Corresponding author: Ryan A. St. Laurent (
Academic editor: D. Lafontaine
The Andean genera
St Laurent RA (2016) Revisions of the genera
Several recent works have been published focusing on the taxonomy of the previously understudied
The present article revises two small and closely related genera,
Dissections were performed as in
Specimens from the following collections were examined:
Personal collection of Daniel Herbin, Garidech, France
Figures were manipulated with Adobe Photoshop CS4 (
1 | Forewing rounded apically, ante- and postmedial lines broad, somewhat diffuse (Fig. |
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2 | Forewing triangular, somewhat pointed apically, ante- and postmedial lines usually sharply defined (Figs |
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*Note: the female of
Colombian
Ecuadorian
Known distribution of
This species is apparently very rarely collected, as it is known only from the male holotype. Unfortunately, the genitalia preparation of the holotype, probably made by Carl Heinrich (R. Hutchings pers. comm.), is lost and could not be located by the individuals tasked with trying to find it at the
As for
(60 ♂, 3 ♀)
Confusion surrounds the whereabouts of the genitalia of the lectotype of
By Article 73.1.5, the abdomen (and my subsequent genitalia preparation: St Laurent diss.: 2-14-16:1) is hereby excluded from the lectotype of
The lectotype of
Female genitalia, however, do differ between Colombian and Ecuadorian
It is critical to locate more material of
The unique genus
The genus
1 | Forewing length 19 mm or greater, usually not strongly iridescent blue (Figs |
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– | Forewing length usually less than 19 mm, strongly iridescent (Figs |
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2 | Ground coloration dark brown to blackish brown, postmedial line obvious due to brown inner lining (Figs |
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– | Ground coloration almost black, postmedial line indistinct, no brown inner lining along postmedial line (Figs |
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3 | Postmedial line one-quarter from wing margin (Fig. |
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– | Postmedial line one-quarter to one-third from wing margin (Fig. |
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*Note: the females of
Peruvian
(6 ♂, 1 ♀)
Known distribution of
Until the present work, only
This new species is most similar to
This species is named for the complete, connected (
This is the only species in the genus with a well-defined gnathos, which, when present, is an important character for distinguishing similar species within genera in
This species is named for its small size (diminutive –
Although the known range of this species is located between the distributions of
This species is most similar to
This species is named for Jason Dombroskie (
As previously mentioned in the remarks for
Although five specimens and three dissections of
The name for this new genus comes from
This new genus can be recognized by the salmon to orange-brown, fading to light, sandy tan ground color, interspersed with gray, pale-khaki, and dark-brown scales, which give moths of this genus a somewhat hoary appearance. The wings are very broad, with a weakly accentuated, barely falcate apex. The long bipectinate antennae are more than half the length of the short forewings, and have distinctly long pectinations. The combination of these characters should immediately allow
See generic diagnosis.
See generic description.
Known distribution of
This species is named for Ana Paula dos Santos de Carvalho, a lepidopterist interested in the sexual dynamics of
This new species, and thus the genus
The two figured specimens (Figs
According to Daniel Herbin (pers. comm.) the COI barcode data for Paraguayan paratype (BC-Her 4868) is quite distinct from other genera.
This research would not be possible without the kind assistance of the following individuals and their institutions for allowing access to valuable material: John Brown (