Reductoderces microphanes
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Reductoderces microphanes is a moth of the family Psychidae.[1][2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888 using a male specimen collected in Christchurch in August and named Mallobathra microphanes.[3] In 1915 Meyrick revised New Zealand Tineina and maintained this placement.[4] In 1928 in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, George Hudson discussed and illustrated moths purporting to be this species under the names Taleporia microphanes and Mallobathra fragilis. In 1971 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Reductoderces.[5] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale stated that the descriptions and illustrations by Hudson referred to unnamed species.[2]. In 1988 Dugdale also synonymised Mallobathra fragilis with Reductoderces microphanes.[2] The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
Description
Meyrick described the species as follows:
Male. — 9 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae light fuscous ; palpi moderate ; antennal ciliations 2+1⁄2. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; rather dark fuscous, irrorated with very obscure grey-whitish spots ; costa with four more distinct small white spots on posterior half: cilia whitish-fuscous, basal half except towards anal angle fuscous obscurely spotted with whitish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia 1+1⁄2, grey-whitish.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1][6] It has been collected in its type locality of Christchurch as well as in Dunedin.[4][7]
References
- ^ a b c Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
- ^ a b c d e Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 69. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
- ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1888). "Descriptions of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 103. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63125188.
- ^ a b E. Meyrick (12 July 1915). "Revision of New Zealand Tineina". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 47: 240. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63123349.
- ^ Dugdale, J. S. (10 November 1971). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monographs. 27: 141. ISSN 0078-7515. Wikidata Q64006453.
- ^ "Reductoderces microphanes (Meyrick, 1888)". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ Alfred Philpott (1917). "A list of the Lepidoptera of Otago". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 49: 238. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63958657.
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