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Review of "L���Entretien au XVIIe si��cle" by Bertrand Landry.
No full textAgn��s Cousson. L���Entretien au XVIIe si��cle. Paris: Classique Garnier, 2018. 404 pp. 48 ���. Review by Bertrand Landry, University of Mount Union
Oral History Interview with Brian M. Landry
No full textLandry, Brian, U.S. Marine, E-3,7th Engineer “B” company, 1st Marine Division, I CORP Vietnam, Hill-34, Hill-55 and Hill-10. His MOS was Land mine, Booby-trap clearing. Served Oct of 1969- 1971.His job was to do sweeps to clear the mines and Booby-traps. He spent most all of his tour in the field and was rarely on a base. He worked with the Koreans for a period of time.https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/1020/thumbnail.jp
Neohelvibotys hoecki Landry 2015, sp. n.
No full textNeohelvibotys hoecki sp. n. Figs 4-6, 18 a-b, 23 Material examined: 32 ♂, 58 ♀. Holotype: ♂, ‘ ECUADOR [sideways on left side] | GALÁPAGOS | S[an]ta Crúz, littoral | zone, Tortuga Bay | 29.I.1989, M[ercury]V[apour]L[light] | B. Landry [leg.] ’; ‘ HOLOTYPE | Neohelvibotys | hoecki | B. Landry’. Undissected. Deposited in the CNC. Paratypes: 31 ♂, 58 ♀ from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. – Española: 4 ♂, 13 ♀, Punta Suarez, 10-12. ii. [19]67, trap among Lycium minimum, Prosopis doleis and Cryptocarpus pyriformis (Gubarsbia) (I. L. Wiggins); 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide MCZ 913), 7 ♀, E side of peninsula at coast, N of summit, Alt. ± 2 m, 18.iv. [19]70 (R. Silberglied); 3 ♀, Bahía Manzanillo, 25.iv.1992, M[ercury]V[apour]L[ight] (B. Landry); 2 ♀, same data except 27.iv.1992; 1 ♀, Las Tunas Trail, 100 m elev[ation]., 30.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, Punta Suarez, 2.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry). – Floreana: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Punta Cormoran, 21.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry). – Gardner near Española: 2 ♀ (one dissected, slide MCZ 914), Gardner near Hood, NW Side, Alt[itude]. ± 10 m, 17.iv. [19]70 (R. Silberglied). – Isabela: 1 ♂, 11 km N Puerto Villamil, 9.iii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 8.5 km N Puerto Villamil, 11.iii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Alcedo, lado NE, 700 m, camp guayabillos, 16.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 1 ♀, Alcedo, lado NE, low arid zone, bosq[ue]. palo santo, 18.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8608), V[olcan]. Darwin, 300 m elev., 15.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, same data except 630 m elev., 16.v.1992; 1 ♂ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8609), same data except 1000 m elev., 18.v.1992. – Pinta: 1 ♂ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8611), Plaja [sic] Ibbeston [sic], 13.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 6590), same data except 14.iii.1992; 1 ♀, same data except arid zone, 15.iii.1992; 1 ♀, Cabo Ibbetson, N 00°32.819’, W 90°44.229’, 8 m elev., 15.iii.2006, uvl (P. Schmitz, L. Roque); 1 ♀, 200 m elev., 16.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♀, same data except 400 m elev., 17.iii.1992; 1 ♂, same data except 18.iii.1992. – Pinzón: 1 ♂, plaja [sic] Escondida, u[ltra] v[iolet]l[ight], 20.iv.2002 (B. Landry, L. Roque). – San Cristóbal: 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide BL 1801), 2 km SW P[uer]to Baquarizo [sic], 11.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 4 km SE Pto Baquarizo [sic], 12.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 1 km S El Progreso, 14.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, pampa zone, 15.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Pto Baquarizo [sic], 17.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, base of Cerro Pelado, 22.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 6589), near Loberia, GPS: elev. 14 m, S 00°55.149’, W 89°36.897’, 16.iii.2004, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♀, Chatham Island, 18.iv. [19]32 (M. Willows Jr) (Templeton Crocker Exped[ition].); 1 ♀, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Wreck Bay, v.1975 (T. J. deVries, B.M. 1976–58); 1 ♀, Sappho Cove, Chath[am. Island]. – Santa Cruz: 1 ♂, Los Gemelos, 31.i.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 4 ♀, C[harles] D[arwin]R[esearch]S[tation], arid zone, 3.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Tortuga Res[erve]., W S[an]ta Rosa, 6.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Media Luna, pampa zone, 8.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Conway Bay, 15.ii. [19]33; 1 ♂, Media Luna, pampa zone, 26.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 2 km W Bella Vista, 27.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, casa L. Roque-Albelo & V. Cruz, GPS: 137 m elev., S 00°42.595’, W 090°19.196’, uvl, 27.ii.2005 (B. Landry); 2 ♂ (one dissected, MHNG ENTO 8610), E[stacion].C[ientifi- ca].C[harles].D[arwin]., 4.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀ (dissected, slide BL 1792), Finca S[teve]. Devine, 17.iii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, Bahía Conway, 14.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, CDRS, Barranco, 20 m elev., 30.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Horneman Farm, 200 m, 28.vi.1965 (J. DeRoy); 1 ♀ (dissected, BM Pyr. Slide n° 21187), Indefatigable [Island], xii.1968 (B.M. 1969–17, Ref No. L. 44). Deposited in AMNH, BMNH, CAS, CDRS, CMNH, CNC, MCZ, and MHNG. Diagnosis: In the Galápagos this species is most similar to Loxomorpha cambogialis (Guenée), which is also often yellow and roughly the same size, but differs externally by the conical frons and the hindwing pattern without the extra dot submedially. In details of the male genitalia this species resembles most closely Loxostege subcuprea (Dognin, 1906), stated by Munroe (1995) to be misplaced in this genus. However, the wings of this species are orange, without pattern except for the fuscous costa and apical margin of the forewing and most of the fringes of the hindwing (see Capps, 1967: 43, figs 61, 174). Etymology: I take great satisfaction in naming this species in honour of Dr Hendrik Hoeck, former director of the Charles Darwin Station (1978-1980), founding member and president for 17 years, until 2014, of the Swiss Friends of the Galápagos Organization, for his exceptional dedicated work and devotion to the preservation of the fauna and flora of the Galápagos archipelago. Description: MALE (n=32): Head with frons projecting, conical, pale burnt orange, with white scales dorsally along margin of eye and around ocellus; antennae filiform, with flagellomeres slightly thickened, with ciliation dense, as long as 1/3 width of flagellomeres, dorsal scaling light golden, with white ventrally on scape; maxillary palpus burnt orange; labial palpus burnt orange dorsally and on whole of third segment, white ventrally on first and second segments; haustellum white. Thorax dorsally burnt orange at collar, progressively paler, yellowish gold, to yellowish white. Foreleg coxa, femur and tibia pale golden, tarsomeres paler, almost white; tibia slightly swollen, with greyish brown hair pencil from medial slit; outer spur about half as long as inner spur. Midleg pale golden, as on tarsomeres of foreleg, white laterally on tibia. Hindleg as midleg, but less evidently white on tibia laterally. Forewing length: 7.5-9.0 mm (holotype 7.5 mm); forewing colour (Figs 4, 6) burnt orange as band along costa, otherwise yellowish gold with rest of pattern made of slightly darker convex subbasal line from slightly before 1/3 costa to almost middle of inner margin, postmedian line from 3/4 costa, convex to cubital sector, bent straight toward base for short distance, then bent at right angle and ending almost straight into inner margin, also with short dash at apex of cell connecting with costal band, and terminal shading; fringe with shorter scales concolorous with terminal area of wing, longer scales slightly paler. Hindwing pale yellowish gold, with slightly darker postmedian band nearly from costa to the first anal vein, also with terminal shading; fringe as on forewing. Abdomen dorsally pale golden, with white row at apex of most segments; ventrally paler, almost white. Male genitalia (n=6) (Figs 18 a-b). Uncus elongate, about as long as tegumen dorsally, flattened, slightly concave, gently narrowing from base to narrowly rounded apex, with medium-sized setation dorsolaterally from 1/4 except along narrow midline; setae longer near middle and changing into thin spines, shortening toward apex. Subscaphium lightly sclerotized. Tegumen dorsally with more thickly sclerotized, H-shaped (with median bar postmedially situated) teguminal ridges projecting apically on each side of uncus base over connections with dorsolateral arms of uncus; laterally with ventral margin more thickly sclerotized, forming mediumly-rounded apical projection on each side. Valva with dorsal margin subbasally humped, after connection with transtilla, then straight; with medially bare, more thickly sclerotized band along costa narrowing to 2/3, with a few long setae and scales laterally; ventral margin straight to 1/10, then angled and shortly straight again, then only slightly projecting to broadly rounded apex, with few long setae especially toward base; clasper with ventral process simple, claw-like, at 1/3 length of valva, accompanied by short, more or less narrowly rounded basal lobe pointing toward costa of valva and set with short to long setae; sacculus a low, broadly-rounded hump set with short setae. Transtilla thin, unsclerotized medially. Diaphragma ventrad from transtilla with patch of about 60 short setae on each side; with one separate seta closer to middle on each side at level of base of setose patches. Juxta short, slightly wider than long, with broadly rounded basal margin, laterally extending into short, thin projections, with apical margin broadly concave. Vinculum narrow, with short saccus. Phallus straight, slightly longer than tegumen + uncus, more thickly sclerotized on left side on basal half, with narrow sclerotized band from middle on left side running in diagonal dorsally toward apex, enlarging to 2 X wider, twisting sheath subapically and ventrally, ending in long, narrow hook curving upward laterally on right side and reaching dorsal margin of shaft; ventrally at apex with short, down-curbed rounded ‘lip’; coecum penis short, rounded; vesica with elongate (about 1/4 length of shaft) band of 35-40 thick and short cornuti, and smaller, more rounded patch of more or less conspicuous smaller cornuti