Lasionycta mutilata
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https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.30.308 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C26E1A82-0DD4-48EF-865C-9D8AA788B739 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3790252 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/75513F41-7B62-FFC2-FF02-ED5E925AFE4F |
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Lasionycta mutilata View in CoL species-group
The L. mutilata species-group contains two similar species from the mountains and coast of northwestern North America. It is characterized by the combination of a dorsoventrally flattened uncus, an S-shaped valve with a 50° lateral bend at the base of the digitus, a large triangular cucullus with a long narrow neck, and a long rod-like digitus. The right side of distal aedeagus bears a raised area with multiple small spines. The vesica is 1.5× as long as the aedeagus and is widest mesially, extends to the right beyond a subbasal bend to end to the right of the aedeagus, and bears 3–6 basal cornuti with sharp central spines arising from a conical base and a distal band of multiple spines oriented perpendicular to the vesica. Th e male antenna is weakly biserrate with diamond-shaped segments, 1.5× as wide as the shaft.
The female genitalia of L. mutilata (Smith) are similar to those of the L. subdita species-group but the posterior ductus bursae is slightly expanded leftward, probably to accommodate the raised area of the aedeagus, while the anterior part lacks an asymmetrical widening. Th e distal appendix bursae is broadly rounded.
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