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Lepidoptera, Blastobasidae) Blastobasis Sardinica Sp Jan Šumpich , Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. – a new species from the Mediterranean region (Lepidoptera, Blastobasidae) Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. – a new species from the Mediterranean region (Lepidoptera, Blastobasidae) G Jan Šumpich (coll. J. Skyva; to be later stored in Na - Abstract. Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. Zusammenfassung. Blastobasis sardi - tional Museum in Prague). is described from specimens captured nica sp. nov. wird nach Exemplaren aus in Sardinia, Corsica, Spain and France. Sardinien, Korsika, dem kontinentalen Paratypes. Italy, Sardinia. 1 ´, the same locality J. Skyva) Adults and genitalia of both sexes are Frankreich und Spanien beschrieben. and data as holotypus (coll. ; 1 `, 1 ´, Olbia, Le Saline, 5.V.2006, leg. J. Skyva ( ` coll. figured. The habitus of the new species Fotos und Zeichnungen der Genitalien J. Skyva , ´ coll. J. Šumpich) ; 2 `, Budoni, Bru - may resemble certain forms of the beider Geschlechter werden abgebildet. nella, 2.V.2010, leg. J. Skyva ( coll. J. Skyva et species Blastobasis vittata (Wollas - Die neue Art ähnelt einigen Formen von J. Šumpich) . – France, mainland. 3 ´, Port la ton, 1858) and Blastobasis marocanel - Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858) Nouvelle, 23.–24.V.1995, leg. J. Skyva ( 2 ´ coll. la (Amsel, 1952) from which it can be und Blastobasis marocanella (Amsel, J. Skyva , 1 ´ coll. J. Šumpich) . – France, Corsica. very easily distinguished by features of 1952) am stärskten, von denen sie aber 1 `, St. Lucia di Porto Vechio, Tagliu Rossu, 19.VI.1993, leg. J. Liška ( coll. J. Liška) . – Spain. genitalia in both sexes. The types of all sehr leicht durch die Genitalien zu un - 1 ´, Catalonia, Platja d’Aro, 24.–29.VII.2002, leg. taxons described in Blastobasis Zeller , terscheiden ist. Zum ersten Mal sind die J. Šumpich ( coll. J. Šumpich) . 1855 from Sardinia and Corsica are Typen aller Taxa der Gattung Blastoba - figured for the first time, namely Blas - sis Zeller , 1855 beschriebene aus Sar - Etymology. The species name is derived tobasis roscidella magna Amsel, 1952 dinien und Korsika gezeigt, nämlich from the name of the Sardinia Island (Sardinia), and Blastobasis evanescens Blastobasis roscidella magna Amsel, where the species records have been Walsingham , 1901 (Corsica). 1952 (Sardinien) und Blastobasis eva - most frequent. nescens Walsingham , 1901 (Korsika). Description. Adult. Male (Fig. 1). Wing - Key words. Lepidoptera, Blastobasidae, taxonomy, new species, Palaearctic Region span 12–14 mm. Head and scape of an - Sardinia, Corsica, Spain, France. tenna light grey. Antenna brown, flagel - lum with basal notch. Labial palpi nar - row, very light with cream tinge, on low - er side covered with brown scales being Introduction distincter on its second segment. Fore - wings very narrow, sharply pointed at Within Europe, Blastobasis Zeller , 1855 fact belongs to the family Symmocidae, apex. Forewing ground colour light grey, belongs to very well explored groups of but it is still not included in a recently covered with brownish scales. Basal third Microlepidoptera. Currently a total of 36 published monograph on this family by of the forewing wing lighter, emarginate species of this genus are reported from Gozmány (2008). As its taxonomic posi - with sharply folded fascia, directed to - Europe ( Sinev 2011, Šumpich 2011), tion remains open, a figure of the holo - wards apex. A few of smaller, darker and with most of them being restricted to type is attached here (Fig. 10) in order to more or less distinct dots are present on Madeira ( Karsholt & Sinev 2004), to a be available for possible clarification. The forewing, one at its lighter basal third lesser extent also to the Canary Islands comparison of the material used for the and others predominantly at outer mar - (Sinev 2011). Hitherto only one taxon of description of Blastobasis sardinica sp. gin of wing apex. Hindwings light grey, the genus Blastobasis has been described nov. with all the palaearctic species of the moderately lighter than forewings. Cilia from Sardinia, namely Blastobasis ro sci - genus Blastobasis known to the author coloured as the wings. della magna Amsel, 1952 . The type mate - has given negative results. Therefore a rial consisting two females (Figs 7–8) was new species for science is described here. Female (Fig. 2). Wingspan 13 mm. Simi - recently studied by Sinev ( 2007 ) who lar to male, in wingspan a little smaller in ranked this taxon to the species level. Abbreviations average. Basal antennal segment without Blastobasis evanescens Walsingham , notch. The folded fascia emarginating 1901 was described from one female cap - LSNK – Staatliches Museum für Natur - the lighter basal part of forewing less dis - tured in Corsica (Walsingham 1901). It kun de, Karlsruhe, Germany; BMNH – tinct. was last time listed as a part of the lepi - The Natural History Museum, London, dopteran fauna of Corsica by Leraut U.K. Male genitalia (Fig. 3). Uncus relatively (1980) and Rungs (1988); later on, how - broad at base, slightly narrowing to ever, it was deleted from all European Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. blunt-ended apex. Gnathos with weakly checklists because of its unclarified developed and very shortly bifurcate species identity. The examination of the Holotype. `, “Sardinia, Témpio 1200 m, median protrusion. Tegumen very broad, holotype has shown that this species in Mt. Limbara, 2.7.2004, J. Skyva lgt.