Saccharodite lata Zelazny, 2011

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 153

Saccharodite lata Zelazny , sp. nov.

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Description. Forewings broad, 1.8 times longer than wide, length in male about 3.2 mm. Frons and base of clypeus with a broad, bright red, longitudinal band; most of thoracic pleura, and basal parts of middle and hind legs, up to middle of femora, red. Forewing veins stramineous, but last subcostal sector and veins around clavus tip orangered. Male genitalia with pygofer narrow. Genital styles broad; proximal dorsal process broad, the short tip curved inwards; distal dorsal process elongated, its swollen base nearly touching proximal process. Aedeagus with a pointed, slightly curved process at junction of stem and apical part; apical portion large, divided by a dorsal, longitudinal groove; left side short; right side slightly curved upwards and ending in a fine, pointed tip; an additional rounded, lateral lobe on the right side.

Etymology. The species name is a Latin adjective (latus, -a, -um = broad).

Type material. Holotype ♂ (forewing 3.2 mm), EAST MALAYSIA: NORTH BORNEO: SABAH; labels: 1) NORTH BORNEO ( SE)/ Forest Camp, 19 km / N. of Kalabakan / 60 m, 28.X.1962 2) K.J. Kuncheria / Collector / BISHOP ( BPBM).

Distribution. North Borneo.

Diagnosis. In structure and coloration, Saccharodite lata resembles Sa. virgula sp. nov., also from Borneo. It can be distinguished from that species by the broad, bright red band on frons and base of clypeus, by the male genital styles being broader, with broad, nearly touching dorsal processes, and by the structure of the male aedeagus.