Tortricinae

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10. Aethesoides hondurasica Razowski, 1986 . This species was described based on the holotype from Siguatepeque, Dept. of Comayagua, and paratypes from near Peña Blanca, Dept. of Cortés (EME). Adults were collected in June and August in Malaise traps. Razowski (1986) illustrated the genitalia of both sexes and noted that the species is very close to A. chalcospila (Meyrick 1932) and A. distigmatana (Walsingham, 1897) but differs from both in lacking a cornutus in the vesica of the male genitalia (Razowski 1986). The female genitalia of A. hondurasica are most similar to those of A. stellans Razowski & Becker, 1994 . Superficially, the last two species can be distinguished by the monochrome forewing and short sclerotized area of the ductus bursae of A. stellans (Razowski 2012) . During investigations for biological control agents against weedy plants, McClay et al. (1995) reported rearing Aethesoides aff. distigmatana from the roots of parthenium weed ( Parthenium hysterophorus L.; Asteraceae ) in Mexico. In addition, there are specimens in the USNM reared from Stachytarpheta species ( Verbenaceae ) in Mexico. The host(s) of A. hondurasica are unknown.

Specimens examined. Honduras: Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 5 Jun 1979 (1♂), 12 Jun 1979 (1♀), 23 Jun 1979 (1♀), 28 Jan 1980 (1♀), S. Passoa ( SCPC) .

11. Aethesoides new species. There is a single specimen in the USNM from Honduras that represents an undescribed species of Aethesoides . Although the specimen lacks a collecting date, it may have been collected in February or March 1920 when W. M. Mann was collecting ants at the same locality in Honduras ( Mann 1922).

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Atlántida, Lombardia, [no date], W. M. Mann ( USNM) .

12. Eugnosta emarcida ( Razowski & Becker, 1986) . Eugnosta emarcida was described from Honduras by Razowski & Becker (1986) under the name Carolella emarcida . The type locality is La Venta, a municipality in the department of Francisco Morazán, and the specimen was captured in early September. The species was transferred to Eugnosta by Razowski (2012) who noted that “ E. emarcida differs from all known New World congeners by its broad socii and median part of the transtilla, which are somewhat similar to the Palearctic E. arrecta Razowski, 1970 . Broad socii also are present in E. dives (Butler, 1878) from the Old World.” The immature stages are unknown, but most species of Eugnosta are gall-inducers in Asteraceae (e.g., Comstock 1940, Goeden & Ricker 1981, Heystek et al. 2011, Vargas et al. 2015).

13. Eugnosta fraudulenta Razowski & Becker, 2007 . This species was described by Razowski & Becker (2007) from a male collected at Siguatepeque, Honduras in June from a Malaise trap. It is similar to Eugnosta tenacia Razowski & Becker 1994 from Brazil, but E. fraudulenta is distinguished by having a “small, apical portion of tegumen” and a broad ventral process of the phallus.

14. Rudenia leguminana (Busck, 1907) complex ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–8 ). Rudenia ranges from Ontario, Canada to Venezuela, representing a complex of six or more extremely similar “species” that can be distinguished primarily by DNA barcodes(see BOLD—https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/MAS_Management_UserConsole).Based on specimen label data and one published record (i.e., Busck 1907), this complex has been reared from Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. (USNM), A. glauca (L.) Moench (USNM), A. novernicosa Isley (USNM) , Gleditsia japonica Micq. (Busck 1907) , Leucaena pulverulenta (Schltdl.) Benth. (USNM) , Mimosa aculeaticarpa var. biuncifera (Benth.) Barneby (USNM) , Prosopis glandulosa Torr. (USNM) , and Senna lindheimeriana (Scheele) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (USNM) (all Fabaceae ). Larvae are frequently intercepted at U.S. ports of entry on the fruit of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. ( Fabaceae ) from Mexico ( Gilligan 2014). Like most Cochylina, the larva has an expanded L-pinaculum on T1 that extends slightly posterad beneath the spiracle, and a bisetose L-group on A9.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Comayagua, Recursos Station , 15 Apr 1979 (1♀), S. Passoa ( SCPC) .

