Glorita Urra, 2013

Urra, Francisco, Araneda, Sebastián & Moreira, Gilson R. P., 2023, New species of Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Chile, Zootaxa 5254 (2), pp. 209-230 : 215

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.2.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4D9CA887-917F-4E85-9245-8D693F881318
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7730197
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scientific name	Glorita Urra, 2013
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Genus Glorita Urra, 2013 View in CoL

Glorita Urra, 2013: 33 View in CoL .

Type species: Glorita colchahuensis Urra, 2013: 35 View in CoL , figs. 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4a; by original designation and monotypy.

The genus Glorita Urra, 2013 includes three known species, G. colchahuensis Urra, 2013 , G. curicoensis Urra, 2014 and G. olmuensis Urra, 2016 . These species share the following characters: scape of antenna with a pecten; labial palpus recurved, second segment exceeding base of antenna; FW with apex not falcate, vein R 4+5 stalked, R 5 to termen, CuP present, 1A+2A furcate; HW with veins M 3 and CuA 1 short-stalked; hindtibia with raised piliform scales; terga with spiniform setae arranged in wide patches, second abdominal sternum with apodemes and venulae; uncus and gnathos subtriangular, valva entire, without process; juxta with lateral lobes; vesica with cornutus; lamella antevaginalis sclerotized, ductus bursae with sclerotized posterior portion and corpus bursae with signum. The coloration pattern of Glorita species includes FW white with grey patches. The new species shares these characters, which is why we place it in this genus.