Raisapoana parana Busck 2020
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( Figs. 5, 6, 15, 17)
Tortrix parana Busck, 1911: 228. " Archips " parana: Powell et al. 1995: 148 (new combination).
[ Archipini unplaced] parana Brown 2005: 124.
Additional material examined (2 ƠƠ, 4♀♀).— BRAZIL: 1Ơ, 1♀, Castro, Parana, E.D. Jones, 1892-5, 1912-534 ( Ơ with abdomen missing) ( BMNH). 1Ơ, Castro, Parana, Jones, 1898, 67377. KAA dissection #0155 ( BMNH). 1♀, Castro, Parana, Jones, 1898, 67376. British Museum GS #23477 [examined]. Wing venation slide #23477 [examined] ( BMNH). 1♀, Castro, Parana, Jones, 1896, 67524. KAA dissection #0156 ( BMNH). 1♀, same data as previous but 67535 ( BMNH).
Discussion.— Tortrix parana Busck, 1911 is identical in forewing pattern ( Figs. 5, 6) to Raisapoana paraisoana Razowski and Becker, 2010. However, slight differences in the male genitalia suggest they are distinct species. Specifically, T. parana has an elongated crease-like structure extending from the ventroposterior corner of the valvae ( Fig. 15) that is absent in R. paraisoana. The phalli are similar, but T. parana possesses a well-developed caulis ( Fig. 15), while R. paraisoana does not. In addition, the type localities of these two species are 1200 km apart. The female of R. paraisoana is unknown.
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Biodiversity
- Collection code
- BMNH , OO, O, BMNH , USNM
- Scientific name authorship
- , new
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Genus
- Raisapoana
- Species
- parana
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- new
- Type status
- holotype , paratype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Raisapoana parana Busck, 2020 sec. Austin & Dombroskie, 2020
References
- Busck, A. 1911. Descriptions of tineoid moths (Microlepidoptera) from South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 40: 205 - 231.
- Powell, J. A., J. Razowski, and J. W. Brown. 1995. Tortricidae: 138 - 157. In J. B. Heppner, ed. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 2 Hyblaeoidea-Pyraloidea-Tortricoidea: LIV + 243 pp. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera. Gainesville.
- Brown, J. W. 2005. World catalogue of insects. Volume 5. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books, Stenstrup. 1 - 742.
- Razowski, J. and V. O. Becker. 2010. Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Ar- chipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53 B (1 - 2): 9 - 38.