Saccharodite costa Zelazny, 2011

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 150-151

Saccharodite costa Zelazny , sp. nov.

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Description. Forewing length in male 2.9–3.2 mm (mean = 3.0, n = 4). Frons and base of clypeus with very few, tiny red marks. Male genitalia with genital styles oval; proximal dorsal process broad; distal dorsal process long. Apical part of male aedeagus short, divided by a dorsal, longitudinal groove; the right side bearing two pointed processes directed forward, one located at the middle, the other at the tip; left side with a short, slightly elevated, transverse ridge near the middle.

Note. Very similar to Saccharodite plurima sp. nov. The above description has been shortened, due to this similarity.

Etymology. The species name is a Latin noun ( costa = a rip) used in apposition.

Type material. Holotype ♂ (forewing 3.0 mm), no labels, among Borneo material ( BPBM) . Paratypes. 4 ♂ (fw. 2x 2.9, 3.2), without labels, among Borneo material ( BPBM) .

Distribution. Borneo (?). The holo- and paratypes had been kept in an unmarked genital capsule among material from Borneo.

Diagnosis. Saccharodite costa is very similar externally to Sa. tricuspis sp. nov., Sa. virgata Zelazny , Sa. viperina sp. nov. and Sa. terebra Zelazny , all also occurring in Borneo. It can be recognized by the apical portion of the male aedeagus, which bears 2 pointed processes on the right side, and a short, elevated transverse ridge on the left side.