Scythris ejiciens Meyrick, 1928

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Scythris ejiciens Meyrick, 1928. Exotic Microlepidoptera, vol. 3 (part 13): 412.

Material examined.

Holotype (fixed by monotypy, Art. 73.1.2 (ICZN 2000)). Peru • ♀; Cocapata; 12.000 feet a.s.l.; NHMUK ID 010922358; coll. NHMUK.

Diagnosis.

The abdomen of the type is missing. A small species (wingspan 9 mm). Externally S. ejiciens may be separated from the other described Neotropical Scythris by a distinct whitish-ochreous streak along the fold from base to the end of cell, followed by whitish-ochreous spot.

Description.

The original description is quoted: "Wingspan 9 mm ♀. Head, thorax rather dark purplish-fuscous. Palpi grey. Forewings rather dark purplish-fuscous; a whitish-ochreous streak along fold from base to beyond middle of wing; a roundish whitish-ochreous spot in disc at 0.75: cilia fuscous. Hindwings dark grey; cilia fuscous."

Distribution.

Peru.

Remarks.

Male unknown. The type specimen of S. ejiciens lacks the abdomen and does not have a genital preparation label. Clarke (1965) reported "The abdomen is missing."