Amorbia cordobana Phillips & Powell, 2007

Phillips-Rodríguez, Eugenie & Powell, Jerry A., 2007, Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini)., Zootaxa 1670 (1670), pp. 1-109 : 42

24. Amorbia cordobana Phillips & Powell , new species

Figs 51, 52, 86, 108, 138

DIAGNOSIS. Amorbia cordobana is most similar to A. eccopta . Amorbia cordobana can be distinguished by the longer labial palpus, smaller size, and larger uncus.

DESCRIPTION. MALE. FW length 8.4–8.5 mm (mean = 8.5; n = 2). HEAD: Frons convex, scaling concolorous with head, vertex smooth, golden brown. Antenna golden brown. Labial palpus brownish laterally, inner surface paler, 3.0X length between antennae, junction of segment II and III forming an oblique angle. THORAX: Dorsum smooth scaled, ground brown, tegula light brown. FW ground straw yellow, U-shaped discontinuous mark comprised of small patches of darker scales between median and postmedian area from costa to R 2. Fringe yellowish. HW beige. ABDOMEN: Straw yellow. Genitalia as in Fig. 86 (slide # JAP 3124, EME, Mexico, Veracruz, Córdoba; n = 2). Uncus reduced (1.0X length of its base), not extending beyond socii. Transtilla rectangular with numerous spines over posterior margin. Valva subrectangular, sacculus sclerotized, 0.75X length of valva, terminating in a lobelike process that extends just beyond the margin of valva, emarginate in basal 0.33. Aedeagus 0.75X length of valva, stout, somewhat evenly curved throughout.

FEMALE. FW length 9.0–9.5 mm (mean = 9.4; n = 4). HEAD and THORAX: As described for male except lacking U-shaped mark on FW. ABDOMEN: Genitalia as in Fig. 108 (slide # 5802, EME, Mexico, Veracruz; n =2). Lamella antevaginalis developed into large lateral pockets; median sinus rounded. Ductus bursae 2.0X length of papillae anales; uniform in width, slight broadened anteriorly. Ductus seminalis from posterior end of ductus bursae .

TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype: Male: MEXICO: VERACRUZ: Banderilla , 1M, 13.vii.1974, E. G. Linsley ( EME).

Paratypes. MEXICO: VERACRUZ: Córdoba , 1M, 17F, 6/ 28.vii. 1966 (J. Buckett, M. R. & R. C. Gardner, 13F, EME, 1M, 3F, USNM) ; Coscomatepec , 1F, i. viii.1975 (T. Taylor, LACM) ; Est. Biológica Las Tuxtlas , 1F, 1/ 10.vii.1988, 1F, 17/ 21.iv.1989 (J. Chemsak, EME) ; Río Metlec, cyn. NW Fortín de las Flores , 1M, 1F 6.vii.1974 (J. Chemsak & J. Powell, EME) ; Fortín de las Flores , 5F, 7/ 16.vii.1974 (J. Chemsak, E. G. Linsley & J. Powell, EME) , 2F, 2/ 3.x.1975 (J. Chemsak, J. Powell, T. Eichlin & T. Friedlander, EME) , 9 km N Fortín de las Flores , 1F, 12.viii.1987 (J. Doyen, EME) ; 4 km SW of Fortín de las Flores , 1F, 16.vii.1990 (J. Doyen, EME) ; Zongollica , 1400 m, 2F 27.x.1973 (V. Becker, VBC) ; San Andrés , 5 air km W Jalapa, 1600 m, 1F, 19.viii.1987 (J. Brown & J. Powell, EME) .

DISTRIBUTION AND BIOLOGY. This species was recorded only in the state of Veracruz, Mexico (Fig. 138). The immatures are unknown. Adults have been collected in April, July, August, and October.

ETYMOLOGY. The specific epithet is derived from the locality of Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico, where most of the paratypes were collected .