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Oiketicoides anatolica Arnscheid & Sobczyk 2023, sp. nov.

  • 1. Im Ostholz 58, 44879 Bochum, Germany.
  • 2. Diesterwegstrasse 28, 02977 Hoyerswerda, Germany.

Description

Oiketicoides anatolica sp. nov.

(Figs 29, 30, 48, 49)

Holotypus ♁ Turkey, Prov. Tunceli, Ovacık, 1200 m, mid vii.1982, leg. Arnscheid. The holotype is deposited in SMNK.

Paratypes: 4 ♁ same data as holotype; 6 ♁ Turkey, Pr. Kars, Arac-Tal, 1700 m, 7 km SE Karakurt, 9.ix.1985, LF, leg. H. Hacker; 1 ♁ Turkey, Pr. Hakkari, Sat Dag, Varegös, SW Yüksekova, 1700 m, 4–8.viii.1983, leg. W. Schacht (CWA, ZSM, SMNK).

Etymology. The species is named after its origin, the peninsula Anatolia.

Diagnosis. This very characteristic species cannot be confused with any other species of the mentioned area. It differs from all other Oiketicoides species by its partially hyaline areas of all wings.

Description. Head. Frons and vertex are densely covered with light brown hair. Eyes EI 1.0. Antennae of nearly half forewing length, with very long and widely separated pecten and 28–30 segments.

Thorax. Wings. Wingspan 19–20 mm, forewing length 9–10 mm, FI 1.9. Forewings nearly triangular, costal margin slightly convex. Apex pointed, termen oblique, posterior margin straight. Very weak covered with very long, thin dark greyish brown hair-like scales, partially hyaline in the central areas of forewing and hindwing, distinctly denser covered along the costal margin, termen and outer margin. A very characteristic species which cannot confused with any other of the mentioned area. Abdomen. Protruding distinctly the hindwings, conical and densely covered with yellowish-grey hair.

Male genitalia. GP 4162 (fig. 48), 4163 (Fig. 49). Long and slender in general appearance. Tegumen and vinculum less triangular, at the vinculum the lobes laterally hardly visible. Valvae slender, the clasper of the sacculus distinctly sclerotized and distally covered with 5–6 short spines. Saccus lobe shaped.

Female. Unknown. Larval case. Unknown.

Distribution. Widespread in East Anatolia.

Notes

Published as part of Arnscheid, Wilfried R. & Sobczyk, Thomas, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Oiketicoides species (Lepidoptera: Psychidae: Oiketicinae Acanthopsychini) from Anatolia, the Middle East and Central Asia, pp. 373-394 in Zootaxa 5239 (3) on page 387, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/7634923

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CWA, ZSM, SMNK , SMNK
Event date
1983-08-04 , 1985-09-09
Verbatim event date
1983-08-04/08 , 1985-09-09
Scientific name authorship
Arnscheid & Sobczyk
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Psychidae
Genus
Oiketicoides
Species
anatolica
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Oiketicoides anatolica Arnscheid & Sobczyk, 2023