Cirrothaumatia tornosema ( Clarke, 1968 )

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 : 276-277

Cirrothaumatia tornosema ( Clarke, 1968)

( Figs. 7 , 14–16 , 18 )

Type-locality: Volcan Santa Maria, [Quetzaltenango], Guatemala.

Diagnosis. Wing expanse: 12‒13mm (n = 12). This species is easily distinguished by the female genitalia ( Fig. 7 ), with a very short ductus bursae and constricted before merging into the bursa, with a long oblong bursa; with the accessory bursa small (one-half the size of that of C. pichita n. sp., C. moyobamba n. sp., and C. vesta , but larger than that of C. huemboana ; lacking in C. tornocarpa ).

Materials examined. Holotype. Female, Volcan Santa Maria [ca. 800–2000 m?], [Quetzaltenango], Guatemala, [1906?], W. Schaus & T. Barnes (gen. slide JFGC-11223) ( USNM type 69740) . Paratypes. Females (6), same data as holotype (June, July, Nov. [1906?]) (gen. slide JFGC-11630) ( USNM) . Additional specimens examined (n = 5). Costa Rica: Braulio Carillo N. P. (1100 m), Heredia, July [1972] (1 adult) ( VOB) . Turrialba (600 m), Cartago, July [1972] (1 adult) ( VOB) . Neily (800 m), Puntarenas, Nov. [1972] (1 adult) ( VOB) . Ecuador: Tinalandia, Pichincha (980 m) (1 adult) ( UCB) . Mexico: Huatusco (1300 m), Veracruz, August [1971] (1 male) ( VOB) .

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Known from montane areas of southeastern Mexico (Veracruz) to western Guatemala (Quetzaltenango) and in Costa Rica (Cartago, Heredia, and Puntarenas), plus northern Ecuador (Pichincha).

Discussion. Specimens of this species from Central America were identified by Razowski and Becker (1986); the putative conspecific from Ecuador was identified by Razowski and Pelz (2001). These specimens were not available for study, so details of the genitalia could not be verified, especially for the specimens from Ecuador and Mexico.

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 7–9. Genital features of related species of Cirrothaumatia: 7) C. tornosema (Clarke), female holotype (Guatemala, USNM) and male (a, shown without left valva; valval scale tuft shown intact on left valval base: Costa Rica, VOB); 8) C. tornocarpa (Meyrick), female holotype (Panama, NHMV); 9) C. vesta (Clarke), female paratype and male holotype (a, with aedeagus to right) (Venezuela, USNM) (Fig. 7, 9 and 9a, after Clarke (1968); Fig. 7a, after Razowski (1964); Fig. 8, after Razowski and Becker (1986)).

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).