Commatarcha galicicae Tokár & Srnka, sp. nov., and a genus new for Europe (Lepidoptera, Carposinidae)

Commatarcha galicicae Tokár & Srnka, sp. nov. is described from specimens taken in two south-eastern European localities, the Galicica Mountain in North Macedonia, and Dubova in Banat, Romania. The new species belongs to the genus Commatarcha Meyrick, 1935, which is new for the European Lepidopt...

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Published inNota lepidopterologica Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 19 - 29
Main Authors Tokár, Zdenko, Srnka, Lubomír, Mutanen, Marko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 15.02.2023
Subjects
Abdomen
Adults
Females
Gene amplification
Genitalia
Lepidoptera
Light
New species
Reproductive organs
North Macedonia
United Kingdom
Romania
Slovakia
Australia
China
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Summary:Commatarcha galicicae Tokár & Srnka, sp. nov. is described from specimens taken in two south-eastern European localities, the Galicica Mountain in North Macedonia, and Dubova in Banat, Romania. The new species belongs to the genus Commatarcha Meyrick, 1935, which is new for the European Lepidoptera fauna. It resembles some Asian species from this genus and also the American species Bondia comonana (Kearfott, 1907) in external characters. In the genitalia of both sexes, it is similar to C. oresbia Diakonoff, 1989 but differs markedly in the colour and pattern of the forewing. The immature stages of the new species are unknown. Colour photographs of the adults and of the habitat are included with illustrations of the female and male genitalia.
ISSN:0342-7536
2367-5365
2367-5365
DOI:10.3897/nl.46.90182