Oiketicoides centralasiaticae, Arnscheid & Sobczyk, 2023

Arnscheid, Wilfried R. & Sobczyk, Thomas, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Oiketicoides species (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae Acanthopsychini) from Anatolia, the Middle East and Central Asia, Zootaxa 5239 (3), pp. 373-394 : 385-386

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7792E6A2-188A-4F92-81E7-04D6C7D247F7
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7634973
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A687FB-932F-DB78-2E83-F9504DE9FC31
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Oiketicoides centralasiaticae
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Oiketicoides centralasiaticae sp. nov.,

( Figs 24, 25 View FIGURES23–32.23 , 45 View FIGURES 42–49. 42 )

Holotypus ♁: Turkmenistan, Kopet dagh Mts., 6 km S of Ipay-Kala, 57°07´E, 31°17´N, 16.-23. viii.1992, leg. M. Hreblay, Gy. Laszlo & G. Ronkay. The holotype is deposited in MWM GoogleMaps .

Paratypes: 195 ♁ same data as holotype ( CWA, CTS, MWM) GoogleMaps .

Additional material (not paratypes):

9 ♁: Nordpersien , Umg. Shahabad Nationalpark, 1300 m, 1.viii.–22.viii.1977, leg. de Freina. 2 ♁ Iran, Elburs, 7 km S Chalus, 8.viii.1978, leg. W. Thomas; 1 ♁ Nordost-Iran, Kuh i Mirabi, Waldzone, 1600–1900 m, Juli, Exp. Wernicke ( CWA, CTS, MWM) .

Etymology. Named after its discovery in Central Asia ( Turkmenistan).

Diagnosis. The species is easily recognized by its dark blackish colour, which is the darkest of all known species of the genus. Resembles O. elegantis sp. nov. in male genitalia but valvae broader, cucullus shorter and clasper of the sacculus covered with 4–5 very short spines. The vinculum is more triangular, and the saccus is slenderer.

Description. Head. Frons and vertex are densely covered with dark brown hair. Eyes EI 0.6 Antennae of nearly half forewing length, with very long and widely separated pecten and 32–34 segments.

Thorax. Wings. Wingspan 20–23 mm, forewing length 10–12 mm. Wings stretched, slender, costal margin slightly concave at the basal third. Apex pointed, termen oblique and posterior margin straight. Semihyalin, covered with very long and thin dark greyish-brown hair-like scales, is the darkest colour of all known species of the genus. Fringes slightly darker blackish brown. FI 2.2. Hindwings of the same colour as forewings, termen and anal margin roundish.

Abdomen. Protruding the hindwings, conical and densely covered with blackish-grey hair.

Male genitalia. GP 4148, 4149 ( Fig. 45 View FIGURES 42–49. 42 ). Resembles O. elegantis sp. nov. but valvae broader, cucullus shorter and clasper of the sacculus covered with 4–5 very short spines. The vinculum is more triangular, and the saccus is slenderer.

Female. Unknown.

Larval case. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Turkmenistan.Additional material, which probably belongs to this new species was collected in Iran. Due to minor differences in colour and partially also in wing shape, these specimens were not integrated into the type series.