REVISION OF MOTHS OF CARPOSINIDAE 33 



Carposina {Dipremna) cretata, new species 



Figures 13, 30, 61; Map 5 



Adult (fig. 13). — Wing expanse: cf , 14-15 mm. 



Head: White except for slight suffusion of fuscous along front 

 rim of eye. Antennae with scape and pedicel white; basal 6-8 segments 

 irregularly ringed with brownish fuscous, becoming entirely brownish 

 fuscous beyond. Labial palpi white, heavily irrorated with fuscous 

 on outer side; apical segment with slight suffusion of pale brown 

 around middle. 



Thorax: Whitish with suffusion of pale to medium brown; tegula 

 pale brownish at base, apical half white; dorsum heavily suffused 

 with brown; venter of thorax whitish. All legs whitish dorsally, darker 

 ventrally; tarsal segments whitish tipped; pro- and mesothoracic legs 

 fuscous below, metathoracic leg paler, brownish. Forewings largely 

 white, with sparsely scattered patches of pale brown to fuscous; 

 basal transverse band pale fuscous, interrupted with white at middle; 

 four or five fuscous spots of varying widths along costa, typically 

 two broad and two narrow spots alternately spaced; most of outer 

 third of discal cell dark fuscous, partially continuing as an oblique 

 streak to outer third of costa; termen usually with six small fuscous 

 spots placed at apex of veins; fringe whitish, suffused with pale 

 gray to brown. Hindwing grayish white to silvery gray, darker at apex. 



Abdomen: Pale fuscous to dusky white above, usually darker 

 laterally and paler, more whitish beneath. 



Male genitalia (fig. 61). — Uncus triangular, lightly sclerotized. 

 Tegumen with a dense, transverse row of broad setae across middle; 

 both halves of gnathos elongate, smuate, termiuatmg m a long, 

 stout spine; a long strand of fine hairs enclosed in and extending the 

 length of each shaft and projecting slightly beyond subapical apera- 

 ture. Transtilla consisting of a thin, narjow band, becoming broader 

 at lateral junctm-e to valvae, with a pair of strongly curved, digitate 

 processes arising near valvae. Juxta elongate, approximately one- 

 half length of valvae, strongly forked almost to base. Valvae with 

 relatively broad base, abruptly constricted at outer third; apical 

 third slender, tubular, strongly curved, gradually flaring at apex. 

 Vinculum narrow, Y-shaped, gradually enlarging to form short but 

 distinct saccus. Aedeagus with apical half enlarged, asymmetrical, 

 partially excavate on one side; with a large, rather elongate patch of 

 over 30 stout spines projecting basad; a small, subapical patch of about 

 six to eight shorter spines just above large patch. 



HoLOTYPE. — El Yunque Biological Station, Molindero Road, 

 Luquillo Forest, 2100 feet, Puerto Rico, cf , Jan. 17, 1963, coll. P. J. 

 Spangler, at black light, USNM 69653 ; in the United States National 

 Museum. 



