Scythris pallidella, D’Entrèves & Roggero, 2006

D’Entrèves, P. & Roggero, A., 2006, New And Little-Known Species Of Scythridid Moths Collected By Z. Kaszab In Mongolia (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Scythrididae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (1), pp. 49-75 : 63

Scythris pallidella sp. n.

( Fig. 9 )

Holotype. m MONGOLIA: Uburchangaj aimak 130 km OSO von Somon Bajanleg, 1150 m Exp. Dr. Z. KASZAB, 1967 / Nr. 882 3.VII.1967 / Prep. Gen. N. Passerin d’E., 4094 m / Genital slide no. 4094 Passerin d’Entrèves / Holotypus Scythris pallidella P.E. & R .

Description – Male. Wingspan 14 mm. Fore wings light brown, with a golden shine. Fringe very light brown. Hind wings whitish, with long, pale fringe. Head, thorax and abdomen brown. Legs and antennae light brown.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 9 A , and B). Uncus bilobate; gnathos enlarged at base, the median process narrow and long, ending bifid; tegumen conical. Valvae symmetrical, spatulate, rounded at apex, as long as aedeagus, which is cylindrical and lightly sinuate. T8 quadrangular, with a deep triangular incision at base and a rounded, larger, but less profound one on distal edge; S8 triangular, deeply notched and extending on sides at base, apex rounded.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from Mongolia.

Biology. The species was collected between the end of June and the beginning of July in sandy zones, with luxuriant Tamarix vegetation.

Figures

Figs 9–10. 9 = Male genitalia of S. pallidella sp. n.: A = uncus-tegumen-gnathos-aedeagus-valvae complex; B = T8 and S8. 10 = Female genitalia of S. cirra FALKOVITCH. Scale bars = 0.5 mm