A new species of <i>Pseudocomotis </i>from Costa Rica, including the first<i> </i>reported female of the genus<i> </i>(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Chlidanotinae).

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  • J. W. Brown

Keywords:

Auratonota, biodiversity, Central America, Chlidanotini, Cnephasia, Colombia, Ecuador, Eulia, Mesoamerica, Monortha, Neotropical, Pseudocomotis nortena n. sp., systematics, taxonomy, Venezuela

Abstract

Pseudocomotis nortena n. sp., is described and illustrated from Costa Rica, bringing to 6 the number of described species in the genus. The new species is the only member of the genus documented from Central America thus far: Pseudocomotis Brown previously was known from Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia. A female of the genus is described and illustrated for the first time. The unusual shape of the papillae anales are reminiscent of Monortha Razowski and some species of Auratonota Razowski; the short, stout ductus bursa is unique among Neotropical members of the tribe. Pseudocomotis appears to represent the sister group to Monortha; the monophyly of the genus is demonstrated convincingly by several characters of the male and female genitalia.

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1998-11-01

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