situated slightly more basad in invaginated condition; ductus ejaculatorius forming about 12 coils. FEMALE (n=58) (Fig. 5): Antenna thinner and less densely ciliate than male’s. Forewing length: 7.0-9.0 mm. Female genitalia (n=5) (Fig. 23). Papillae anales narrow, curved (apically projecting dorsally and ventrally), abundantly setose on whole surface, with laterobasal sclerotized narrow band about twice as wide ventrally, not connecting either dorsally or ventrally; posterior apophyses thin, pointed, with short basal projection ventrally, about 2/3 length of papillae anales. Segment VIII of medium length, 4- 5 X length of sclerotized band of papillae anales at level of apophyses, ventrally reducing in width, forming elongate triangle, not connected medially, with 6-8 short setae on each side dorsally; anterior apophyses about 1.6 X length of posterior apophyses, with short, narrowly triangular ventral projection at 1/4th of length from base. Lamella postvaginalis covered with spinules except along narrow midline, forming wide triangle across width of segment with cephalad margin slightly bent posterad; laterally and anteriorly from subbasal ventral projections of anterior apophyses with sclerotized band of medium width spinulose posteriorly. Antrum funnel-shaped, lightly sclerotized laterally, with sclerotized ridges extending into ductus bursae. Basal section of ductus bursae of medium girth, dorsally sporting flat, accessory sac about 1.5 X as long as width of ductus at its level, with sclerotized ridges ending at more heavily sclerotized, dorsally open collar of about 1/8 length of corpus bursae; subsequent section of corpus bursae a more or less triangular and thickly sclerotized widening which connects with ductus seminalis; final section of ductus bursae made of 6 coils of medium girth. Corpus bursae circular, not very large, apically (at bottom) with more or less thickly sclerotized small to medium-sized rounded signum with scobinations. Biology: Unknown except for the nocturnal habits of the moths, which are attracted to light, and the diversity of habitats in which they fly, from sea level to 1000 m in elevation. Distribution: Galápagos islands of Española, Floreana, Gardner near Española, Isabela, Pinta, Pinzón, San Cristóbal, and Santa Cruz. Remarks: The species keys out as a member of Neohelvibotys in Munroe (1976). However, the key provided by Munroe mostly uses genitalia characters of the males, and this species does not entirely agree with the diagnosis (no formal description was given) of the genus with respect to the female genitalia. According to the diagnosis, the ostial chamber is large and the ductus seminalis does not form a broad arch with the ductus bursae as in Achyra and Hahncappsia. Also, the species of Neohelvibotys illustrated by Capps (1967) and Munroe (1976) have a small appendix bursae, absent in N. hoecki, while this species has an appendix (accessory sac) of the ductus seminalis, absent in the other species. Possibly this species is aberrant in female genitalia characters, when compared with the type species [N. neohelvialis (Capps)] and the other Neohelvibotys species for which the female genitalia are known, or the genera are yet improperly defined and need a phylogenetic analysis. I have checked all described species of Achyra Guenée, Hahncappsia Munroe, Helvibotys Munroe, Neohelvibotys Munroe, and species stated to be misplaced in Loxostege Hübner recorded from the Neotropical region by Munroe (1995) to make sure that this species was not already described. The dissected male and female MCZ paratypes from Española were dissected by Eugene G. Munroe in October 1983. The labels on the slide preparation of these specimens identify them as Neohelvibotys in Munroe’s hand-writing.Published as part of Landry, Bernard, 2015, The Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 55-70 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1) on pages 58-61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1457
Oral history interview with John Landry
No full textTranscript, 28 pp.John Landry’s experience in the computer software industry spans a wide range of computer applications, designed and developed while working for a number of prominent independent software companies. He was the technical leader at McCormack & Dodge in architecting their accounting system and at a later point in designing and building Millenium which was a significant advance in constructing online applications systems. After M&D was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet, Landry and Bob Weiler joined Distribution Management System and developed an expert system which could be incorporated into commercial applications. Landry then sold the company to Cullinet, and he tells how he got Cullinet to invest in building client/server systems. He talks about convincing the Cullinet Board to sell the company to Computer Associates, somewhat over John Cullinane’s objections. Landry then describes going back to work at Dun & Bradstreet and later joining Lotus Development. He was instrumental in supporting Ray Ozzie in building Lotus Notes and in the sale of Lotus to IBM. He concludes by discussing his consulting work for IBM and specifically as an advisor to Lou Gerstner and becoming an investor in a series of new technology companies.Landry, John. (2004). Oral history interview with John Landry. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107427
Desmia mordor B. Landry & M. A. Solis, sp. n.
No full textDesmia mordor B. Landry & M.. Solis, sp. n. Figs 12, 13, 82, 98, 144 Material examined Holotype: ♀, ‘ ECUADOR [sideways on left side] | GALÁPAGOS | Sta Crúz, Media | Luna, Pampa Zone | 8.II.1989, M[ercury]V[apour]L[ight] | B. Landry’. ‘HOLOTYPE | Desmia | mordor | Landry & Solis’. Deposited in CNC. Paratypes: 20 ♂, 19 ♀ from Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands: – Fernandina: 1 ♂ (dissected, slide MHNG- ENTO-8671), SW side, crater rim, GPS: 1341 m, S 00° 21.910’, W 091° 34.034’, 13.ii.2005, u[ltra]v[iolet]l[ight] (B. Landry, P. Schmitz). – Isabela: 1 ♂, 3 km N S[an]to Tómas, Agr[iculture]. Zone, M[ercury]V[apor]L[ight], 8.iii.1989 (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Punta Albermarle, SW of old U[nited]S[tates] radar site, Alt[itude]. ± 10 m, 27.iii. [19]70 (R. Silberglied); 1 ♂, V[olcan]. Darwin, 630 m elev[ation]., 17.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀ (slide MHNG-ENTO-8980), ± 15 km N P[uer] to Villamil, 25.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Sierra Negra, Alemania, xi.1974 (T.J. de Vries, B.M. 1976–58). – Pinta: 1 ♂, N 00° 34.591’, W 90° 45.137’, 421 m elev., 17.iii.2006, uvl (P. Schmitz, L. Roque). – Santa Cruz: 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide CNC PYR 352), Los Gemelos, 31.i.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♀, Media Luna, pampa zone, 8.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, Horneman Farm, 220 m, 10.iii.1964 (D. Q. Cavagnaro); 1 ♂, idem except 5.iv.1964; 1 ♂, idem except 3.v.1964; 2 ♀ (slides MHNG- ENTO-8670, 8978), Finca Vilema, 2 km W Bella Vista, 1.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, no precise locality, iv.1969 (R. Perry, Tj. de Vries, B.M. 1969-693); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Los Gemelos, 4.v.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 1 ♀, Los Gemelos, 27.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Horneman Farm, 200 m, 24.vi.1965 (J. DeRoy); 2 ♀, idem except 26.vi.1965; 3 ♀, idem except 27.vi.1965; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, idem except 28.vi.1965. – Santiago: 1 ♀, NE side, close to Caseta, GPS: 686 m elev., S 00°14.177’, W 90°44.619’, 6.iii.2005, uvl (P. Schmitz); 3 ♂ (one dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-8668), Aguacate [camp], 520 m elev., 6.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, Central [camp], 700 m elev., 9.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-8667), Aguacate [camp], 520 m elev., 12.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry). Deposited in AMNH, BMNH, CAS, CNC, MCZ, MHNG, and USNM. 1 ♂ from Brazil: – Bahía: 1 ♂ (slide MHNG- ENTO-8963), Camacan, Res[erva]. Serra Bonita, 800 m, 15°23’ S, 39°33’W, 24.xi.-2.xii.2013, u[ltra]v[iolet] l[ight] (B. Landry, V. Becker). Deposited in MHNG. 28 ♂, 27 ♀, 3 of unknown sex from Costa Rica: – Alajuela: 1 ♂, 12-SRNP-1518, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Camino Albergue Oscar, 560 m, Lat: 10.87741, Long: -85.32363, 15.iv.2012, eclosed 4.v.2012 from Psychotria panamensis (E. Araya); 1 ♂, 12-SRNP-1517, idem except eclosed 5.v.2012 (E. Araya); 1?sex, 13-SRNP-475, idem except 26.i.2013, eclosed 16.ii.2013 (C. Cano); 1 ♂, 12-SRNP- 86729, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Camino Francia, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, 410 m, Lat: 10.90425, Long: -85.28651, 21.xi.2015, eclosed 21.xi.2012 from Psychotria panamensis (. Cordoba); 1 ♂, 13-SRNP- 3341, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Finca San Gabriel, Sector San Cristobal, 645 m, Lat: 10.87766, Long: -85.39343, 26.vi.2013, eclosed 15.vii.2013 from Psychotria panamensis (E. Araya); 1 ♂, 13-SRNP- 3640, idem except 12.vii.2013, eclosed 15.vii.2013 from Psychotria remota (O. Espinoza); 1 ♀, 13-SRNP- 4027, idem except 2.viii.2013, eclosed 21.viii.2013 from Psychotria panamensis (E. Araya); 1 ♂, 12-SRNP-2294, idem except 2.vi.2012, eclosed 2.vi.2012 from Psychotria panamensis (E. Araya); 1 ♀, 12-SRNP-3247, idem except 30.vii.2012, eclosed 27.viii.2012 from Psychotria graciliflora (O. Espinoza); 1 ♀, 12-SRNP-3677, idem except 30.viii.2012, eclosed 2.x.2012 from Psychotria remota; 1 sex?, 12-SRNP-283, idem except 25.i.2012, eclosed 21.ii.2012, from Psychotria panamensis; 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,927), Finca San Gabriel, 16 km ENE Queb[rada]. Grande, 650 m, 1-10.vii.1986 (I. Gauld & J. Thompson); 1 ♀, idem except 11-15.vii.1986; 1 ♀, 13-SRNP-69246, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Gabriel, Flecha, 491 m, Lat: 10.94741, Long: -85.31501, 2.ii.2013, eclosed 28.ii.2013 from Psychotria jimenezii (E. Apu); 1 ♀, 12-SRNP-82060, idem except 7.xii.2012, eclosed 29.xii.2012; 1 ♂, 12-SRNP-81734, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Jacobo, 461 m, Lat: 10.94076, Long: -85.3177, 4.x.2012, eclosed 2.xi.2012, from Psychotria panamensis (E. Apu); 1 ♂, 12-SRNP-81556, idem except 20.ix.2012, eclosed 18.x.2012, from Psychotria jimenezii; 1 ♂, 12- SRNP-3539, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Albergue Crater, 980 m, Lat: 10.84886, Long: -85.3281, 17.viii.2012, eclosed 5.ix.2012 from Psychotria panamensis (E. Araya); 