Perittia cupreella ( Blanchard, 1852 )

Kaila, Lauri, 2019, An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae), Zootaxa 4632 (1), pp. 1-231 : 143

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4632.1.1

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scientific name

Perittia cupreella ( Blanchard, 1852 )
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Perittia cupreella ( Blanchard, 1852)

Elachista cupreella Blanchard, 1852: 110 . Type locality: Chile, Carelmapu ( Blanchard 1852: 110). Holotype ♂, in MHNM.

Perittia cupreella ( Blanchard, 1852) ; comb. nov.

Distribution: Neotropical. Chile.

Larval host plant(s): unknown.

Figs.: Clarke (1967).

Remarks: The fragment of male genitalia illustrated by Clarke (1967) shows the shape of the phallus, with a large, keel-shaped manica. This is a feature typical of Stephensia and Perittia , not Elachista . The illustration also shows the shape of the juxta which is typical of several South American Perittia , P. regina Kaila, 2000 in particular (cf. Kaila 2000: 162). The characterization of the species as ‘brilliant’ is also a trait in P. regina . The difference in the shape of the lateral extension of the juxta precludes the possibility of these taxa being conspecific. Based on this evidence, E. cupreella Blanchard is here transferred to Perittia , comb. nov.

Blanchard, E. (1852) Lepidoptera. Gay, C., Historia fisica y politica de Chile, Zoologica, 7, 1 - 112.

Clarke, J. F. G. (1967) Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XIV. Chilean Microlepidoptera described by Emilio Blanchard. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 122, 1 - 8. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.122 - 3591.1

Kaila, L. (2000) A review of the South American Elachistidae s. str. (Lepidoptera, gelechioidea), with descriptions of 15 new species. Steenstrupia, 25, 159 - 193.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Elachistidae

Genus

Perittia