Cirrothaumatia moyobamba Heppner & Bae, 2024

Heppner, John B. & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2024, Three new species of Cirrothaumatia Razowski & Becker from Peru, with notes on the genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini), Zootaxa 5418 (3), pp. 268-278 : 273

Cirrothaumatia moyobamba Heppner & Bae , new species

( Figs. 3 , 6 , 12 , 18 )

Type-locality: Rumipata Lodge, Moyobamba, Dept. San Martín, Peru.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished by the very short ductus bursae ( Fig. 6 ) (one-half the length of the previous new species) and a small ovate bursa with a large accessory bursa (larger than the bursa).

Description. Wing expanse: 12.4 mm female (n = 1). Female ( Fig. 3 ). As in C. pichita n. sp., but with the following particulars: Head ( Fig. 3a–b ): caudo-lateral scale tufts white-tan, to dark brown-gray caudally; labial palpus mostly tan, with many tan to brown-gray scales laterally on all segments, with black-brown scales dorsally on apical segment; antenna scape brown-tan. Thorax: mostly dark brown mottled with orange scales, and more orange on metathorax; patagia and tegula similar. Forewing ( Fig. 3 ) darker than in C. pichita n. sp., with much smaller areas of white scaling; black-brown bar adjacent to orange tornal spot mesally larger, and subterminal brown-gray fascia wider, more curved and with distal knob-like extension obsolete. Hindwing ( Fig. 3 ) brown and somewhat less translucent than in C. pichita n. sp.

Abdomen. Female genitalia ( Fig. 6 ) as in C. huemboana n. sp. but caudal end of ductus bursae short and more funnel-like ( Fig. 6a ), with slight constriction prior to remainder of short ductus bursae; corpus bursae ovate and small (less than one-half size of bursa of other species); cestum reduced; accessory bursae very large (larger than corpus bursae). Male. Unknown.

Type materials. Holotype. Female , Rumipata Lodge (970 m), Moyobamba, Dept. San Martín, Peru, 13–17 Oct 2012, J. B. Heppner & C. Carrera (gen. slide JBH-4470; adult photo 15858) (deposited at MGCL, on indefinite loan from UNALM).

Etymology. The species is named after Moyobamba, a town in northern Dept. San Martín, northern Peru.

Biology. Unknown. Habitat submontane Andean forest ( Fig. 12 ).

Distribution. Known only from the eastern Andean submontane site at Rumipata Lodge (970 m), by the town of Moyobamba ( Fig. 12 ), a mountain upland area in Dept. San Martín. This locality is on the eastern side of the Andes Range of northern Peru ( Fig. 18 ).

Discussion. The female genitalia of C. moyobamba differ considerably from other species of the genus, but the wing maculation is much the same, so discovery of the male is needed to help elucidate relationships.

Figures

FIGURE 18. Distribution map of known localities for Cirrothaumatia species (NGS base map): C. huemboana n. sp., yellow square (Peru:Amazonas). C. moyobamba n. sp., black-bordered white square (Peru: San Martín). C. pichita n. sp., white square (Peru: Junín). C. tornocarpa (Meyrick), red square (Panama: Chiriquí). C. tornosema (Clarke), black squares (Mexico:Veracruz; Guatemala: Quetzaltenango; Costa Rica: Cartago, Heredia, and Puntarenas; and Ecuador: Pichincha). C. vesta (Clarke), blue square (Venezuela: Aragua).

FIGURES 1–3. Adult features of Cirrothaumatia species, with details of the head laterally (a) and dorsally (b): 1) C. pichita n. sp., female holotype (16.2mm wingspan), Cerro Pichita Res. Sta. (2165m), San Ramon, Junín, Peru (adult photo 15533) (MGCL); 2) C. huemboana n. sp., female holotype (13.7mm wingspan), Huembo Reserve (2085m), La Florida, Amazonas, Peru (adult photo 15857) (MGCL); 3) C. moyobamba n. sp., female holotype (12.4mm wingspan), Rumipata Lodge (970m), Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru (adult photo 15858) (MGCL).

FIGURES 4–6. Female genitalia of Cirrothaumatia species, with details of the ostium, sterigma, and caudal ductus bursae region (a): 4) C. pichita n. sp., holotype female (Cerro Pichita Res. Sta. (2165m), San Ramon, Junín, Peru) (gen. slide JBH- 4361) (MGCL); 5) C. huemboana n. sp., holotype female (Huembo Reserve (2085m), La Florida, Amazonas, Peru) (gen. slide JBH-4469) (MGCL); 6) C. moyobamba n. sp., holotype female (Rumipata Lodge (970m), Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru) (gen. slide JBH-4470) (MGCL).

FIGURES 10–17. Habitats of Cirrothaumatia species: 10) type-locality of C. pichita n. sp., Cerro Pichita Res. Sta. (2165 m), San Ramon, Junín, Peru (Nov 2012, JBH); 11) type-locality of C. huemboana n. sp., Huembo Reserve (2085 m), La Florida, Amazonas, Peru (Oct 2012, JBH); 12) type-locality of C. moyobamba n. sp., Rumipata Lodge (970 m), Moyobamba, San Martín, Peru (Oct 2012, JBH); 13) type- locality of C. vesta (Clarke), Rancho Grande (1100 m), Aragua, Venezuela (Venezuela Tourism photo); 14) type-locality of C. tornosema, Volcan Santa Maria (3810 m), with forest sites ca. 800–2000 m, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (Guatemala Tourism photo); 15) site in Mexico for C. tornosema (Clarke), Huatusco (1300 m), Veracruz, Mexico (Volcan Orizaba (5636 m) in background) (Mexico Tourism photo); 16) site in Costa Rica for C. tornosema, Braulio Carrillo Natl. Park (forest ca. 1100 m), Heredia, Costa Rica (Costa Rica Natl. Pks. photo); 17) type-locality of C. tornocarpa (Meyrick), Lino (ca. 800 m), Boquete Dist., Chiriquí, Panama (Panama Tourism photo).