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Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin 2016, sp. nov.

  • 1. Moscow Society of Nature Explorers, c / o Malaya Filevskaya str., 24 / 1, app. 20, 121433, Russia. & E-mail: vasko- 69 @ mail. ru & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 1959492 D-B 1 A 5 - 45 F 7 - 9 C 11 - F 079 D 399 B 42 B
  • 2. Altai State University, Lenina 61, Barnaul, 656049, Russia. & E-mail: petrust @ mail. ru & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 60 F 67 CCF-F 6 C 9 - 4 CD 4 - A 2 DF-F 3216 DC 46958
  • 3. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Siguatepeque, Comayagua, Honduras. & E-mail: mildredpmarquez @ gmail. com & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 6 D 2884 AB-DE 79 - 4454 - 9 E 20 - D 3 D 83 DB 1 FAAA
  • 4. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina 30, Tomsk, 634050, Russia. & urn: lsid: zoobank. org: author: 4 A 20 CB 2 F- 2 FA 9 - 4 FB 6 - 9983 - 82 E 203 FFB 0 E 1 & Corresponding author: uak @ tpu. ru

Description

Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov.

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Figs 9–10

Diagnosis

The male genitalia of Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin sp. nov. resemble to those of S. walsinghami in the short phallus and the tapered distal part, but differ from them by the asymmetric valves and the uncus, which is widened in the middle part.

Etymology

Toponymic name, after the state of Tolima where the new species has been collected.

Material examined

Holotype

COLOMBIA: Ƌ, Tolima Nevado, El Rancho, 04°36′ N, 75°20′ W, 2710 m, 2–7 Apr. 2014, V. Synjaev, M. Márquez & J. Machado leg. (ZISP 1839).

Paratypes

COLOMBIA: 2 ƋƋ, Tolima Nevado, El Rancho, 04°36′ N, 75°20′ W, 2710 m, 2–7Apr. 2014, V. Synjaev, M. Márquez & J. Machado leg. (CUK); 2 ƋƋ, Planes de San Rafael Parque Nacional Tatama, 5º29′ N, 76º00′ W, 2100 m, 18–21 Mar. 2015, V. Synjaev, M. Márquez & J. Machado leg. (CUK).

Description

Male

EXTERNAL CHARACTERS. Wingspan of holotype 23 mm and paratypes 22–23 mm. Head grey, thorax grey with white longitudinal stripes. Labial palps thin, rather long, slightly smaller than eye diameter. Fore wings with mottled pattern. Bright thin white stripes from wing base along streaks. Medial part of wing with bright white spot. First and second lobe from middle to apex brightly white. Fringe inside cleft dark grey with alternation of white portions. Hind wings ash-grey. Fringe of first lobe monochrome grey, second lobe with portion of white hairs in distal part, outer fringe of third lobe from base and further beyond the middle lightened with white hairs. Legs mottled brown with pale portions.

MALE GENITALIA. Valves asymmetric, left one wider than right one. Distal part of both valves noticeably narrowed. No finger-like processes at valve bases. Anellus arms thin, of different lengths, left one two times shorter than right one. Saccus narrow with deep notch. Uncus strongly widened in middle part, tapered at apex. Phallus short, smoothly curved, thickened in basal part, tapered in distal part.

Female

Unknown.

Distribution

Colombia.

Flight period

April.

Notes

Published as part of Kovtunovich, Vasiliy, Ustjuzhanin, Peter, Marquez, Mildred & Ustjuzhanina, Anna, 2016, Five new species of the genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae), pp. 1-11 in European Journal of Taxonomy 247 on pages 7-8, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.247, http://zenodo.org/record/3850771

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ZISP
Event date
2014-04-02
Family
Pterophoridae
Genus
Singularia
Kingdom
Animalia
Material sample ID
ZISP 1839
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin
Species
tolima
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
2014-04-02/07
Taxonomic concept label
Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2016