Stomopteryx tesserapunctella (Amsel, 1935) Bidzilya & Karsholt & Kravchenko & Šumpich, 2019

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 : 14

Stomopteryx tesserapunctella (Amsel, 1935) comb. nov.

Gelechia tesserapunctella Amsel, 1935 —Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20 (2): 300, pl. 11, fig. 85.

Records. Amsel 1933: 125; Amsel 1935a: 300; Amsel 1935c: 263; Bodenheimer 1937: 100.

Material examined. Syntype of Gelechia tesserapunctella ♂, “ Waldheim , Haifa, 9.v.1930, H. Amsel | Typus, ♂, Gelechia tesserapunctella “ GU.710 ( SMNK) ; 1 ♂, Kefar Shemal , 22.viii.1968 ( TAU) ; 14 ♂, slopes by Yflach , 31.v.2004 (Kravchenko) ( TAU, ZMUC) ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Golan Heights, Masd al Shams , oak forest, 26.viii.2000 (Pavlíček) (gen. slide 19028, J. Šumpich) ; 1 ♀, Nahal Orn, Mt. Karmel , 29.x.1998 (Pavlíček & Kravchenko) (gen. slide 19019, J. Šumpich) ( NMPC) .

Remarks. Gelechia tesserapunctella was described from an unstated number of specimens collected 9.v. 1930 in Waldheim near Haifa. A holotype was not selected in the original description. We examined a single male in SMNK (see label above) which should be considered as a syntype ( Fig. 12 ). This specimen bears a label “GU. 710”, but the abdomen is intact. Here we provide the first description of the genitalia of both sexes.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 13 ). Uncus elongate, lateral folds densely covered with long hair-like setae extending anteriorly to middle of tegumen; gnathos narrow, ring-shaped; tegumen subovate; valva gradually curved, broadest in the middle, apex rounded, extending to mid-length of the uncus; vinculum with a pair of rounded lobes surrounding the phallus; phallus swollen in basal third, distal portion narrow, straight, pointed apically, ventral process of even width, stout, separated from the phallus by a wide gap, broader than distal half of the phallus, apex with pointed hook.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 14 ). Papillae anales elongated, subtriangular; apophyses posteriores three times as long as the length of apophyses anteriores, extending anteriorly to the entrance of ductus bursae; segment VIII as long as broad, evenly sclerotized, antrum funnel-shaped, posterior margin with V-shaped emargination; apophyses anteriores subequal in length with segment VIII; ductus bursae moderately broad, of even width; bursae copulatrix slightly shorter than ductus bursae, elongated, with a pair of narrow, weakly curved, pointed apically hook-shaped signa extending to middle of corpus bursae.

Remarks. Stomopteryx tesserapunctella slightly resembles externally S. nugatricella Rebel, 1893 but it has broader forewings, with darker light brown, but less distinct markings, the labial palpi are grey rather than white and antennae are light brown (blackish grey in S. nugatricella ). A stout ventral process of equal width is the most characteristic feature of male genitalia for separating S. tesserapunctella from other Stomopteryx species. Two long hook-shaped signa in combination with the funnel-shaped antrum are characteristic for the female genitalia.

Distribution. Israel.

Figures

FIGS 12–14. Stomopteryx tesserapunctella Ams. 12. Adult, syntype, ♂. 13. Male genitalia (gen. slide 19028, J. Šumpich). 14. Female genitalia (gen. slide 19019, J.Šumpich).