Agripialus campos, Mielke & Grehan & Koike, 2021

Mielke, Carlos G. C., Grehan, John R. & Koike, Ricardo M., 2021, Descriptions of two new genera and six new species of ghost-moths (Lepidoptera Hepialoidea: Hepialidae) from south-eastern and southern Brazil, Zootaxa 5020 (3), pp. 561-580 : 564

Agripialus campos sp. n.

( Figs 1 , 20 , 31 , 36 , 51 )

Type material. Holotype ♀ ( Figs 1a–b ): Brazil – SP [São Paulo], Campos do Jordão , 1898 m, 6.I.1997, R. Koike leg., W 45°25’39’’, S 22°43’10’’ / 33.220 Col. C. Mielke / HOLOTYPUS, Agripialus campos C. Mielke, Grehan & Koike, 2021 / ( DZUP) .

Paratypes (3♀). BRAZIL. São Paulo : same locality as holotype: 2♀, 11–14.I.1996, P. Wagner leg. ( CGCM 31.833 ( CGCM), CGCM 31.875 ( MGCL)); 1♀, 23–24.I.1998, R. Koike leg. ( CGCM 36.093 ( CGCM)) .

Diagnosis. Distinguished in the female from its most similar relative, Agripialus variabilis sp. n., by the shieldlike shape of the subanal plate, and the wider ductus bursae ( Fig. 51 ).

Description. Male. Unknown.

Female ( Figs 1 , 20 , 31 , 36 , 51 ).

Head. Antenna with ~44 antennomeres. Basal and distal labial palpomeres equal in length, second segment one and a half to two times longer.

Thorax. Forewing length: 15–17 mm, wingspan: 30–35 mm. Wing ornamentation as shown in Fig 1 .

Genitalia ( Fig. 51 ). Dorsal plate laterally convex, ventral margin concave with rounded medial corner (anal papillae), medial margin shallowly concave; subanal plate shield-like (mostly obscured by anal papillae in Fig. 51 ); ductus bursae subequal in length to that of ovoid corpus bursae.

Geographical distribution. Known from the type locality only at 1900 m ( Figs 58 , 60 ).

Host plants. Unknown.

Etymology. The proposed specific name is homonymous to the first name of the municipality, Campos dos Jordão, where this species is found. It is treated as a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.

Figures

FIGURE 58. Distribution of Agripialus gen. n. spp. and Mutipialus gen. n. spp. within southern southeastern and southern Brazil and records of Agripialus gen. n. in Argentina (see remarks at the description of the genus).

FIGURES 1−4. Agripialus gen. n. spp. Adults. 1, A. campos sp. n.: HT ♀: dorsal view (1a), ventral view (1b) (DZUP). 2–4, A. variabilis sp. n.: 2, HT ♀: dorsal view (2a), ventral view (2b) (DZUP); 3, PT ♀ (CGCM 38.764): dorsal view (DZUP); 4, PT ♀ (CGCM 38.744): dorsal view (DZUP).

FIGURES 16−24. Transverse scales and legs. Figs 16–19. Transverse scales (arrowed). 16, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n. PT ♂ (CGCM 23.689). 17, M. monticolus sp. n., HT ♀. 18, Parapielus luteicornis ♂ (CGCM 28.544, Argentina, Rio Grande; CGCM). 19, Hepialiscus htayaungi ♂ (CGCM 33.586, Myanmar; CGCM). Figs 20–24. Legs. 20, Agripialus campos sp. n., PT ♀ (CGCM 31.875). 21, A. variabilis sp. n., HT ♀. 22, A. itatiaia sp. n., HT ♂. 23, A. caparao sp. n., HT ♂. 24, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., PT ♂ (CGCM 27.435).

FIGURES 31−35. Female abdomen (upper side, tergites; lower side, sternites). 31, Agripialus campos sp. n., PT (CGCM 31.875). 32, A. variabilis sp. n., HT. 33, A. itatiaia sp. n., PT (CGCM 25.532). 34, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., HT (CGCM 5.801). 35, M. monticolus sp. n., HT.

FIGURES 36−46. Abdomen. Figs 36–39. Female segments VI (lower)–VIII (upper). 36, Agripialus campos sp. n., PT (CGCM 31.875); arrows pointing to the sclerotised sternites VII and VIII. 37, A. variabilis sp. n., HT. 38, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., HT (CGCM 5.801). 39, M. monticolus sp. n., HT; arrow pointing to the membranous sternite VIII. Figs 40–42. Male abdomen (upper side, tergites; lower side, sternites). 40, Agripialus caparao sp. n., HT. 41, M. dilatus sp. n., PT (CGCM 27.435). 42, M. monticolus sp. n., PT (CGCM 29.697). Figs 43–46. Male segments VII (lower)–VIII (upper). 43, Agripialus itatiaia sp. n., HT; arrows pointing to the two plates of the sternite VII. 44, A. caparao sp. n., HT; arrows pointing to the two plates of the sternite VII. 45, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., PT (CGCM 27.435); arrow pointing to the sternite VIII. 46, M. monticolus sp. n., PT (CGCM 29.697); arrow pointing to the sternite VIII.

FIGURES 51−57. Female genitalia. 51, Agripialus campos sp. n., PT: posterior view and ductus and corpus bursae; arrow pointing to W-shaped lamella antevaginalis. 52, A. variabilis sp. n., HT: posterior view and ductus and corpus bursae. 53, A. itatiaia sp. n., PT (CGCM 25.532): posterior view and ductus and corpus bursae. 54, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., HT (CGCM 5.801): posterior (54a), lateral (54b); arrow pointing to slight mesal projection of the lamella antevaginalis. 55, M. monticolus sp. n., HT: posterior (55a), lateral (55b); arrow pointing to slight mesal projection of the lamella antevaginalis. 56, Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., HT (CGCM 5.801): ductus and corpus bursae. 57, M. monticolus sp. n., HT: ductus and corpus bursae.

FIGURES 59−62. Habitats in Brazil. 59, Caparaó National Park, 2200 m, Espera Feliz, Minas Gerais (Agripialus caparao sp. n.). 60, Lavrinhas, 1900 m, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo (A. campos sp. n., Mutipialus dilatus sp. n., and M. monticolus sp. n.). 61, Itatiaia National Park, 2400 m, Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro (A. itatiaia sp. n.). 62, São Joaquim National Park, 1600 m, Urubici, Santa Catarina (A. variabilis sp. n.).