Agdistis (Kovtunovich, Vasily & Ustjuzhanin, Petr 2015)
| Notice: | This page is derived from the original publication listed below, whose author(s) should always be credited. Further contributors may edit and improve the content of this page and, consequently, need to be credited as well (see page history). Any assessment of factual correctness requires a careful review of the original article as well as of subsequent contributions.
If you are uncertain whether your planned contribution is correct or not, we suggest that you use the associated discussion page instead of editing the page directly. This page should be cited as follows (rationale):
Citation formats to copy and paste
BibTeX: @article{Kovtunovich2015Zootaxa4033, RIS/ Endnote: TY - JOUR Wikipedia/ Citizendium: <ref name="Kovtunovich2015Zootaxa4033">{{Citation |
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Familia: Pterophoridae
Name
Agdistis Kovtunovich, Vasily, 2015 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Agdistis Kovtunovich, Vasily, 2015, Zootaxa 4033: 556-557.
Materials Examined
Material examined.3 ♂, 1 ♀, (MFN), Namibia, Wlotzkasbaken, 9.iv. 2008, LF Turm, W. Mey. External characters. Wingspan 13 mm. Forewing grey with dark spots in wing base and in middle part. Distal part with band formed from fusion of two spots, parallel to outer margin of wing. Hindwing unicolorous grey. Fringe of both wings white.
Description
Male genitalia. Valvae symmetrical. Costal margin of valva heavily sclerotized, distally terminating with shoe-like formation. Base of valva weakly sclerotized with a protruding outer margin. Costal processes of valva short, length half that of valve, in distal part first thickened and apically markedly narrowed. Uncus wide, lobate, with small notch distally. Sternum VIII with wide oval notch, its lobes wide and short. Phallus short, almost straight, its length 2 / 3 that of valva. Basal part of phallus oblique. Female genitalia. Apophyses posteriores short, thin. Apophyses anteriores short, straight. Antrum short, tubulate, weakly sclerotized with two protruding strands. Ductus bursae wide at the end towards ostium, gradually narrowed. Lamina vaginalis formed as two separated sclerotized ovals. Bursa copulatrix oval, weakly sclerotized.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis. The female genitalia are very similar to those of Agdistis piccolo Gielis, 1990, described from Namibia on the basis of one female. It cannot be safely ruled out that the species presented in this article is indeed A.piccolo. The status of the present sample can only be established after re-examination of the holotype of A. piccolo, and preferably with additional material.
Taxon Treatment
- Kovtunovich, Vasily; Ustjuzhanin, Petr; 2015: New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae) from southern Africa. 7, Zootaxa 4033: 556-557. doi
This treatment was originally uploaded by Plazi, compare this treatment on Plazi. Unless this treatment has been substantially changed on Species-ID, Plazi requests to maintain a link back to the original repository.
