<em>Corita attenboroughi</em> sp. nov., a new species of Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from central Chile
Abstract
A new species of Oecophoridae is described from central Chile. This species is assigned to genus Corita Clarke, 1978, based on antenna and labial palpus form, wing venation, abdominal vestiture and genitalia of male and female. Diagnostic characters are given for Corita attenboroughi sp. nov., photographs of adult and illustrations of wing venation and genital structures are provided.
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Beéche, M.A. 2017. Yanara, nuevo género de Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera) asociado a Araucaria araucana (Araucariaceae) del sur de Chile. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 66: 21-28.
Bucheli, S.R. 2009. Annotated review and discussion of phylogenetically important characters for families and subfamilies of Gelechioidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 2261: 1-22.
Clarke, J.F.G. 1978. Neotropical Microlepidoptera, XXI: New genera and species of Oecophoridae from Chile. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 273: 1-80.
Common, I.F.B. 1994. Oecophorine Genera of Australia I. The Wingia Group (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). In: Nielsen, E. (Ed.) Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Vol. 5. CSIRO Publications, Collingwood, Australia. 390 pp.
Hodges, R.W. 1998. The Gelechioidea. pp. 131-158. In: Kristensen, N. (Ed.) Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies 1. Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York. 491 pp.
Klots, A.B. 1970. Lepidoptera p. 115-130. In: Tuxen, S.L. (Ed.) Taxonomist’s Glossary of Genitalia in Insects, Second Edition. Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Dinamarca. 359 pp.
Lee, S.M., Brown, R.L. 2006. A new method for preparing slide mounts of whole bodies of microlepidoptera. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 9(3): 249-253.
Morrone, J.J. 2015. Biogeographical regionalisation of the Andean region. Zootaxa 3936 (2): 207-236.
Urra, F. 2016a. Una nueva especie de Corita Clarke (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) de Chile central. Revista Chilena de Entomología 41: 5-10.
Urra, F. 2016b. Dos nuevas especies de Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) del Parque Nacional La Campana, Chile. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 65: 99-107.
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2017-07-09
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Urra, F. <em>Corita Attenboroughi</em> Sp. Nov., a New Species of Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) from Central Chile. BNH 2017, 3, 29-33.
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