1 ♀, 12-SRNP-3955, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Colegio, 520 m, Lat: 10.89296, Long: -85.3788, 15.ix.2012, eclosed 10.x.2012 from Psychotria remota (C. Cano); 1 sex?, 12-SRNP-3947, idem except eclosed 6.x.2012 from Psychotria panamensis (E. Araya); 1 ♀, 12-SRNP-723, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Cristobal, Sendero Huerta, 527 m, Lat: 10.9305, Long: -85.37223, 25.ii.2013, eclosed 24.iii.2012 from Hamelia patens (identification suspect) (G. Sihezar); 1 ♀, 13-SRNP- 1836, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector San Gabriel, Sendero Perdido, 620 m, Lat: 10.8794, Long: -85.38607, 12.iv.2013, eclosed 1.v.2013 from Psychotria remota (G. Sihezar); 1 ♀, 13-SRNP-1835, idem; 1 ♀, 13-SRNP-40840, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Rincon Rain Forest, Sendero Rincon, 430 m, Lat: 10.8962, Long: -85.27769, 26.ii.2013, eclosed 30.iii.2013 from Psychotria panamensis (J. Perez); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,959), 1 ♀, Estacion Pitilla, 9 km S. Santa Cecilia, vii.1988 (Espinosa & Chaves); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,949), 1 ♀, F[in]ca. La Campana, El Ensayo, 7 km NW Dos Rios, 15-17.iii.1986 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,964), San Lorencito, Res[erva]. For[estal]. San Ramon, 5 km N. Col. Palmarena, 800 m, 1-4.xi.1986 (I. &. Chacon). – Cartago: 1 ♂, (slide USNM 106,957), Tapanti, Grande de Orosi, 1300-1400 m, 9.iv.1984 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs). – Guanacaste: 2 ♂ (slides USNM 106,955 & USNM 106,951), 2 ♀, Estacion Mengo, SW side Volcan Cacao, 1100 m, 29.vii.1987 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs); 1 ♀, 13-SRNP-30124, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Laguna, 680 m, Lat: 10.9888, Long: -85.42336, 10.i.2013, eclosed 30.i.2013 from Psychotria panamensis (F. Quesada); 1 ♀, 13-SRNP-31124, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Sector Pitilla, Sendero Orosilito, 900 m, Lat: 10.98332, Long: -85.43623, 19.viii.2013, eclosed 16.ix.2013 from Psychotria panamensis (M. Rios); 1 ♀, 13-SRNP-31126, idem; 1 ♂, 13-SRNP-31127, idem except eclosed 14.ix.2013; 2 ♂ (slides USNM 106,950 & USNM 106,954), 2 ♀, W. of Carmona, Nicoya, 600- 700 m, 19.viii.1982 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs). – Heredia: 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,956), 1 ♀, El Angel Waterfall, 8.2 km downhill Vara Blanca, 1350 m, i.1981 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs); 2 ♂ (slides USNM 106,952 & USNM 106,953), 2 ♀, Finca La Selva (OTS), Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, 50 m, 14-15.xi.1982 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,932), La Selva Biol. Sta., Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, 40 m, v.1987 (M.M. Chavarria). – Puntarenas: 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,960), 1 ♀, Monte Verde, 15-16.v.1980 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,948), Tajo Cafrosa, Z.P. Las Tablas, 1300 m, 25.xi.1987 (I. Chacon). – San Jose: 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,961), 1 ♀, Estacion Carrillo, Par[que]. Nac[ional]. Braulio Carrillo, 700 m, v.1985 (I. &. Chacon); 1 ♀, Estacion Zurqui (El Tunel), Par. Nac. Braulio Carrillo, 1500 m, vii.1985 (W. I. &. Chacon); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,947), idem except ix.1985 (W. I. &. Chacon); 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,926), 1 ♀, La Montura, Braulio Carrillo Nat[ional]. P[ar]k., 1100 m, 17.xii.1981 (D.H. Janzen & W. Hallwachs). Deposited in USNM. 1 ♂ from Mexico: – Veracruz: 1 ♂ (slide USNM 106,939), La Gloria, Cardel, iii.1937 (J. Carmelo G.). Deposited in USNM. Diagnosis: The new species is externally similar to D. vulcanalis Felder, Felder & Rogenhofer, described from Volcan Chiriqui, Panama, and Veragua. They have similar markings and absence of obvious modification of the male antenna, but externally D. vulcanalis males are larger (holotype = 21 mm forewing length, but most specimens are larger than 16 mm), the females of both species are almost the same size, D. vulcanalis colour is more chocolate brown than black, D. vulcanalis lacks the femoral and tibial modified scaling that occurs in the new species, the white markings on both wings are broader in both sexes, and in the males only, the basal areas of both wings have longer scales that give these areas a ‘fluffy’ look. In the male genitalia, the valvae are similar, but in D. vulcanalis the apex is round with a small fold that is absent in the new species, the ventrobasal section also with a small, triangular, marginal projection, but much more prominent in D. vulcanalis. Most obvious are the differences in the transtilla that is very straight in the new species, but with two lobes in D. vulcanalis, the juxta is about as long as wide in D. vulcanalis, whereas in the new species it is about twice as long as wide, and the saccus is wider and about twice as large in vulcanalis than in the new species. In the phallus both species have two sets of cornuti on the vesica, but in D. vulcanalis it is 2 lines of straight spines, about 5 on each side, decreasing in size posteriorly, whereas in the new species they form curving structures with differing sizes and arrangement of spines. In the female genitalia of D. vulcanalis the anterior apophyses are almost three times as long as the posterior apophysis, they are only twice as long in the new species. In D. vulcanalis the ductus bursae is shortly membranous followed by a sclerotized, square-shaped colliculum with a short extension into another membranous anterior part of the ductus bursae, the colliculum in the new species is wide and rectangular. The corpus bursae are similar, but in D. vulcanalis it is less broad at the cephalic end. In the Galápagos this species is unlike any other by virtue of its black wings adorned with white spots and bands. Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner) and Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius) are superficially similar, but they are paler brown and they have the forewing paler markings that touch the costa as well as the dorsum, whereas the white spots on the forewing of D. mordor do not touch either margin. Etymology: The new name, treated as a noun in apposition, means ‘Black Land’ in Sindarin, a fictional language used in The Lord of the Rings, the epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) (Wikipedia, 2016). Mordor is volcanic and partly arid, like the Galápagos. As Mordor is the land controlled by Sauron, the evil lord in Tolkien’s tale, this name also refers to the tendency of earlier authors to attribute names in relation to death to species of Desmia, such as D. tages (Cramer, 1777), D. sepulchralis Guenée, 1854, or D. mortualis Hampson, 1912. Description: Male (n=50) (Fig. 12). Head with frons flat, dark blackish brown except for thin white line along margin of eye ventrally from antennal base, broad scales on dorsal half of frons not entirely appressed, slightly elevated, longer and thinner scales between antennae projecting anterodorsally, longer hair-like scales behind ocelli projecting dorsomedially; antenna filiform, without modified flagellomeres but with pair of thickened setae arising laterally on each side of scale coating before middle of flagellomeres except first few, short on first flagellomeres on which they appear and then about twice as wide as corresponding flagellomeres at maximum length, vestiture dark blackish brown on scape and first few flagellomeres, paler greyish brown beyond, with white longitudinal line ventrally on scape; maxillary palpus minute, smaller than pilifer, with greyish brown scales; labial palpus bicolored, white ventrally on most of first segment and base of second, dark greyish brown elsewhere, slightly paler medially toward apex of second and tiny third segment; haustellum greyish brown at base, white to light cream beyond. Thorax dorsally mostly dark greyish brown, slightly darker at base of collar scales, with thin, paler, whitish scales at base of mesoscutum hidden by collar scales, white laterally and sometimes also basally on metascutum. Tegula extending to posterior margin of mesoscutum, scales extending to first abdominal segment. Foreleg coxa dark greyish brown with white at base and apex; femur with chocolate brown brush of short erect scales of equal length ventrally from base to 3/4, with greyish brown at base and white apically; tibia greyish brown with white and cream at base and apex, with long greyish brown scales at base of epiphysis and projecting over it, with short projecting scales laterally on distal half; tarsomeres cream coloured. Midleg femur greyish brown with white and cream at base and white subapically, ventral edge at base with row of mediumlength hair-like scales; tibia greyish brown with black at base and white and cream at tip, spurs cream with greyish brown; tarsomere I dirty cream with greyish brown on distal half dorsally; tarsomeres II-V pale cream. Hindleg femur dirty white at base, greyish brown subapically, snow white apically; tibia dark greyish brown, spurs cream dorsally and white ventrally; tarsomere I dirty cream with greyish brown on distal half dorsally; tarsomeres II white with cream distally; tarsomeres III-V white. Forewing length: 12.0-14.0 mm (wingspan: 24.0-26.0 mm); vestiture with blue-tinged white markings as illustrated (Fig. 12), reniform spot white, rectangular, orbicular and claviform white spots as one, rectangular, fringe with longer scales white above tornus. Hindwing broadly triangular, posterior margin length equal to costal margin, with white discal spot extending as a line to posterior margin, fringe with longer scales white on all of termen except anal sector. Abdomen tapering, 9 mm long, longer than female’s, dorsally dark greyish brown to blackish brown on tergite VII, tergites II-VI with snowy white line on terminal margin, with line generally wider on tergite II, ultimate segment longer than wide, blackish brown with longitudinal lateral white lines ending in black hair-like scales surrounding genitalia; ventrally white except for dark greyish brown apex of ultimate sternite. Segment VIII with sclerotization pattern as shown (Fig. 82). Male genitalia (n=21) (Fig. 98). Uncus long and narrow, with broad base, down curved distally, apically expanded slightly, dorsoventrally flattened, and covered evenly with short, thick setae, with longer setae at base. Subscaphium long and narrow, about 1.5X length of uncus. Tegumen an inverted U with bifid lateral arms, the median pair more thickly sclerotized and partly covered by wider lateral