“ as wide as long. Basal pillow of valva 229 Entomologische Zeitschrift · Stuttgart · 122 (5) 2012 1 2 7 8 9 10 Figs 1, 2. Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. – 1. Holotype, `, 14 mm. Sardinia, Témpio 1200 m, Mt. Limbara, 2.VII.2004, J. Skyva lgt. (NMP). 2. Paratype, ´, 13 mm . France, Port la Nouvelle, 23.–24.V.1995, leg. J. Skyva ( coll. J. Skyva). Figs 7–9. Blastobasis magna Amsel, 1952. – 7. Holotype, ´, 12 mm . Sardinia, Porto Santoru, 18.VI.1936, leg. H. G. Amsel ( LSNK). 8. Paratype, ´, 12 mm . Sardinia, Porto Santoru, 12.VI.1936, leg. H. G. Amsel ( LSNK). 9. `, 12 mm . Spain, Platja d’Aro, 24.–29.VII.2002, leg. J. Š umpich ( coll. J. Šumpich). Fig. 10. Holotype of Blastobasis evanescens Walsingham , 1901, ´, 16 mm. Corsica, Vizzavona, 12.VI.1899 (NHML; copyright of the Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London). covered with microtrichiae which form Female genitalia (Figs 4–6). Apophyses twisted part before corpus bursae. Cor - a narrow band. Valva narrow, slightly posteriores more than 2.5 times long as pus bursae moderately oval, signum broadening towards apex, cucullus mod - apophyses anteriores. Sternite VIII with - hook shaped. erately curved and pointed apically. out median sclerotization. Ostium bursae Aedeagus relatively narrow, narrowing narrow, moderately sclerotized. Ductus Diagnosis. Bastobasis sardinica sp. nov. is towards apex, moderately bent in mid - bursae very long, anterior part very fine, in habitus most similar to certain forms dle, with long and strongly sclerotized membranous, posterior more strongly of the species Blastobasis vittata (Wol - rim. built, with densely spined and spirally laston, 1858) and Blastobasis maro - 230 Jan Šumpich , Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. – a new species from the Mediterranean region (Lepidoptera, Blastobasidae) and in turn of July and August what indi - cates two generations, at sites above 1000 m the species was found in a single generation within July. Distribution. Known from Sardinia, Cor - sica, Spain and France. Remarks. Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. seems to belong to widely distributed species in Sardinia, particularly in its 3 northern part, and, with regard to the records in other seaside countries, it is expected to occur more largely also with - in the Mediterranean. On the contrary B. magna is rarer in Sardinia, having the centre of its occurrence probably in Spain. Considering the rather low num - ber of published records from Sardinia 5 (Sinev 2007) I have added further fau - nistic data of this species. The third species of the genus Blastobasis known from Sardinia is B. phycidella which is most prevalent as well as most abundant of the three species, and which creates here a number of individual forms in the colour pattern of wings and the size of adults. Blastobasis magna Amsel , 1952 Material. Italy, Sardinia. 1 `, Siniscola, 14.VII.1975, leg. R. U. Roesler ( LSNK). – Spain. 11 `, 4 ´, Catalonia, Platja d’Aro, 24.–29.VII.2002, leg. J. Šumpich ( coll. J. Šumpich) ; 2 ´, Catalonia, Llaberia near Reus, 29.–30.V.1996, leg. J. Šumpich 46(coll. J. Šumpich) ; 1 `, Aragon, Castejon de Monegros, 10.VI.2007, leg. J. Šum - pich ( coll. J. Šumpich) ; 3 `, Almeria, Ni - J. Šumpich ( Figs 3–6. Genitalia of Blastobasis sardinica sp. nov. – 3. Male genitalia, Sardinia. 4–6. Female jar, 13.–14.VI.2007, leg. coll. genitalia, Sardinia. 4. Total view. 5. Detail of ostium bursae. 6. Signum. J. Šumpich) ; 3 `, Alacant, Santa Pola, 26.–27.IX.2005, leg. J. Šumpich ( coll. canella (Amsel, 1952). It differs from the colour pattern of forewings (Figs J. Šumpich) ; 3 `, 1 ´, Alacant, Finestrat, these species distinctly in genitalia arma - 7–9). What makes the new species 28.IX.2005, leg. J. Šumpich ( coll. J. Šum - ture in both sexes, namely by its ex - unique within the palaearctic species of pich) ; 1 `, Alacant, Salinas, 25.IX.2005, tremely broad tegumen, the shape of un - the genus Blastobasis is the combination leg. J. Šumpich ( coll. J. Šumpich) ; 1 `, cus and the aedeagus structure in males, of broad tegumen, broad and blunt-end - Alacant, Albatera, 28.IV.2008, leg. J. Šum - and by the different shape of ostium bur - ed uncus and the formation of mi - pich ( coll. J. Šumpich) ; 1 `, the same lo - sae and signum in females. In contrast to crotrichiae to the narrow elongate band cality, but 20.X.2009, leg. J. Šumpich the both species mentioned (but also to in males, as well as the combination of (coll. J. Šumpich) ; 2 ´, Almeria, Mojacar, B. phycidella Zeller , 1839), adults of B. the shape of ductus bursae and signum in 4.V.2008, leg. J. Šumpich ( coll.
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