Megalota, Diakonoff, 1966

Brown, John W., 2009, The discovery of Megalota in the Neotropics, with a revision of the New World species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutini), Zootaxa 2279 (1), pp. 1-50 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2279.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5315400
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megalota
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Key to the species groups of Megalota View in CoL based on male genitalia

1. Basal process of the valva longer than valva ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 46–48 ) ....................................................................... C. plenana View in CoL group

- Basal process of the valva shorter than valva ............................................................................................................... 2

2. Basal process of the valva triangular, with small sclerotized distal hook ( Fig. 48 View FIGURES 46–48 )......................... D. pastranai View in CoL group

- Basal process of the valva variable but not triangular, densely spined in distal 0.15-0.25, without hook .................. 3

3. Valva with large, distally attenuate, incurved process near middle bearing dense spiniform setae ( Fig. 25-30 View FIGURES 25–27 View FIGURES 28–30 ) ........... ......................................................................................................................................................... A. submicans View in CoL group

- Valva without large incurved process near middle bearing dense spiniform setae ( Figs. 31-45 View FIGURES 31–33 View FIGURES 34–36 View FIGURES 37–39 View FIGURES 40–42 View FIGURES 43–45 ) ................................... .................................................................................................................................................... B. delphinosema View in CoL group