pair. Parategumenal sclerites membranous, barely extending to saccus, with sclerotized edge, with small group of long, narrow scales and denser fan of shorter, narrow and apically bifid scales. Gnathos a narrow, weakly sclerotized (hardly visible) band, apparently not connected medially. Transtilla a pair of narrow, sclerotized sclerites sharply pointed distally (or adjoining costa of valva), narrowing toward middle and connected by membrane medially. Valva elongate, wider medially, narrowing toward almost square-like apex, with dorsal, more thickly sclerotized band ending at about 3/4, with oval-shaped ventrobasal section devoid of setae and ending in small, triangular, marginal projection, ventral margin set with long (as long as width of valva), thickly sclerotized, narrow scales easily detached and shorter toward apex. Juxta with slightly broader base, parallelmargined until blunt apex, slightly shorter than uncus. Vinculum with arms of medium width, as long as wide; saccus a bulbous projection directed anteriorly, only slightly wider than long from base of vinculum. Phallus straight, with ventral wall more thickly sclerotized, widening from middle, with short, narrower tongue-like projection apically, also with short membranous, bulbous, and shortly setose projection on each side ventrolaterally before apex; vesica with two cornuti formed by small attached spines, one curved with more than 10 slightly curved spines, the other bear paw-like, with about 12 straight apical spines. Female (n=47) (Fig. 13): Antenna without pair of lateral setae from first few flagellomeres, but subsequently present and increasing slowly in length to reach slightly more than width of flagellomeres. Legs without femoral and tibial modified scales. Forewing length: 10.5- 13.0 mm (wingspan: 21.0-24.0 mm) (holotype: 10.5 mm forewing length, 21.5 mm wingspan); reniform spot rectangular as in male; orbicular and claviform spots not rectangular, appearing as two spots adjoining, sometimes disconnected. Hindwing differing from that of male in markings as illustrated (Fig. 13); posterior margin length shorter than costal margin; white discal spot extending to posterior margin as two short, white lines. Abdomen similar in colour to male, dorsally with white lateral lines on ultimate segment shorter than those of male but reaching apex, <6 mm in length, tergites II-VI not tapering, tergite VI much broader than ultimate segment giving it a square-like appearance, ultimate segment as long as wide. Female genitalia (n=4) (Fig. 144). Papillae anales narrow, with setose surface slightly longer dorsally, ventral 1/3 flattened and slightly curving posteriorly; narrow basal sclerotized band slightly enlarging ventrally; posterior apophyses straight except for slight subbasal bend, about half as long as width of papillae anales. Segment VIII with tergum dorsally about 3X ventral length, with medium length setae more concentrated on distal half and dorsally; without sternal plates or other ventral modifications; anterior apophyses almost twice as long as posterior apophyses, slightly sinuate, with slight enlargement subbasally. Membrane around ostium bursae membranous, unmodified. Ductus bursae very short, with basal section occupied entirely by wide, rectangular colliculum dorsally thickly sclerotized and only so as basal band ventrally; constriction at base of colliculum followed by equally wide shorter membranous and spiculate section. Corpus bursae elongate, about thrice as long as ductus bursae, with basal section scobinated until medioventral inception of ductus seminalis, with following short section slightly narrower and without membrane ornaments, then slightly enlarged in broad triangle on right side with scobination slightly thicker on enlargement than at cephalic end. Biology: One BMNH paratype specimen from Santa Cruz Island, without specific locality, bears a label recording ‘further specimen from larva taken on Psychotria rufipes, Fernandina, October 1969 ’. This specimen is probably a CDRS specimen only labelled ‘105’, a number that refers to a note in a CDRS notebook mentioning that it was reared from ‘ Psychotria rufipes ’. Many of the paratypes from Costa Rica have been reared also from species of Psychotria (P. graciliflora Benth., P. jimenezii Standl., P. panamensis Standl., P. remota Benth.). Most Galápagos specimens were collected above 200 m in elevation, up to 1341 m at the rim of the volcano on Fernandina, but a small series was taken near the sea shore at Punta Albermarle on Isabela. Collecting localities on Galápagos harbour a diverse set of habitats, from untouched to modified for lowintensity agriculture. Collecting dates of the Galápagos specimens are from January to June and October. Distribution: In the Galápagos this species has been collected on the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, and Santiago. On the continent it is known from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Brazil. Remarks: Rubiaceae, Psychotria rufipes Hook. f. is a vulnerable Galápagos endemic present on Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, and Santiago (Jaramillo Díaz & Guézou, 2015).Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on pages 323-329, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15530
Udea galapagensis Landry, 2016, sp. n.
No full textUdea galapagensis sp. n. Figs 69, 70, 90, 134, 180 Material examined: Holotype: ♂, ‘ ECU [ADOR]., GALAPAGOS | Isabela, V [olcan]. Darwin | 1000 m elev[ation]., 18.v.1992 | M[ercury]V[apour]L[ight], leg [it]. B. Landry’; ‘MHNG | ENTO ♂ | 00009036 ’; ‘HOLOTYPE | Udea | galapagensis | B. Landry’. Deposited in MHNG. Paratypes: 21 ♂, 39 ♀ from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. – Fernandina: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, SW side, GPS: 815 m elev[ation]., S 00° 21.270’, W 91° 35.341’, 11.ii.2005, u[ltra]v[iolet]l[ight] (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, SW side, crater rim, GPS: 1341 m elev., S 00° 21.910’, W 91° 34.034’, 12.ii.2005, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz). – Isabela: 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Volcan Sierra Negra, Corason [sic] Verde, 360 m, i.1971 (L163, R. Perry & Tj. De Vries, B.M. 1971-79); 1 ♀, 1 km W Puerto Villamil, 3.iii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂, 2 ♀, 3 km N S[an]to Tómas, Agr[iculture]. Zone, 8.iii.1989 MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂, Sierra Negra, pampa zone, 1000 m, 12.iii.1989 MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♀, NE slope Alcedo, ca. 400 m up (S) Los Guayabillos camp, GPS: 892 m elev., S 00° 25.208’, W 91° 04.765’, 1.iv.2004, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, Alcedo, lado NE, 700 m, camp guayabillos, 16.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 3 ♂, 2 ♀, Alcedo, lado NE, 1100 m, cumbre, Caseta Cayot, 17.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 2 ♀, V[olcan]. Darwin, 630 m elev., 16.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-8711), 3 ♀ (one dissected, slide MHNG- ENTO-8712), same data as holotype; 6 ♀, V. Darwin, 1240 m elev., 19.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, Sierra Negra, Corazon Verde, xi-xii.1974 (T.J. de Vries, B.M. 1976-58); 1 ♀, Volcan Sierra Negra, Santo Tomas, Corazon Verde, 360 m, xi.1974, on Teuerium besicarium, Labiatae (T.J. de Vries, B.M. 1976-58). – San Cristóbal: 1 ♀, 4 km SE P[uer]to Baquarizo [sic], 12.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♀, idem except 20.ii.1989; 1 ♀, 1 km S El Progreso, 14.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, pampa zone, 15.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂ (dissected, CNC slide PYR 375), 2 ♀, idem except 18.ii.1989; 1 ♂, base of Cerro Pelado, 22.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, La Toma, ca. 5.6 km east El Progreso, GPS: 299 m elev., S 00° 55.356’, W 89° 31.089’, 23.ii.2005, uvl (B. Landry); 2 ♀, El Junco, east side, GPS: 654 m elev., S 00° 53.734’, W 89° 28.727’, 25.ii.2005, uvl (B. Landry); 1 ♀, El Junco, v.1975 (T.J. de Vries, B.M. 1976-58). – Santa Cruz: 2 ♀, Los Gemelos, 31.i.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-9023), idem except 27.v.1992; 1 ♂, Media Luna, pampa zone, 2.ii.1989, in flight (B. Landry); 1 ♀, Finca S[teve]. Devine, 17.iii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, transition zone, house of L. Roque, elev. 137 m, GPS: 00° 42.595’, W 90° 19.196’, 9.iv.2004, white light (B. Landry); 1 ♀, Media Luna, xi.1974 (B.M. 1975-7). – Santiago: 1 ♂, N side, GPS: 527 m elev., S 00° 13.690°, W 90° 44.135’, 5.iii.2005, uvl (P. Schmitz). Deposited in BMNH, CDRS, CNC, and MHNG. Diagnosis: This species is externally most similar to several other Udea species found in South America, including U. capsifera (Meyrick, 1933), described from Argentina, for which the male genitalia are also very similar. For example, both species have a single long cornutus on the vesica (Fig. 134), but in U. capsifera (slide BM 21107 of lectotype) the cornutus is about one fourth of the length of the phallus while it is one third of that length in U. galapagensis. In addition, the spinose end of the uncus in U. capsifera is larger, with distinctly longer spines, the longest about 7/10 the length of the spined surface, the ventral margin of the valva is more strongly angled, the lateral margins of the juxta are slightly concave and the basal margin is more broadly rounded, the vinculum is slightly longer and more narrowly rounded apically, and the transtilla is narrower and set with about one third as many less setae along a narrower section of the transtilla. The second palpomere of the labial palpus of U. capsifera dorsally has a distinct triangular projection of compact scales; this projection is also present in U. galapagensis, but it is less prominent and scales are longer and less compactly set. The fore- and midlegs of U. galapagensis are mostly greyish brown with a darker dorsal edge at base while they are paler with the midleg tibia, for example, whitish beige except for brown dorsal edge at base in U. capsifera, and the latter species is larger (9 mm forewing length in lectotype). Udea fusculalis (Hampson, 1899) is externally similar but my dissection (Pyralidae Brit. Mus. Slide. 