Hypatopa actes Adamski

Adamski, David, 2013, Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae), Zootaxa 3618 (1), pp. 1-223 : 84

Hypatopa actes Adamski , new species

( Figs. 143–144 , 358 , Map 26)

Diagnosis.— Hypatopa actes is similar to H. juno in facies but differs from the latter by having a wider apical 1/2 of the uncus; a more upturned ventral margin of the ventral part of the valva; and a wider digitate process of the dorsal part of the valva. H. actes also has a smaller anellus that is subapically setose, and is lacking in H. juno . Both species share an anellus with two large apicolateral barbs but those of H. actes are spinelike and those of H. juno are irregularly crenulate.

Description.—Head: Vertex and frontoclypeus brownish orange. Outer surface of labial palpus pale brownish orange intermixed with brownish-orange scales, inner surface pale brownish orange. Antennal scape and pecten brownish orange, flagellum brown basally paler apically. Proboscis pale brownish orange.

Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum pale brownish orange. Legs brown intermixed with pale brownish-orange scales near midsegments and along apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres. Forewing ( Fig. 358 ): Length 4.5 mm (n = 1), pale brownish orange intermixed with brown scales; submedian fascia faint; cell with three brown spots, one faint spot near middle, two spots on apical end along crossvein. Undersurface brown. Hindwing: Translucent pale brown.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Figs. 143–144 ): Uncus narrowed from widened base, narrowly rounded apically, slightly downcurved, sparsely setose, shorter than width of anal opening. Gnathos narrow, anteriorly directed ring, confluent with tegumen, ventroposterior margin entire. Sockets of tergal setae extending beyond midlength of tegumen. Valva divided; ventral part widened basally, gradually narrowed apically, forming short, inwardly curved, spinelike process; process setose on outer surface, concave on inner surface; ventral margin greatly upturned from base, forming wide fold, gradually narrowed to near base of apical process; dorsal part with apical portion of costa wide, acutely curved near 1/2, extending dorsally and gradually widening, forming setose digitate process; basal ridge of digitate process extended ventrally fusing with dorsolateral ridge of proximal flange; flange angular, spinulate. Juxta bandlike. Vinculum semicircular. Phallus and sclerite of phallus longer than valva, broadly curved from middle; anellus setose subapically, bearing two large spinelike, apicolateral barbs. Female Genitalia: Unknown.

Holotype, 3, “Est[ación] Sirena, 0–100 m, P[arque] N[acional] Corcovado, Prov[incia] Punt[arenas], COSTA RICA, G. Fonseca, Mar[zo] 1992, L-S- 270500, 508300, “INBio: COSTA RICA: CRI000, 780370 [barcode label], “INBio, 3 Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, No. 2640 [yellow label].

Distribution (Map 26). Hypatopa actes is known from one collecting site on the southeastern part of the Pacific coastline on the Osa Peninsula.

Etymology. The specific epithet actes is chosen from the older name of Attica.

Figures

FIGURES 141 – 146. Male genitalia of Blastobasinae. 141 – 142, Hypatopa juno (slide 2037). 143 – 144, Hypatopa actes (slide 2640). 145 – 146, Hypatopa cotis (slide 2663).

FIGURES 352 – 359. Imagos of Blastobasinae. 352, Blastobasis manto, holotype. 353, Blastobasis dicionis, holotype. 354, Blastobasis beo, holotype. 355, Hypatopa nex, holotype. 356, Hypatopa cladis, holotype. 357, Hypatopa juno, holotype. 358, Hypatopa actes, holotype. 359, Hypatopa cotis, holotype.