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| Metanarsia moroccana Bidzilya, 2022 |
Abstract
Metanarsia moroccana sp. nov. is described from Eastern Morocco. The species is remarkable in having an unmodified recurved labial palpus and the adults active in October. Adults and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and the adults compared with the most superficially similar Metanarsia dahurica Bidzilya, 2005. An annotated list of the species of Metanarsia is provided.
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| Metanarsia spp., dorsal view, males. 1–3. Metanarsia moroccana sp. nov.; 1, 2. Paratypes; 3. Holotype; 4–6. M. dahurica; 4, 5. Paratypes; 6. Holotype. |
Metanarsia moroccana sp. nov.
Diagnosis: The new species is recognizable externally by its reddish brown forewing with diffuse reddish pink transverse fasciae (Figs 1–3) and recurved labial palps with an unmodified segment 2 and short segment 3 (Figs 7, 8). Metanarsia kosakewitshi Piskunov, 1990 and Metanarsia guberlica Nupponen, 2010 have somewhat similar reddish-brown forewings but differ in the absence of fasciae. Additionally, M. kosakewitshi is lighter, uniformly reddish brown and straight labial palps
Oleksiy V. Bidzilya. 2022. A New Species of Metanarsia Staudinger, 1871 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from Morocco. Nota Lepidopterologica. 45: 295-303. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/nl.45.95198