21108) of a male syntype shows that it is clearly a different species as its uncus is longer and its spinose section apically is almost as narrow as the unspinose stem, the juxta is medially notched at base, and the vesica doesn’t have a long cornutus. Udea tenoalis Munroe, 1974 is also similar but in the male the juxta is bifid, the vinculum is ventrally pointed, and the cornutus is one fourth of the length of the phallus, and in the female genitalia there is no distinct sclerotized structure associated with the ostium bursae, the ductus bursae is shorter than the corpus bursae, and the latter is densely set with strong spines in the proximal half. In the Galápagos this species is similar to four others with brown wings and darker brown markings. They can be separated by the key presented in the treatment of Herpetogramma phaeopteralis (Guenée) above. Etymology: The specific name refers to the place of origin of the specimens. Description: Male (n=22) (Fig. 69). Head: frons flat with vestiture short scaled, appressed, greyish brown, with appressed white scales along eye margin at base of antenna and ocellus, scales behind eye short, dark to pale greyish brown and white, longest scales laterally on occiput mostly yellowish brown and projecting dorsomedially, narrow scales projecting anteriorly between antennae greyish brown; antenna slightly serrate, with ciliation about 2/5 as long as width of flagellomeres, vestiture greyish brown, darker on scape and basal flagellomeres; maxillary palpus conspicuous, projecting anteriorly beyond eye margin to distance equal to about half diameter of eye, vestiture white medially, greyish brown laterally; labial palpus porrect, long, projecting beyond frons to distance equal to 1.3 diameter of eye, basal palpomere mostly dirty white with scales slightly projecting ventrally, second palpomere ventrally with narrow projecting scales apically, dorsally with slightly wider projecting scales forming triangle reaching frontoclypeal margin, with scales brown to greyish brown toward apex, with base of scales paler, third palpomere thin scaled, greyish brown; haustellum white at base, greyish brown beyond, increasingly darker. Thorax dorsally at base dark greyish brown with purple tinge, posteriorly paler, tan, with scales often darker tipped, those of apex of tegulae elongate and almost reaching apex of thorax. Foreleg coxa pale greyish brown with blackish brown patch at base and white at tip; femur greyish brown with scattered white scales and blackish brown apical patch; tibia greyish brown with pale dirty cream at base, middle, and apex, with long scales over epiphysis pale greyish brown, white, and cream; tarsomeres pale dirty cream with pale greyish brown mostly on fourth. Midleg femur as on foreleg; tibia enlarged in girth, with longitudinal slit ventrally (hiding androconial hair-like scales), greyish brown, darker on basal half, with white at tip, spurs pale cream; tarsomeres dirty cream with light greyish brown on whole exposed surface. Hindleg femur white with scattered greyish brown scales, sometimes forming patches postbasally, postmedially, and apically; tibia pale cream, sometimes darker, with scattered greyish brown scales, spurs pale cream; tarsomeres pale cream with more or less greyish brown scales. Forewing length: 7.0- 8.5 mm (holotype: 8.5 mm) (wingspan: 15.5-18.5 mm). Wing vestiture brown with more or less conspicuous darker markings as shown. Abdomen dorsally greyish brown with whole apical margin of tergites white or white only medially; ventrally pale greyish brown with apical dark greyish brown spot laterally on sternites II-VI. Segment VIII with sclerotization pattern as shown (Fig. 90). Male genitalia (n=5) (Fig. 134). Uncus at base fused medially with tegumen, forming cross with narrow lateral wings and slightly wider basal sections, basal section of free shaft (‘neck’) very narrow, apical section (‘head’) enlarged, covered with short, thick spines, apex broadly rounded. Subscaphium narrow at base, enlarging to 4 X basal width at mid-length and then narrowing and forming sclerotized canal almost closed dorsally, apically reaching tip of valvae. Tegumen short and wide, lightly sclerotized except for deeply concave basal margin medially, lateral margins, and especially apicolateral angles, devoid of scales medially and along basal margin. Pseudognathos lightly sclerotized laterally, more strongly so medially and forming thin, bell-shaped curve. Transtilla with lateral arms strongly developed, curving to connect medially in narrow bridge, ventrally set with pointed scales of medium length present also on membrane ventrad of transtilla. Valva narrow, parallelmargined until slightly beyond middle, then narrowing to half basal width at rounded apex, with dorsal margin more thickly sclerotized, medially at base near middle with more thickly sclerotized diagonal ridge prolonged by short and narrow fibula reaching ventral margin, recurved, and set with one seta medially near base and 1-2 very small ones apicomedially, also medially along midline with series of stiff setae from 1/3 to 2/3. Juxta small, quadrangular. Vinculum of medium width laterally; saccus bulbous. Phallus straight, dorsally membranous from base of incomplete coecum penis to 3/5 of length; vesica with single long cornutus about 1/3 of length of phallus shaft. Female (n=39) (Fig. 70): Antenna filiform with ciliation about as long as 1/6 width of flagellomeres. Forewing length: 7.0-9.0 mm (wingspan: 15.0-19.0 mm). Female genitalia (n=2) (Fig. 180). Papillae anales short, longer medially and about 1/6th of width, dorsally connected, with setation abundant and long along basal margin; sclerotized basal margin short on both sides of bases of apophyses, pointed dorsally, slightly enlarging ventrally; posterior apophyses thin, about 2/3 as long as width of papillae anales, with slight enlargement at base. Segment VIII with tergum medium sized, reducing in length by 1/4 at base of apophyses, then ventrad from base of apophyses scobinated and with ventral margin converging toward dorsal margin, with very few short setae dorsally; ventrally with lightly sclerotized, smooth surfaced triangular plate covering most of space; anterior apophyses about 1/3 longer than posterior, thicker, without distinct enlargement. Membrane around ostium bursae unmodified. Ductus bursae long, of medium girth, with funnel-shaped antrum elongate, well sclerotized, about 11% of whole ductus length, internally with short setae on most of surface directed medially and posteriorly; colliculum well sclerotized, short, about 2/5th length of antrum, unsclerotized dorsally, smooth surfaced; inception of ductus seminalis dorsally at base of distal, smooth section of ductus seminalis. Corpus bursae rounded, about 30% of length of ductus bursae, with large, internally spinulated, mouth-shaped plate. Biology: One specimen has a label with ‘ Teuerium besicarium ’, the correct spelling of which is Teuctrium vesicarium Mill., a Lamiaceae species native to the Galápagos and found on the four largest inhabited islands (Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz) (Jaramillo Díaz & Guézou, 2015). In addition, the species has been found most commonly in the high elevation pampa zone and the collecting records are from November, December, and January until May. Distribution: Presumed endemic to the Galápagos, this species has been found on the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, and Santiago. Remarks: The San Cristóbal specimens are in general darker (Fig. 70) than those from the other islands, but darker specimens are also known from Isabela. more contrasting stigma at the end of the forewing cell (Fig. 70) can be observed in only six of the specimens at hand. Udea capsifera (Meyrick, 1933: 409) was described from four specimens in genus Phlyctaenia. dissected male is here designated lectotype, with the following labels: 1-‘ LECTO / TYPE’ [circular, marine blue bordered, typed]; 2- ‘Alta Gracia / Argentina / CB..32’ [hand written]; 3- ‘Meyrick Coll. / B.M. 1938-290.’ [typed, upside down]; 4- ‘ capsifera Meyr. ’ [hand written]; 5- ‘ Phlyctaenia / capsifera / ¼ Meyrick / E. Meyrick det. / in Meyrick Coll.’ [handwritten except for typed last two lines]; 6- ‘B.M. Pyralidae / Genitalia slide /. 21107 ♂ ’ [typed except for male sign]; 7- ‘ LECTOTYPE / Phlyctaenia / capsifera / Meyrick / Des. B. Landry, 2014’ [typed except for scientific name and ‘14’]. The three other syntypes, all males with the same locality label as the lectotype, are designated paralectotypes.Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on pages 393-395, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15530
Diaphania galapagensis B. Landry & M. A. Solis, sp. n.
No full textDiaphania galapagensis B. Landry & M.. Solis, sp. n. Figs 14, 83, 99, 145 Stemorrhages (sp. near lustralis Guenée, 1854) [a synonym of the similar D. glauculalis (Guenée)]: Parkin et al., 1972: 105. ‒ Linsley, 1977: 37. Margaronia limitalis Dognin: Perry & de Vries, 2003: 146. Diaphania glauculalis (Guenée): Causton et al., 2006: 140. ‒ Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2015. Material examined Holotype: ♂, ‘ Galapagos: I. Santa Cruz | Station Darwin (lumière) | 1964 /.1965 | J. & N. Leleup’; ‘ MHNG | ENTO ♂ | 00009034 ’; ‘ HOLOTYPE | Diaphania | galapagensis | B. Landry &. Solis’. Deposited in MHNG. Paratypes: 22 ♂, 13 ♀ from the Galápagos Islands. – Floreana: 1 ♂, BlackBeach, 10 m, littoral-arid F[light] I[ntercept]T[rap], 21–28.iii.1989 (Peck & Sinclair, 89- 139). – Isabela: 2 ♂ (one dissected, CNC PYR 348), 1 ♀, Puerto Villamil, 2.iii.1989 (B. Landry); 1 ♀, 11 km N Puerto Villamil, 9.iii.1989, M[ercury]V[apour]L[ight] (B. Landry); 1 ♂, idem except 13.iii.1989; 1 ♂, NE slope Alcedo, near pega-pega camp, GPS: elev[ation]. 483 m, S 00° 24.029’, W 91° 02.895’, 31.iii.2004, u[ltra]v[iolet]l[ight] (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, n[ea]r Tagus Cove, 100 m elev., 21.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry). – Santa Cruz: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, same data as holotype; 1 ♂, same data as holotype except ‘ I.1965 ’; 1 ♀, E[stacion].C[ientifica].C[harles].D[arwin]., 4.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Finca Vilema, 2 km W Bella Vista, 1.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, transition zone, house of L. Roque, elev. 137 m, GPS: 00° 42.595’, W 90° 19.196’, 9.iv.2004, white light (B. Landry); 5 ♂, 3 ♀ (one dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-8932), same data as holotype except ‘ X-1964 ’; 3 ♂ (one dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-8934), 1 ♀, same data as holotype except ‘X/ XI- 1964 ’; 2 ♂, same data as holotype except ‘Basse altitude XI.1964 ’. – Santiago: 1 ♂, Cerro Inn, 28.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♀, 200 m elev., 5.