Amorbia, Clemens, 1860

Phillips-Rodríguez, Eugenie & Powell, Jerry A., 2007, Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini)., Zootaxa 1670 (1670), pp. 1-109 : 11-12

Key to Males of Amorbia

1 Dorsal pit present on abdominal tergites................................................... 2

- Dorsal pit absent on abdominal tergites................................................... 17

2 Costal fold present on FW.............................................................. 3

- Costal fold absent on FW.............................................................. 8

3 Length of labial palpus 1.0X the distance between antennal bases............................... 4

- Length of labial palpus 2.0X the distance between antennal bases............................... 5

4 HW with translucent patch interior to apical area ( Fig. 49–50)..................... A. rectangularis

- HW without translucent patch interior to apical area............................... A. concavana

5 Base of tegula and anterior margin of thorax with line of dark brown scales.......... A. rhombobasis

- Base of tegula and anterior margin of thorax without line of dark brown scales.................... 6

6 HW cubital pecten present.................................................... A. decerptana

- HW cubital pecten absent.............................................................. 7

7 Sacculus lacking emargination.................................................. A. curitiba

- Sacculus emarginate........................................................ A. chlorolyca

8 Base of tegula and anterior margin of thorax with line of dark brown scales....................... 9

- Base of tegula and anterior margin of thorax without line of dark brown scales................... 10

9 Abdominal dorsal pit on all segments.......................................... A. emigratella

- Abdominal dorsal pit only on second tergum....................................... A. cuneana

10 Uncus reduced, not extending beyond socii posteriorly ( Figs. 86, 90–91)........................ 11

- Uncus well developed, extending beyond socii............................................. 13

11 HW ground color reticulate (white with gray mottling)............................ A. monteverde

- HW ground color not reticulate......................................................... 12

12 Length of labial palpus 1.0X the distance between antennal bases...................... A. eccopta

- Length of labial palpus 3.0X the distance between antennal bases.................... A. cordobana

13 Struts of the socii present ( Fig. 8)....................................................... 14

- Struts of the socii absent.............................................................. 15

14 Sacculus lacking emargination (or slightly undulated)............................. A. humerosana

- Sacculus emargination well defined............................................. A. potosiana

15 Abdominal dorsal pit present as a shallow indentation............................... A. exsectana

- Abdominal dorsal pit well defined...................................................... 16

16 HW anal area with scales undifferentiated from reminder of wing....................... A. chiapas

- HW anal area with long, straight scales.......................................... A. santamaria

17 FW with costal fold.................................................................. 18

- FW without costal fold............................................................... 27

18 Spines at base of FW Sc vein absent.............................................. A. osmotris

- Spines at base of FW Sc vein present ( Fig. 6).............................................. 19 19 HW Rs vein swollen at base ( Fig. 7)..................................................... 20

- HW Rs vein vein not swollen at base.................................................... 23

20 HW anal area with scales undifferentiated from reminder of wing..................... A. productana

- HW anal area with scales differentiated (curved, paler, longer) from reminder of wing............. 21

21 Scales on anal area of HW long and straight (concolorous with HW).................... A. catarina

- Scales on anal area of HW curved and paler than remainder of HW............................ 22

22 Sacculus lacking emargination................................................. A. dominica

- Sacculus emarginated....................................................... A. revolutana

23 Scaling on vertex divided into two groups ( Fig. 4).......................................... 24

- Scaling on vertex circular.................................................... A. colubrana

24 HW ground color reticulate (white with gray mottling)............................... A. exustana

- HW ground color not reticulate......................................................... 25

25 HW ground color pale........................................................... A. cocori

- HW ground color dark................................................................ 26

26 Scales on anal area of HW curved and paler than remainder of HW..................... A. nuptana

- Scales on anal area of HW long and straight (concolorous with HW)...................... A. cacao

27 HW apical area with line of darker scales......................................... A. knudsoni

- HW apical area with patch of darker scales................................................ 28

28 Aedeagus with one large spine ( Figs. 73–74)..................................... A. laterculana

- Aedeagus without external structures............................................ A. stenovalvae