NEW SPECIES OF GELECHIID MOTHS OF THE GENERA PHOTODOTIS MEYRICK 1911 AND BATTARISTIS MEYRICK 1914 (LEPIDOPTERA, GELECHIIDAE) FROM PANAMA

Omelko M.M., Omelko N.V.

Amurian zoological journal 2022; 14(4): 669-675

New species of gelechiid moths from the genera Photodotis Meyrick ( Ph. rufulimaculata sp. nov.) and Battaristis Meyrick ( B. conifera sp. nov.,B. chagresi sp. nov.). have been described from Panama. The genus PhotodotisMeyrick is indicated for the fauna of Central America and in general for the fauna of the New World for the first time. New species of the genus Battaristis Meyrick are characterized by a large forked uncus in the male genitalia.

DOI 10.33910/2686-9519-2022-14-4-669-675

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