Hypatopa juno Adamski

Adamski, David, 2013, Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae), Zootaxa 3618 (1), pp. 1-223 : 82-84

Hypatopa juno Adamski , new species

( Figs. 27 , 141–142 , 357 , Map 26)

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

Description.—Head: Vertex and frontoclypeus pale brown. Outer surface of labial palpus reddish brown or brown intermixed with pale-brown scales along apical margins of segments 1–2, inner surface paler. Antennal scape and pecten pale brown, flagellum brown basally gradually brightening apically. Proboscis pale brown.

Thorax: Tegula reddish brown or brown on basal 1/3, pale brown on apical 2/3; mesonotum reddish brown or brown on basal 1/5, pale brown on apical 4/5. Legs brown intermixed with reddish-brown scales near midsegments and along apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres or brown intermixed with pale-brown scales near midtibia and apical margins of tibia and tarsomeres. Forewing ( Fig. 357 ): Length 4.4–6.0 mm (n = 5), reddish brown or pale brownish gray intermixed with brownish-gray scales tipped with pale brownish gray and brown scales; submedian fascia faint; cell with three spots, one near middle, two on apical end along crossvein. Undersurface brown. Venation ( Fig. 27 ) with M3 and CuA1 arising from point on distoposterior part of cell; cubital veins divergent from bases with CuA1 slightly curved apically and CuA2 broadly curved. Hindwing: Translucent pale gray gradually darkening to apex. Venation ( Fig. 27 ) with cubitus 4-branched, with M2 arising from cubitus beyond cell and M3 and CuA1 branched near 2/3.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Figs. 141–142 ): Uncus gradually narrowed from widened base, narrowly rounded apically, slightly downcurved, sparsely setose, shorter than width of anal opening. Gnathos, narrow, anteriorlydirected ring, confluent with tegumen, ventroposterior margin entire. Sockets of tergal setae extending beyond midlength of tegumen. Valva divided; ventral part widened basally, gradually narrowed, forming short, inwardly curved, spinelike apical process; process sparsely setose on outer surface, planate on inner surface; ventral margin greatly upturned from base, forming wide fold extending to near widened setose lobe at base of apical process; dorsal part with base of costa supplanted by large irregularly shaped basal articulation, extending apically to midlength near setose digitate process; digitate process extending dorsolaterally from base; basal ridge extending ventrally, fusing with dorsolateral ridge of proximal flange; flange subquadrate, microtrichiate on apical 1/2. Juxta bandlike. Vinculum semicircular. Phallus and sclerite of phallus longer than valva; both broadly curved near middle; anellus setose throughout length, wide basally, parallelsided, narrowed from subapical region to rounded apical margin; apical region bearing two, irregularly crenulate, apicolateral barbs; vesica with an elongate cornutus. Female Genitalia: Unknown.

MAP 26. Distribution of Hypatopa juno (●) and H. actes (˔).

Holotype, 3, “Est[ación] Pitilla, 700 m, 9 km S S[an]ta Cecilia, P[arque] N[acional] Guanacaste, Prov[incia] Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, Ago[sto] 1992, P. Ríos, L-N-330200, 380200, “INBio, COSTA RICA: CRI000, 844705 [barcode label], “INBio, 3 Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, No. 2037 [yellow label].

Paratypes (4 3): 1 3, “Est. Pitilla, 700 m S Sta. Cecilia, P.N. Guanacaste, Prov. Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, C. Moraga, 3–18 Oct. 1991, L-N-330200, 380200, “CRI000, 356316, “Slide No. 2008, “USNM 83877; 1 3, “P. Rios, Abr., “CRI000, 546732, “Slide No. 2009, “USNM 83878; 1 3, “Est. Sirena, 0–100 m, P.N. Corcovado, Prov. Puntarenas, COSTA RICA, G. Fonseca, Set. 1991, L-S- 270500, 508300, “CRI000, 357478, “Slide No. 2648, “Wing Slide No. 7033; 1 3, “Sector Cerro Cocori, Fca. de E. Rojas, 150 m, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA, E. Rojas, Abr. 1992, L-N-286000, 567500, “CRI000, 785525, “Slide No. 2676 [2 in INBio, 2 in USNM].

Distribution (Map 26). Hypatopa juno is known from three collecting sites; one on the western most part of the Cordillera de Guanacaste in western Costa Rica, one in the north-central part of the country near the border of Nicaragua, and one along the Pacific coastline on the Osa Peninsula.

Etymology. The specific epithet juno is chosen in honor of the goddess Juno .

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 30. Wing venation of Blastobasinae. 21, Blastobasis vesta (slide 7051). 22, Blastobasis nivis (slide 7048). 23, Blastobasis phaedra (slide 7042). 24, Blastobasis aedes (slide 7050). 25, Blastobasis dicionis (slide 7039). 26, Hypatopa cladis (slide 7005). 27, Hypatopa juno (slide 7033). 28, Hypatopa pica (slide 7014). 29, Hypatopa hecate (slide 7015). 30, Hypatopa crux (slide 7035).

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.