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♀ (one dissected, slide MHNG-ENTO-8676), Jaboncillo [camp], ± 850 m elev., 8.iv.1992, MVL (B. Landry). – Unidentified island: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, with ‘42’ associated with note saying: ‘ Margaronia limitalis Dognin, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Isabela, Food: Vallesia sp. (Apocynaceae)’. Deposited in CDRS, CNC, MHNG, and USNM. Diagnosis: This species is most similar in the morphology of the genitalia to D. glauculalis (Guenée, 1854), and differs primarily in the male by the sclerotization in segment VIII where the u-shaped sclerotization of the sternite tapers in apically and is less broad than the base and the tergite sclerotization is almost the same width or only slightly expanded posteriorly. In the female, the corpus bursae is broad or bulbous-shaped after the ductus and the two round signa are adjoining with short extensions, longer than the base. It differs externally from D. glauculalis whose wings have a conspicuous green shade, forewing length and wingspan slightly larger (> 16 mm and> 35 mm respectively), and males without modified segments on the antennae and without a fold along the forewing costa ventrally. In the Galápagos this species (Fig. 14) is only externally similar to Palpita flegia (Cramer), but it is smaller with a wingspan 24.0-32.0 mm versus 50 mm in P. flegia (Fig. 40). Also, the forewing costa of D. costata is brown whereas that of P. flegia is blue. Etymology: The new name refers to the area of occurrence of this species. Description: Male (n=20) (Fig. 14). Head with frons flat, appressedly scaled, with frontoclypeal margin very slightly rounded, white with dark blackish brown at ventrolateral corners and paler brown at posterior eye margin, with erect (white) scales on vertex and occiput; antenna filiform except for widening scape, modified pedicel laterally expanded and recurved, crescent shaped, with concavity set with tight rows of tiny, flat, brown scales or buds protected by short and recurved white scales on median margin, first flagellomere elongate, about as long as following four flagellomeres, set with compact bunch of short, thin scales appressed and directed toward base of flagellomere, vestiture of subsequent flagellomeres white with short scales in two rows on each flagellomere, with ciliation short; maxillary palpus mostly chestnut brown with some yellowish brown, white at apex and medially, with longer apical scales directed anteriorly; labial palpus laterally bicolored, white ventrally and chocolate brown dorsally, with white medially on first two palpomeres and yellowish brown and chocolate brown on third; haustellum mostly white with cream at base. Thorax dorsally white with chocolate brown laterally at base between eye and forewing costal band, with basal row of wide scales at collar white to pale yellowish brown. Foreleg white except for yellowish brown at apex of femur and on tibia around epiphysis, and cream sometimes on femur. Midleg white except for yellowish brown at tip of femur and base of tibia dorsally and cream sometimes on femur and tibia. Hindleg white, sometimes with pale cream on femur. Forewing length: 13.0-15.0 mm (holotype: 14.0 mm) (wingspan: 26.5-32.0 mm; holotype: 29.0 mm); vestiture white, iridescent, with chocolate brown band along costa, sometimes with single row of yellowish scales along dorsal edge, narrowing until apex, also with six dark brown dots between veins along terminal margin, fringe white, with second row of scales slightly greyish brown at their bases; costa underneath with elongate fold until 4/7 wing length and harbouring hair-like to thin scales. Hindwing white, with thin greyish brown line terminally from apex until cubital sector. Abdomen white dorsally and ventrally, with apical bunch of thin dark greyish brown scales with their tips paler, white to pale greyish brown, surrounding genitalia. Segment VIII with sclerotization pattern as shown (Fig. 83): sternite with u-shaped sclerotization same width in its length; tergite with posterior sclerotization broad, lobelike. Intersegmental membrane VIII-IX with broad extensions with thick lateral margins sporting large bunch of flimsy setae ‘protected’ laterally by 5-10 very wide scales slightly curving inwardly. Male genitalia (n=2) (Fig. 99). Uncus ‘neck’ widening basally; posteriorly uncus ‘head’ slightly longer, directed ventrally at right angle, widening to 3- 4X girth of ‘neck’, flattened at base, with short, dense bunch of fine setae dorsally on lateral margin, distal half with lateral margins extended dorsally and set with short, thick setae along edges, more thickly concentrated and slightly longer in apical depression, ventral edges with medium-length to short setae thicker and denser apically. Subscaphium narrow, not extending much beyond uncus. Tegumen with median teguminal ridges slightly diverging toward apex; basal margin deeply and narrowly incised, almost to half of length. Parategumenal sclerites about 1/3 surface area of valva. Gnathos thin, broadly crescent shaped, connected medially. Transtilla a pair of lateral triangles joining medially. Valva round, lightly setose, with fibula short and pointed medioventrally. Juxta narrow with slightly widened extremities and thickened median line along most of length. Vinculum with arms short, of medium width, narrowly rectangular; saccus narrowly bulbous in lateral view, forming Gaussian curve in ventral view, directed upward. Phallus narrow, only sclerotized along ventral margin, slightly down curved subapically, as long as valva, without coecum penis; vesica with single elongate, pointed cornutus slightly down curved subapically, just short of 2/5 length of phallus shaft. Female (n=11): Antenna and forewing costa without modifications. Forewing length: 12.0-14.0 mm (wingspan: 24.0-30.0 mm). Abdomen all white. Female genitalia (n=2) (Fig. 145). Papillae anales narrow, slightly bulging dorsally; basal sclerotized band widened ventrad of base of apophyses; posterior apophyses strong, slightly sinuous, slightly shorter than width of papillae anales, slightly enlarged subbasally. Segment VIII with tergum short, parallel-margined to and ventrad of bases of apophyses, with ventral margin slightly diagonal, almost straight, with few setae of moderate length mostly toward apical margin; sternal plates drop shaped with narrow ends directed laterally, connected medially; anterior apophyses strong, sinuous, about 1.7X length of posterior apophyses, with distinct rounded dorsal enlargement at 1/4. Membrane around ostium bursae without modifications. Ductus bursae long and of medium girth, with long colliculum about 1/5 length of whole ductus bursae and ending in tonguelike extension, with distal half heavily spined; inception of ductus seminalis right after colliculum. Corpus bursae same width throughout length, expanding anteriorly, about 15% longer than ductus bursae, with pair of round, widely separated signa shortly extended in middle, almost flat. Biology: Perry & de Vries (2003), under the name Margaronia limitalis Dognin (a different, similar species), report the food plant in the Galápagos as Vallesia glabra (Cav.) Link (Apocynaceae). Specimens were collected from the arid or littoral zone, on the grounds of the CDRS, to about 850 m in elevation on Santiago, in various types of habitats and in January, March until May, October, and November. Distribution: Galápagos endemic for which we have examined specimens collected on Floreana, Isabela, Santa Cruz, and Santiago. Perry & de Vries (2003) also mention it from Floreana. Remarks: This species belongs to a complex group of 16 ‘white/greenish/brownish’ Diaphania species that includes misplaced species in Munroe (1995), new species, and species from other genera (e.g. Palpita, Hoterodes). They have in common a short phallus and a short ductus bursae (manuscript in prep., MAS). BL initially identified a Galápagos specimen of this species as D. glauculalis by comparing it with specimens in the BMNH, including the female holotype, although the latter is without an abdomen. The species was described from a single female, without indication of collecting locality, although Guenée (1854: 306) mentioned that he believed it to be ‘américaine’, i.e. from the Americas. However, the description of D. glauculalis, which records the wingspan as 37 mm and the wings as whitish green, supported the conclusion that the smaller Galápagos specimens are not this species. Diaphania costata (Fabricius) is externally similar to D. galapagensis and unknown to occur in the Galapagos Islands. The type was studied because the species was only known from the original description and it seemed similar. The lectotype of Phalaena costata Fabricius, 1775 (Figs 73, 74), deposited in ZMUC is here designated: ♀, ‘P: costata’; ‘Mus. Seh. & T. L.’; ‘ LECTOTYPE | Phalaena | costata Fabricius | Des. B. Landry, 2015 ’. The wings of this specimen are unspread but the forewing length is 13.0 mm. This species belongs to another group of species, exemplified by D. costata (Fabricius, 1775), that have a long phallus and a long ductus bursae (Fig. 182) (manuscript in prep., MAS). There is no specimen of Phalaena costata in Fabricius’ personal collection in the ZMUC, but there is one in the collection of Sehested & Tønder-Lund (O. Karsholt, pers. comm.), also in the ZMUC. Ole Karsholt (pers. comm.) also wrote ‘It is not clear from the original description if Fabricius based the description [of costata] on a specimen from the Sehested & Tønder-Lund collection, and it can also have ended up there later on.’ Thus, this specimen ‘should be considered as a potential syntype.’ and is here designated lectotype upon O. Karsholt’s recommendation as it agrees with the current concept of D. costata. Ove Ramel Sehested and Niels Tønder Lund lived in Copenhagen and were pupils and friends of Fabricius (Baixeras & Karsholt, 2011). According to Tuxen (1959) cited in Baixeras & Karsholt (2011), ‘about one third of all Fabrician insect descriptions are based on material in the Sehested-Tønder Lund collection.’ Perry & de Vries (2003) briefly described the mature larva and the Galápagos host plant reported, Vallesia glabra (Cav.) Link (Apocynaceae), occurs in the Galápagos in two forms. Variety glabra, a tropical American taxon is indigenous to the Galápagos, occurring on Española, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, and Santiago, while variety pubescens (Andersson) Wiggins is endemic and found on exactly the same islands (Jaramillo Díaz & Guézou, 2015).Published as part of Bernard Landry, 2016, Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 315-399 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2) on pages 329-333, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15530
Pyrausta insolata Landry 2015, sp. n.
