Tolpia mccabei, Fibiger, 2007

Fibiger, Michael, 2007, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae, Zootaxa 1567 (1), pp. 1-116 : 30

The mccabei species-group

The group comprises 1 species. It is characterised by the following 6 character states; apomorphic character

states marked by (apo.):

- forewing extremely broad and rounded (apo.);

- forewing and hindwing dark brown (apo.);

- ampulla slightly asymmetrical, round, circular; right one teardrop-shaped, left one with a small dorsal hump (apo.);

- digitus prominent, slightly asymmetrical, left one slightly longer;

- pollex small, broad, and rounded (apo.);

- valve longer than wide; and

- phallus very narrow and long, smoothly curving subapically.