15. Mimeugnosta particeps Razowski, 1986 . This species was described from a single male collected by Vitor Becker at Siguatepeque, Honduras. No additional records are known.

16. Platphalonidia aff. subolivacea (Walsingham, 1897) . Two specimens of Platphalonidia that appear to be P. subolivacea were collected in Honduras, one as a larva on Calea urticifolia ( Asteraceae ). Based on barcode data (see BOLD—https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/MAS_Management_UserConsole), this species appears to be a complex of closely related species that ranges from New York to the Caribbean and southward into Central America.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Tegucigalpa , 19 Dec 1978 (1♂), larva on Calea urticifolia ( Asteraceae ), S. Passoa, larva # 68, genitalia slide # 198 S. Passoa coll. ( SCPC). Comayagua, 12 Apr 1979 (1♀), at light ( SCPC) .

17. Saphenista multistrigata Walsingham, 1914 . Based on the presence of a pair of small lobes on the venter of abdominal segment 7, each of which bears a laterally-directed hairpencil, a single specimen of Saphenista from Honduras is tentatively identified as S. multistrigata . This species was described from Veracruz, Mexico, and the male genitalia of the type specimen are illustrated by Razowski (1964). We have examined specimens from Mexico and southern Florida that appear to be conspecific.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, [El] Zamorano central, 14.0075, -87.4832, 23–30 Jan 2021 (1♂), USNM GoogleMaps slide 154,043, E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .

18. Spinipogon ialtris Razowski, 1986 . This species was described from Veracruz, Mexico, and we provide the first records from Honduras.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, [El] Zamorano , 18 Nov 1981 (1♂), 20 Nov 1981 (1♂), S. Passoa ( SCPC); [El] Zamorano, 10 Dec 1978 (1♀), at light, USNMENT02007241 ( USNM) .

19. Anopinella triquetra (Walsingham, 1914) ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–8 ). In their revision of Anopinella, Brown & Adamski (2003) list two females of this species from Honduras. They stated that while the genitalia are similar to those of A. triquetra , the forewing pattern is conspicuously darker in the Honduran specimens, without the broad, pale, subterminal area. Hence, it is possible that these two specimens represent an undescribed species near A. triquetra .

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Tegucigalpa, La Tigre, 1800 m, 24 Aug 2000 (2♀), V . Becker (VBC).

20. Anopinella styraxivora Brown & Adamski, 2003 . This species was described from a pair of specimens reared from Styrax species ( Styracaceae ) in Heredia province, Costa Rica. This is the first recorded specimen since the original description of the species.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 4–10 Dec 2001 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .

21. Bidorpita new species. A new species of the Neotropical genus Bidorpitia was discovered in Honduras, where it was collected commonly at Cerro Quetzal in Parque Nacional Celaque.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Lempira, P.N. Celaque, Cerro Quetzal , 2600 m, 24 May 2021 (1♂, 9♀), 12–16 Jun 2021 (1♂, 4♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .

22. Cuproxena minimana Brown, 1991 ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1–8 ). This species is recorded from Mexico (Guerrero), El Salvador, and Costa Rica (Brown 2020); this is the first record from Honduras.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, [El] Zamorano , 20 Nov 1981 (1♂), S. Passoa ( SCPC) .

23. Dorithia aff. pseudocrucifer Brown, 1991 . Dorithia pseudocrucifer is recorded from southern Mexico (Veracruz) to Guatemala and El Salvador. Four specimens collected by EVDB appear to represent this species, which are the first records from Honduras.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 19 Feb 2021 (3♂), 4–5 Apr 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( SCPC) .