No full textPyrausta insolata sp. n. Figs 13-16, 21 a-b, 26 Material examined: 26 ♂, 21 ♀. Holotype: ♂, ‘ECU[ADOR]., GALÁPAGOS | Pinta, 17.iii.1992 | 400 m elev[ation]., M[ercury]V[apour] L[ight] | leg [it]. B. Landry’; ‘ HOLOTYPE | Pyrausta | insolata | B. Landry’. Undissected. Deposited in the MHNG. Paratypes: 25 ♂, 21 ♀ from the Galápagos Island, Ecuador. – Fernandina: 1 ♂ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8631), SW side, GPS: 815 m elev[ation]., S 00° 21.270’, W 091° 35.341’, 11.ii.2005, u[ltra]v[iolet]l[ight] (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, SW side, crater rim, GPS: 1341 m elev., S 00° 21.910’, W 091° 34.034’, 12.ii.2005, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, same data except 13.ii.2005; 1 ♂, [no precise locality], iii.1970 (Perry & de Vries). – Isabela: 3 ♀ (one dissected, slide PYR 372), 3 km N S[an]to Tómas, Agr [iculture]. Zone, 8.iii.1989, M[ercury]V[apour]L[ight] (B. Landry); 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide PYR 353), 1 ♀, 11 km N Puerto Villamil, 9.iii.1989, MVL (B. Landry); 3 ♂ (one dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8632), 1 ♀, NE slope Alcedo, ca. 400 m up (S) Los Guayabillos camp, GPS: 892 m elev., S 00° 25.208’, W 91° 04.765’, 1.iv.2004, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, NE slope Alcedo, Los Guayabillos camp, GPS: 869 m elev., S 00° 24.976’, W 91° 04.617’, 2.iv.2004, uvl, 4h00-5h30 (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Alcedo, lado NE [side], 400 m [elev.], camp pega-pega, 15.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Alcedo, lado NE, 700 m [elev.], camp guayabillos, 16.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 1 ♀, Alcedo, lado NE, 1100 m [elev.], cumbre [summit], caseta Cayot [cabin], 17.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 3 ♀, V[olcan]. Darwin, 630 m elev., 17.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 1 ♂, ± 15 km N Pto Villamil, 25.v.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂, Sierra Negra, Corazon Verde, xi-xii.1974 (T.J. De Vries, B.M. 1976–58). – Pinta: 1 ♂, 372 m elev., 16.iii.2006, N 00° 34.476’, W 90° 45.102’, uvl (P. Schmitz, L. Roque); 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8629), 200 m elev., 16.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂, 3 ♀, same data as holotype; 1 ♂, 400 m elev., 18.iii.1992, MVL (B. Landry); 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide BL 1248), 400-650 m elev., day (B. Landry). – Santa Cruz: 2 ♀, Tortuga Res[erve]. W S[an]ta Rosa, 6.ii.1989, MVL (B. Landry). – Santiago: 1 ♂, N side, GPS: 437 m elev., S 00° 13.316’, W 90° 43.808’, 3.iii.2005, uvl (P. Schmitz); 1 ♂ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8628), 1 ♀ (dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8630), NE side, close to caseta, GPS: 686 m elev., S 00°14.177’, W 90°44.619’, 6.iii.2005, uvl (P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (dissected, B.M. Pyralidae slide 21186), (James), vii.1970 (B.M. 1970-567, Ref. No. L 159); 1 ♀, (James), Bahia Bucanero, iv.1974 (B.M. 1975-7, Ref. No. L [blank]). Deposited in BMNH, CDRS, CNC, and MHNG. Diagnosis: This species is most similar to Pyrausta insignitalis (Guenée), P. onythesalis (Walker) and P. pseudonythesalis Munroe, but it resembles the former more in habitus by virtue of the predominance of orange colouration. In male genitalia (see Munroe, 1976, pl. J fig. 6 for a photo of the male genitalia of P. insignitalis), the new species differs in the shorter and broader uncus, absence of a thin projection of the clasper, and sclerotized plate before clasper without dorsal projection. In female genitalia the new species differs especially in the wide and singly coiled ductus bursae. In the Galápagos this species is most similar to the other two Pyrausta species recorded and the key presented above will separate the three. Etymology: From Latin, meaning ‘exposed to the sun’; in reference to the colour of the moths and the fact that the species being present on the equatorial Galápagos archipelago indeed receives a lot of sunshine. Description: MALE (n=26): Head with frons slightly projecting, apically slightly rounded (not quite flat), orange except for few whitish yellow scales at base of antenna; antennae filiform with ciliation dense, as long as 2/3 width of flagellomeres, with one single longer (2/3 as long as corresponding flagellomere) seta dorsally on about first 10 flagellomeres, scaling orange on scape and pedicel, greyish brown to whitish grey on flagellum; maxillary palpus greyish orange; labial palpus orange, with paler whitish yellow scales ventrally on first segment and burnt orange dorsally on second segment and apically on third; haustellum light orange. Thorax dorsally orange to light burnt orange at collar and bases of patagia, sometimes with light brown, orange in middle and slightly lighter orange on thoracic segment III. Foreleg coxa light golden to light orange; femur as coxa, with orange at tip; tibia greyish brown with light golden laterally and at tip; tarsomeres light golden and greyish brown dorsally. Midleg coxa whitish golden; femur light golden with orange at tip; tibia orange dorsally with light greyish brown at base and dorsally on spurs, light golden elsewhere; tarsomeres light golden with light greyish brown at base of first tarsomere. Hindleg light golden with light orange on tibia dorsally and light greyish brown on tarsomeres dorsally. Forewing length: 6.0- 7.0 mm (holotype 7.0 mm); forewing colour (Figs 13, 14) mostly orange, with dark brown on costa as fine line, complete submedian slightly convex line, sometimes one small spot at base of cell, one distinct straight bar at end of cell usually associated with more or less intense suffusion between bar and terminally bulging section of postmedian line, small triangle on costa at postmedian line, straight subterminal line often with small indentations at CuA1 and M1, often fused with terminal brownish black spots at apices of veins to form wider terminal band, sometimes whole wing with heavier suffusion and broad costal band (Figs 15, 16); fringe with basal scales forming pale orange and greyish brown spots alternately or mostly dark greyish brown in darker specimens, longer scales pale greyish brown. Hindwing orange with dark brown markings as small spot in cell, postmedian line, subterminal band often fused with terminal band, and suffusion usually between CuP and 2A up to middle of wing; fringe similar to that of forewing. Abdomen dorsally uniformly orange or with greyish brown on segments I-V in darker specimens, ventrally light golden, with light orange on distal segment in darker specimens. Male genitalia (n=5) (Figs 21 a-b). Uncus stout, about 1.6 X length of tegumen dorsally, flattened and straight in lateral view, with dorsal margin apically down-turned, with lateral margins gently converging to mediumly rounded apex, with 1-2 long setae dorsolaterally near middle, apical third covered with medium-length to short thickened setae decreasing in size towards apex. Subscaphium with narrow, lightly sclerotized ventral margin reaching apex of uncus. Tegumen short, dorsally with more thickly sclerotized teguminal ridges diverging apically and basally, H-shaped, with more thickly sclerotized horizontal bar present, forming basal margin, with scale-less area between teguminal ridges 3/5 length of latter; laterally with more thickly sclerotized ventral margin slightly concave, with scaled area between it and teguminal ridges square, more thickly scaled toward dorsoapical margin. Valva of medium width, with dorsal margin slightly humped at connection with transtilla, then slightly concave; medially bare and thickly sclerotized band along costa narrowing to 1/3 of length of valva, then parallel-sided until ending at 3/4 length of valva, with some moderately long thin setae and scales on dorsal edge; ventral margin not distinctly straight at base, subbasally broadly rounded, then straight to midlength and slightly convex to rounded apex; medially with few short thin scales at base; laterally, next to ventral margin, and all along ventral margin with short to long setae; clasper a simple, short, triangular sheet with dorsal margin produced and rounded, medially covered with short to long thickened setae decreasing in length toward apex; sclerotized plate before clasper broadly rounded, not projected dorsally beyond dorsal angle of clasper, adorned with 8-10 moderately long setae; sacculus unmodified. Transtilla thin, unsclerotized medially. Diaphragma ventrad from transtilla with patch of about 6-10 medium-length setae on each side. Juxta short, shaped like inverted human pelvis. Vinculum narrow, with short, laterally compressed saccus with blunt apical margin. Phallus a slightly curved, short tube about 20% longer than tegumen + uncus, basal 1/3 thickly sclerotized only ventrally; coecum penis short, rounded; vesica with a long, thin, curved cornutus about 3/5 length of phallus, one thicker, stiletto-like cornutus about half as long, and about 5 additional thin cornuti also about half as long; ductus ejaculatorius forming one coil. FEMALE (n=21) (Figs 15, 16): Antenna thinner than that of the male. Wings usually with more dark brown scaling than those of males, sometimes with dark brown and also sometimes burnt orange scaling completely obscuring orange areas. Forewing length: 6.0-7.0 mm. Female genitalia (n=3) (Fig. 26). Papillae anales short, slightly convex, abundantly setose, with short to moderately long setae, the latter mostly along basal margin; cuticle covered with spinules, with laterobasal sclerotized band narrow, wider near bases of posterior apophyses, not connecting either ventrally or dorsally; posterior apophyses short, slightly thicker at base, about as long as width of papillae anales. Segment VIII short, with sclerotized section a narrow band of nearly equal length ventrally and dorsally, 2 X length of sclerotized band of papillae anales at level of apophyses, ventrally not connected in middle, with few medium-length setae mostly along apical margin laterally and dorsally, covered with spinules; anterior apophyses almost 2 X length of posterior apophyses, with dorsal, triangular enlargement at about 2/5. Membrane unspecialized around ostium bursae, covered with spinules. Ductus bursae with short, membranous and spinulose funnel-shaped antrum, followed by equally short sclerotized incomplete (open dorsally) colliculum devoid of spinules, followed by enlarging membranous section forming one twist, 4 X as long as first two sections, almost 4 X as wide as colliculum, adorned with elongate sclerotized and wrinkled outgrowth decreasing in size from base to middle, lightly spinulose. Ductus seminalis connecting between second, sclerotized section of ductus bursae and next. Corpus bursae short, circular, not much wider than ductus bursae, about half as long as ductus bursae, lightly spinulose; signum a small, square plate with short spines projecting inside, with or without depression in middle; without accessory sac. Biology: Unknown except that moths are attracted to light and that the species seems to prefer habitats situated at mid to high elevations (200-1341 m), up to the top of the islands in two cases. Distribution: Galápagos islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz and Santiago; presumably endemic. Remarks: The vesica of two dissected males had no cornuti while another had seemingly lost only the 5 shorter and thinner cornuti.Published as part of Landry, Bernard, 2015, The Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 55-70 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1) on pages 65-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1457
Macrorrhinia pinta Landry and Neunzig 1998
No full textMacrorrhinia pinta Landry and Neunzig, 1998 Fig. 19, 27, 36, 45, 61, 72 Macrorrhinia pinta Landry and Neunzig 1998: 499. Diagnosis. The forewing length is 4.6–7.0 mm. (The range given in Landry and Neunzig (1997) who listed 82 specimens is 5.0–8.0 mm. No specimen measured more than 7.0 mm among the 69 specimens examined.) The maculation is similar to M. aureofasciella but the transverse bands are more subdued or indistinct and do not reach the costa (not illustrated). The gnathos (Fig. 36) is similar to that of M. endonephele. The phallus (Fig. 27) is laterally curved, whereas it is straight or nearly so in the other species. The corpus bursae (Fig. 61) is barely constricted in the middle as in M. aureofasciella, but the appendicular lobe is larger with the posterior portion broadly dilated and extended to the posterior end of the corpus bursae. The ductus bursae is barely dilated at the level of the corpus bursae and its inception is situated near the base of the appendicular lobe near the juncture of the corpus bursae. There are no signum nor spines except for a small sclerotization at the juncture of the appendicular lobe. The posterior margin of the antrum has a “winged” appearance with a mesial indentation and curved lateral projections wider than the ductus bursae (Fig. 72). Material examined. Holotype male (CNC), slide PYR 358; 50 males and females including 18 paratypes: ECUADOR, GALAPAGOS, Pinta, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Espanola, San Cristobal, Seymour Norte, Floreana (1989, 1992), slides PYR 399, PYR 400, PYR 435, PYR 2206, PYR 2207 (CNC).Published as part of Hayden, James E. & Landry, Jean-François, 2020, Arcola malloi (Pastrana), the alligatorweed stemborer, a new synonym of Macrorrhinia endonephele (Hampson) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae), pp. 1-25 in Insecta Mundi 2020 (768) on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.535360
Pyrausta galapagensis Landry 2015, sp. n.
