Sciota campicolella ( Erschoff, 1874 )

Akin, Kesran, Gözüaçik, Celalettin, Seven, Erdem & Türkoğlu, Mete, 2021, New species and new records of Pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) from Turkey, Zootaxa 4951 (3), pp. 529-540 : 536

Sciota campicolella ( Erschoff, 1874)

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Material examined: Turkey, Iğdır Prov.: 1♂ 2♀ Hıdırlı, Karakoyunlu, 19.vii.2017 .

Distribution: Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ( Slamka, 2019).

Remarks: S. campicolellla was described by Erschoff (1874) based on the female specimen from Turkestan. The genitalia of sample has not been dissected before (Sergey Sinev ( Russia) pers. com.). However, Sinev (1994) synonymized Salebria melanochreella Ragonot, 1887 with Sciota campicolella and illustrated only male genitalia of. S. melanochreella . Likewise, Slamka (2019) gave only the male genitalia of the species. In this study, female genitalia of S. campicolella is dissected and described for the first time.

Female Genitalia: Papillae anales triangular. Apophysis posterior about equal length with apophysis anterior, but the latter a little thicker. 8th tergite sclerotised. Antrum membranous, ductus bursae slightly sclerotised. Connection part of ductus bursae to bursa copulatrix granulated in front-terminally with numerous very small, distinct spines, and not granulated in back-terminally with numerous very small, sparse spines. Bursa copulatrix eliptical. A bump, roundish sclerotised plate in the nearly center of bursa copulatrix and in line with ductus seminalis. And, with numerous very small, sparse spines below the sclerotised plate area.

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FIGURE 10. Sciota campicolella a.Adult (female), b. Male genitalia (G.P. 317 K.Akın), c. Female genitalia (G.P. 348 K.Akın), d. during preparation from both sides.