Oxypteryx jordanella Rebel, 1911

Bidzilya, Oleksiy, Karsholt, Ole, Kravchenko, Vasiliy & Šumpich, Jan, 2019, An annotated checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of Israel with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4677 (1), pp. 1-68 : 35-36

Oxypteryx jordanella Rebel, 1911

Fig. 40

Oxypteryx jordanella Rebel, 1911 —Verh. zool-bot. Ges. Wien 61: 151.

Records. Amsel 1933: 126; Amsel 1935c: 265; Bodenheimer 1937: 101.

Material examined. 1 ♂, Jericho , Palästina, 22.ii.1931 (Amsel) (gen. slide 84/19 O. Bidzilya) ( SMNK) .

Remarks. The genus Oxypteryx Rebel, 1911 was established as monotypic for the new species O. jordanella described on the basis of two females collected in Jordan. The genus was considered as a synonym of Acompsia by Meyrick (1925: 142) or as a separate genus by Amsel (1935c: 265). The male genitalia of Oxypteryx ( Fig. 30 ) agree in all details with Eulamprotes Bradley, 1971 so that the following synonymy is proposed: Eulamprotes Bradley, 1971 syn. nov. of Oxypteryx Rebel, 1911 .

Here we describe the male genitalia of O. jordanella for the first time.

Male genitalia. Uncus very small, hump-shaped, with a few apical setae; gnathos reduced; tegumen trapezoidal, as long as broad at base, anteromedial emargination four times as broad as long, subrectangular; valva elongated, parallel-sided to 2/3 length, then narrowed towards pointed apex, with subapical fold; sacculus short, subtriangular, 1/3-1/4 length of valva; transtilla lobes rounded; vinculum band-shaped; saccus short, weakly narrowed towards rounded apex; phallus three times as long as broad, slightly longer than valva, distal 1/3 weakly narrowed, with subovate membranous area in basal portion, vesica without cornuti.

Remarks. Oxypteryx jordanella is well recognized externally by its large size and for Eulamprotes unique wing pattern. The short saccus is the most characteristic feature in the male genitalia.

Distribution. Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia ( Amsel 1961: 59).

Figures

FIGS 39–46. Type specimens of Gelechidae described from Israel and Palestine and some regional endemics. Adults. 39. Schützeia languidella Ams., syntype, ♂, Tel-Aviv, Düne, 25.v.1932. 40. Oxypteryx jordanella Rbl., ♂, Jericho, 22.ii.1931. 41. Epidola semitica, “Type”, ♂, Ain Kerem, 20.vi.1930. 42. Chrysophora halymella Ams., “Type”, Georgskloster, 21.iv.1930. 43. Aristotelia brizelloides Ams., syntype, ♂, Jericho, 31.v.1930. 44. Paltodora striatella magna Ams., lectotype, Kirjat Anawim, 28.iii.1930. 45. Rhinosia flavella aflavella Ams., paralectotype, ♂, Tabgha, Tiberias, Märtz, 1930. 46. Gelechia haifella Ams., holotype, ♀, Karmel, 7.v.1930.

FIG. 30. Oxypteryx jordanella Rbl. Male genitalia (gen. slide 84/19, O. Bidzilya).