Holcophora Staudinger, 1871, a senior synonym of Aponoea Walsingham, 1905, syn. n., (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae): with Holcophora inderskella (Caradja, 1920), comb. n., transferred from Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 (Blastobasidae)

By

Adamski, David.
Sattler, Klaus

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-2-27

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

42

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

17--25

Subjects

Key Words: Gelechioidea , Morphology , Nomenclature , Taxomomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.42.28505

 

Abstract

BlastobasisinderskellaCaradja, 1920, is transferred from Blastobasidae to Gelechiidae and placed in the Palaearctic genusHolcophoraStaudinger, 1871. The genusAponoeaWalsingham, 1905,syn. n., is newly synonymized withHolcophora, and three new combinations are proposed:Holcophorainderskella(Caradja, 1920),comb. n.,H.obtusipalpis(Walsingham, 1905),comb. n.andH.pruinosella(Chrétien, 1915),comb. n.Lectotypes are designated forHolcophorastaticesStaudinger, 1871, andAponoeaobtusipalpisWalsingham, 1905.Holcophorainderskellais redescribed with supportive images of diagnostic features. Its unique frontal process is described and illustrated and aspects of frontal processes in Gelechiidae are discussed.