Hypatopa verax Adamski

Adamski, David, 2013, Review of the Blastobasinae of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae), Zootaxa 3618 (1), pp. 1-223 : 115-116

Hypatopa verax Adamski , new species

( Figs. 195–196 , 384 , Map 39)

Diagnosis.— Hypatopa verax is similar to H. texla in facies but differs from the latter by having a narrower and slightly curved apical process of the ventral part of the valva; and a narrower digitate process of the dorsal part of the valva. H. verax also has a mesially emarginate ventroposterior margin of the gnathos; a slightly widened base of the phallus; a digitate process of the dorsal part of the valva that is broadly curved apically from a geniculate basal part; and an anellus that is broadly rounded apically that are lacking in H. texla .

Description.—Head: Scales on vertex and frontoclypeus grayish-brown tipped with pale grayish brown. Outer surface of labial palpus brown intermixed with pale-brown scales along apical margins of segments 1–2; inner surface pale brown intermixed with few brown scales. Antennal scape and pecten grayish brown, flagellum gray. Proboscis pale grayish brown.

Thorax: Tegula and mesonotum brown. Legs brown intermixed with pale-brown scales near midsegments and along apical margins of all segments and tarsomeres. Forewing ( Fig. 384 ): Length 4.0–4.5 mm (n = 2), brown intermixed with pale-brown scales; submedian fascia complete; cell with three dark-brown spots, one near middle, two on apical end along crossvein; marginal spots brown. Undersurface brown. Hindwing: Translucent pale brown.

Abdomen: Male genitalia ( Figs. 195–196 ): Uncus gradually narrowed from broadly rounded base, slightly curved ventrally, narrowly rounded apically, sparsely setose, shorter than width of anal opening. Gnathos, thin band, confluent with tegumen; ventroposterior margin narrowly emarginate mesially. Sockets of tergal setae not extending to midlength of tegumen. Valva divided; ventral part projecting inwardly, gradually widened near middle, narrowing apically, forming inwardly curved apical process; process slightly curved, setose on outer surface, planate on inner surface; ventral margin slightly upturned beyond middle, forming narrow fold to near small, setose lobe at base of apical process; dorsal part with apical portion of costa extending dorsolaterally, forming setose digitate process; process broadly curved inwardly, narrowed basally, gradually widening to rounded apex; basal ridge of digitate process extending ventrally fusing with dorsal ridge of proximal flange; flange semicircular, sparsely microtrichiate on upper 1/4, densely setose on lower 3/4; ventral margin entire, lateral margin serrate. Juxta bandlike. Vinculum semicircular. Phallus and sclerite of phallus longer than valva; phallus shallowly curved, sclerite of phallus broadly curved apically from acutely curved basally part; anellus parallelsided from widened base, broadly rounded apically, setose. Female Genitalia: Unknown.

Holotype, 3, “Est[ación] Cacao, 1000–1400 m, Lado SO Vol[can] Cacao, P[arque] N[acional] Guan[acaste], Prov[incia] Guanacaste, COSTA RICA, C. Moraga, P. Ríos, 21 a 29 May 1992, L-N-323300, 375700, “INBio: COSTA RICA: CRI000, 411959 [barcode label], “INBio, 3 Genitalia Slide by D. Adamski, No. 2265 [yellow label].

Paratype (1 3): same data as for holotype except, “C. Chaves, Abr., 1991, “CRI000, 434815, “Slide No. 2250, “USNM 83989 [1 in USNM].

Distribution (Map 39). Hypatopa verax is known from one collecting site on the western most part of the Cordillera de Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica.

Etymology. The specific epithet verax is derived from the Latin meaning, truthful.

Figures

FIGURES 195 – 200. Male genitalia of Blastobasinae. 195 – 196, Hypatopa verax (slide 2265). 197 – 198, Hypatopa tapadulcea Adamski, 1999 (slide 2069). 199 – 200, Hypatopa mora (slide 2567).

FIGURES 384 – 391. Imagos of Blastobasinae. 384, Hypatopa verax, holotype. 385, Hypatopa tapadulcea Adamski, 1999. 386, Hypatopa mora, holotype. 387, Hypatopa nox, holotype. 388, Hypatopa dux, holotype. 389, Hypatopa erato, holotype. 390, Hypatopa fio, holotype. 391, Hypatopa io, holotype.