No full textPyrausta galapagensis sp. n. Figs 9-12, 20 a-b, 25 Material examined: 7 ♂, 15 ♀. Holotype: ♂, ‘ ECUADOR [sideways on left side] | GALÁPAGOS | Isabela, 3 km N. | S[an]to Tómas, Agr [iculture] Zone | 8.III.1989, M[ercury]V[apour]L[light] | B. Landry [leg.] ’; ‘ HOLOTYPE | Pyrausta | galapagensis | B. Landry’. Undissected. Deposited in the CNC. Paratypes: 6 ♂, 15 ♀ from the Galápagos Island, Ecuador. – Floreana: 1 ♂ (dissected, slide B.M. Pyralidae 21185), 1 ♀, Charles [Island], Asilo de la Paz, 360 m, i.1971, BM 1971-79, Ref. No. L-159. – Isabela: 1 ♂ (dissected, slide PYR 374), 1 ♀, same data as holotype; 1 ♀, NE slope Alcedo, near pega-pega camp, GPS: elev[ation]. 483 m, S 00°24.029’, W 91°02.895’, 31.iii.2004, u[ltra]v[iolet]l[ight] (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♀ (slide MHNG ENTO 8622), NE slope Alcedo, ca. 400 m up (S) Los Guayabillos camp, GPS: elev. 892 m, S 00°24.029’, W91°04.765’, 1.iv.2004, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Alcedo, lado NE, 400 m, camp pega-pega, 15.iv.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque). – Santa Cruz: 2 ♀, Media Luna, pampa zone, 21.i.1989, M[ercury] V[apour]L[ight] (B. Landry); 1 ♀, casa L. Roque-Albelo & V. Cruz, GPS: 137 m elev., S 00°42.595’, W 090°19.196’, 17.ii.2005, day time (B. Landry); 2 ♂ (one dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8620), 4 ♀ (one dissected, slide MHNG ENTO 8621), NNW Bella Vista, GPS: 225 m elev., S 00°41.293’, W 090° 19.665’, 18.ii.2005, uvl (B. Landry, P. Schmitz); 1 ♀, Los Gemelos, 4.v.2002, uvl (B. Landry, L. Roque); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Indefatigable [Island], v.1970 (R. Perry & Tj. De Vries), B.M. 1970-371, Ref. No. L. 150; 1 ♀, same data except ‘B.M. 1969-17’. Deposited in BMNH, CDRS, CNC, and MHNG. Diagnosis: In forewing pattern and colour the paler specimens of this species are most similar to P. deidamialis (Druce), the lectotype of which is from Volcan Chiriqui, Panama. In male genitalia this new species differs from P. deidamialis in the distinctly narrower valvae and uncus, the spatulate clasper, and the three cornuti of the vesica. The female genitalia of P. deidamialis are unknown to me. In the Galápagos this species stands out from the other two Pyrausta species present, which have conspicuous orange scaling (see Key above). Etymology: The name refers to the area of distribution, the Galápagos Archipelago. Description: MALE (n=7): Head with frons slightly projecting, apically flat, burnt orange in middle, dark brown along the sides, with white band laterally from base of antennae to above frons and also ventral from compound eye; antennae filiform, with ciliation dense, as long as 1/3 width of flagellomeres, with one single longer (half as long as corresponding flagellomere) seta dorsally on about first 10 flagellomeres, scaling mostly greyish brown, with some white, dark brown and burnt orange on scape and pedicel; maxillary palpus burnt orange or dark brown with few burnt orange scales; labial palpus burnt orange, sometimes with dark brown, on most of second segment and all of third, satiny white ventrally on second segment and all of first; haustellum light yellow to light orange and sometimes greyish brown. Thorax dorsally at collar burnt orange, sometimes with longitudinal darker lines on scales, to lighter royal yellow, progressively becoming lighter toward apex, sometimes with brown scales, dirty white to light yellow on thoracic segment III. Foreleg coxa light greyish brown with few burnt orange and dirty white scales; femur burnt orange; tibia dark greyish brown with white laterally and some burnt orange; tarsomeres light greyish brown, with some white at base of first tarsomere, progressively becoming darker greyish brown. Midleg coxa satiny white; femur light gold, with burnt orange and dark brown at tip; tibia dorsally at base with dark brown and burnt orange, progressively becoming paler toward apex, laterally satiny white; tarsus light gold with greyish white on last two tarsomeres. Hindleg coxa white, otherwise leg entirely light gold. Forewing length: 6.0-7.0 mm (holotype 6.0 mm); forewing colour (Figs 9, 12) dark brown on costa and second half of wing, more or less speckled with burnt orange, base of wing more mellow to light yellow toward dorsum; dark brown markings as submedian line straight from dorsum to base of cell where one or two more or less distinct dark brown spots may be present, postmedian line from dorsum straight to middle of wing where it curves externally to sometimes reach broad terminal band, and short bar at end of cell; mellow yellow markings as pair of spots or complete line from dorsum, but not reaching costa, bordering postmedian dark line, and in cell and sometimes below until dorsum; fringe with shorter basal scales dark greyish brown and longer scales lighter greyish brown. Hindwing base light yellow, often with dark brown spot submedially in median sector and straight line from median sector to anal sector postmedially, followed by light yellow before broad apical dark brown band; fringe as on forewing. Abdomen dorsally mostly light greyish brown speckled with light yellow or orange and with white line at apices of segments II-VII, although last two segments mostly light gold; ventrally light gold with some light greyish brown on sternites V-VII. Male genitalia (n=3) (Figs 20 a-b). Uncus elongate, about 1.6 X length of tegumen dorsally, flattened, very slightly down-turned, narrowing from base to about 2/5, then parallel-sided until slightly pointed apex, with medium-length setation laterally from about middle to 3/4, with short, thick setae from beyond middle dorsal- ly until apex. Subscaphium lightly sclerotized, shorter than uncus. Tegumen short, dorsally with more thickly sclerotized teguminal ridges diverging apically and basally, without distinct median bar connecting them, but rather with scale-less area slightly shorter than teguminal ridges; laterally with more thickly sclerotized ventral margin slightly concave, with scaled area between it and teguminal ridges rounded, more thickly scaled toward dorsoapical margin. Valva narrow, with dorsal margin slightly humped at connection with transtilla, then slightly concave; medially bare and thickly sclerotized band along costa narrowing to 2/3, with some moderately long thin setae and scales on dorsal edge; ventral margin straight at base, subbasally angled, then straight until rounded apex; medially with few short thin scales at base; laterally, next to ventral margin, and along ventral margin with about 10 moderately long to very long setae between 1/10 to 1/3; clasper directed basomedially, shaped like racquetball racquet, with mostly short and thick, apically unmodified setae, but also a few longer ones mostly along apical and lateral margins; sclerotized plate before clasper medially forming broad, low triangle with short, narrow, rounded point set with about 10 short setae; sacculus unmodified. Transtilla thin, unsclerotized medially. Diaphragma ventrad from transtilla with patch of about 10 medium-length setae on each side. Juxta short, quadrangular, almost completely flat, with low depression medially, with apical margin projecting and medially with short v-shaped cut, with basal margin at each angle with short, rounded projection. Vinculum narrow with short saccus apically narrowly rounded. Phallus an almost straight tube, about 10% longer than tegumen + uncus, basal half thickly sclerotized only ventrally; coecum penis absent; vesica with three cornuti: longest half as long as phallus shaft, second 3/5 length of longest, third 2/5 length of longest; ductus ejaculatorius forming one coil distally. FEMALE (n=15) (Figs 10, 11): Antenna thinner than that of the male. Forewing length: 6.5-7.5 mm. Female genitalia (n=2) (Fig. 25). Papillae anales short, slightly convex, moderately setose, with short to moderately long setae mostly along basal (in one line) and apical margins; cuticle covered with spinules, with laterobasal sclerotized band narrow, wider at bases of apophyses, not connecting either ventrally or dorsally; posterior apophyses long and thin, without ventral projection at base, about 1.5 X width of papillae anales. Segment VIII short, 2 (ventrally) – 3 (dorsally) X length of sclerotized band of papillae anales at level of apophyses, ventrally not connected in middle, with few short to medium-length setae mostly along apical margin and dorsally, covered with spinules; anterior apophyses about 0.85X length of posterior apophyses, with dorsal, triangular enlargement at about 1/4. Membrane unspecialized around ostium bursae. Ductus bursae with membranous and spinulose funnel-shaped antrum about 1/5 of total length, followed by shorter colliculum devoid of spinules, followed by short membranous lateral extension and constriction abundantly adorned with thick spinules, followed by sclerotized and ridged wider section devoid of spinules and about 1/3 length of whole structure, with lateral rounded projection at base, followed by membranous, narrower, ridged and bent section devoid of spinules and slightly enlarging into corpus bursae. Ductus seminalis connecting between second sclerotized section of ductus bursae and next. Corpus bursae circular, with spinules either single or in rows of 2-6 except distad of signum; signum very large, shaped like closed pair of thick, stylized human lips, with two low crests directed internally on each side of middle along midline, which thus appears more thickly sclerotized, with perpendicular scale-like extensions from middle, and with thick, short spines directed internally; with accessory sac about half of size of corpus bursae, devoid of spinules. Biology: Unknown except that moths are attracted to light and that the species seems to prefer habitats situated at medium (225 m) to high elevations, up to the pampa zone. Distribution: Galápagos Islands of Floreana, Isabela, and Santa Cruz; probably endemic. Remarks: The females are often darker than males. The colour definitions are partly from Wikipedia.Published as part of Landry, Bernard, 2015, The Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pp. 55-70 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 122 (1) on pages 62-65, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1457
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