24. Dorithia new species. 1 (aff. consacculuana Brown). This new species is represented by a series of specimens from Cerro Quetzal in Parque Nacional Celaque and Reserva Biologica Uyuca.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 21 Sep 2019 (1♀) ( EAP) . Dept. Lempira, P.N. Celaque, Cerro Quetzal , 2600 m, 24 May 2021 (1♂, 4♀), 12–16 Jun 2021 (4♂, 4♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) . P.N. Celaque, Centro de visit., 4–6 Jun 2021 (1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .

25. Dorithia new species. 2. A single male extremely similar to an undescribed species from Guatemala was collected by EVDB.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Lempira, P.N. Celaque, Cerro Quetzal , 2600 m, 24 May 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .

26. Durangularia aff. druana (Walsingham, 1914) . Durangularia druana ranges from southern Arizona, USA to Guatemala ( Gilligan & Brown 2016); however, DNA barcode sequence data suggest that our specimen from Honduras almost certainly represents a different, undescribed species of Durangularia (i.e., 7.22% difference).

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Lempira, P.N. Celaque, Camp Quetzal , 2600 m, 24 May 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berge ( EAP) .

27. Icteralaria idiochroma Razowski, 1992 ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–8 ). Brown (1996) reported this species from the northern coast of Honduras (south of Tela); the specimen was collected in late May. The immature stages and hosts are unknown.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Yoro, 45 km S Tela, 800 m, 25–27 May 1978 (1♂), E. Giesbert ( LACM) .

28. Netechma pyrrhodelta (Meyrick, 1931) . ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 1–8 ) Three females of Netechma collected in Honduras appear to represent H. pyrrhodelta , described from Costa Rica and recorded from Guatemala (USNM). These are the first records of the genus from Honduras.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 14.0352, -87.0753, 19 Feb 2021 (1♀), 11–12 Mar 2021 (1♀), 4–5 Apr 2021 (1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

29. Netechma technema (Walsingham 1914) ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9–16 ). Two males and a female of this species were collected in Dept. Olancho, at 1421 m elevation. Netechma technema was described from Costa Rica where it is occasionally collected in blacklight traps. These are the first records of the species from Honduras.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Olancho, La Murralla Centro de visit. 1421 m, 15.0821, -86.7410, 8–10 May 2021 (2♂, 1♀), blacklight, E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

30. Orthocomotis nitida Clarke, 1956 . A specimen and an image of this species were captured by EVDB.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 14.0352, -86.7334, 4–10 Oct. 2021 (1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

Image examined: Honduras: Dept. Cortés, P. N. Cerro Azul Meámbar, Panacam , 750 m, 14°52'22"N, 87°54'17W, 5–7 Mar 2021, E. van den Berghe (iNaturalist) GoogleMaps .

31. Pseudomeritastis new species. Three specimens of Pseudomeritastis collected in Honduras appear to represent an undescribed species. The male genitalia are unlike any of those illustrated by Obraztsov (1966) in his revision of the genus, or those of species subsequently described by Razowski (2004) and Razowski & Wojtusiak (2010). Costa Rica was the previously known northern distribution of the genus.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Lempira, P. N. Celaque, Camp Quetzal , 2000 m, 14.5261, -88.6831, 12–16 Jun 2021 (2♂, 1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

32. Seticosta rubicola Brown & Nishida, 2003 ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 9–16 ). This species was described from Costa Rica as a stemborer in Rubus ( Rosaceae ). It also has been documented from Guatemala and intercepted at U.S. ports of entry on Rubus .

Specimens examined: Honduras, Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 14.0352, -86.7334, 11– 12 Mar 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP). [El] Zamorano Central, 14.009, -87.000, 7 Dec 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

33. Thalleulia bisexta Brown, 2022 ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9–16 ). This species was recently described from Costa Rica, where it has been collected primarily between 1000 and 1600 m elevation. Our specimen represents the first record from Honduras.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept Olancho, La Murralla centro de visit. 1421 m, 15.0821, -86.7410, 8–10 May 2021 (1♂), blacklight, E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .