Bucculatrix brunnella sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) from Sicily and Sardinia

By

Tokar, Zdenko
Laštůvka, Aleš

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-4-18

Original Publication

Nota lepidopterologica

Volume

41

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

113--118

Subjects

Bucculatricidae , Bucculatrix brunnella , Lepidoptera , new species , Sardinia , Sicily

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Bonn,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/nl.41.22840

 

Abstract

Bucculatrixbrunnellasp. n. is described from Sicily and Sardinia. The male of the new species is characterized by the almost monochrome ochreous brown forewing. It may resemble the monochrome form of B.cristatella (Zeller, 1839), but the colour of the forewing of the latter species is pale ochreous grey. The female of the new species is slightly smaller, paler and with more conspicuous pattern on the forewing than those of the male. B.brunnellasp. n. differs markedly in the male genitalia from other known Bucculatrix species. The immature stages are unknown. The male and female adults, and genitalia of both sexes, are figured and a distribution map is provided.