from various specimens from Jordan River (Middle East). Povolný (1966) transferred the species to Ephysteris (subgenus Ochrodia ). Subsequently, Povolný (2002b) redescribed Ochrodia and presented figures of the male and female genitalia. Several Ochrodia species were described over a wide geographic range, and because Povolný (2002b) was unable to separate them, he merged them all into one species, O. subdiminutella . Later, Huemer and Karsholt (2010) included Ochrodia genus in their revision of European Gelechiidae and redescribed the species. In addition, they mentioned the confusing systematic position of the genus in Gnorimoschemini . The larvae of Ochrodia subdiminutella are recorded from Balanites Del. ,

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Tribulus L., and Zygophyllum L. ( Zygophyllaceae ) Povolný (2002b). The species is widely distributed in Europe, tropical Africa, Australasia, and Indo-Malaysia, and has been reported from Jamaica and Mexico in the New World ( Huemer and Karsholt 2010; Nazari 2017). Landry and Roque-Albelo (2010) placed O. subdiminutella in Ephysteris Meyrick based on three male and female specimens from Galapagos Islands. They identified the species based on the figures in Povolný (2002b). However, it should be noted that there are differences in the figures of the male genitalia among the contributions of Povolný (2002b), Huemer and Karsholt (2010), and Landry and Roque-Albelo (2010). Due to the confusion in the identity of O. subdiminutella (see Huemer and Karsholt 2010), I assign the Chilean specimens to “ O. near subdiminutella .” The Chilean specimens were collected with ultraviolet light traps in four different localities in Atacama and Coquimbo regions where they are associated with the interior desert and coastal scrubland.

Material examined. 8 specimens. Domeyko, CHILE, 28°56´S, 70°53´W, 830 m, Provincia de Huasco, Región de Atacama, 19 agosto 2017 Coll. J.F. Campodonico; Monte Patria, CHILE, Prov. de LimarÍ, Región de Coquimbo, 20 septiembre 2017, Coll. J. F. Campodonico; Chile, Huasco province , Caleta Los Bronces, 28°38’S, 71°16’W, 200 m, 21-IX-2017, J.F. Campodonico leg; Chile, Huasco province , Tamarico, 28°21’S, 71°46’W, 568 m, 22-IX-2017, J.F. Campodonico leg. Permanent genitalia slides n °: 764♀, 766♀, 774♂, 785♀, 786♀, 787♂, 796♂ and 797♀ ( MEUC) .