Eucosmini

Olethreutinae: Eucosmini

86. Chimoptesis species 1 ( aff. mitrion Razowski & Becker, 2015 ). A female Chimoptesis was collected during our survey work. Although the genitalia are similar to those of C. mitrion (see Razowski & Becker, 2015), it likely represents an undescribed species.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. La Paz, Opatoro , 2200 m, 13 Mar 2019 (1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .

87. Chimoptesis species 2 . A single female of a second species of Chimoptesis was collected at El Zamorano central by EVDB.Although genitalia are similar to those of several species of Chimoptesis illustrated by Razowski & Becker (2015), they do not match any of those species. Hence, our female likely represents an undescribed species.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, [El] Zamorano central 14.0075, -87.4832, 22–30 Jan 2021, E. van den Berghe, USNM GoogleMaps slide 154,044 (EAP).

88. Crocidosema accessa ( Heinrich, 1931) ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 41–48 ). Described from Panama, this common and widespread pest of legumes is frequently misidentified as C. aporema (Walsingham, 1914) . However, males of C. accessa are easily distinguished from those of the latter by the characteristic mid-dorsal groove in the scaling of the first two abdominal segments.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Cortés, P.N. Cerro Azul Meámbar, Panacam , 1900 m, 14.8721, -87.9047, 5–7 Mar 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

89. Crocidosema plebejana Zeller, 1847 ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 41–48 ). This nearly cosmopolitan species occurs throughout Central America. SCP collected it as a larva on Croton (Julocroton) argenteus ( Euphorbiaceae ), which is a somewhat unusual host because the majority of the hosts of this species are Malvaceae ( CABI 2020) .

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 29 Mar 1979 (1♂), S. Passoa, larva # 75, mandible slide # 167, S. Passoa coll., ex Croton (Julocroton) argenteus (det. A. Molina), ( SCPC). Dept. Francisco Morazán, [El] Zamorano central, 14.0075, -87.4832, 22–30 Jan 2021 (2♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

90. Crocidosema lantana (Busck, 1910) ( Fig. 44 View FIGURES 41–48 ). This Mexican species was described from Hawaii based on material introduced there for the biological control of weedy Lantana ( Verbenaceae ). It has been redescribed several times from Australia and once from Sr Lanka, with those names now recognized as synonyms. It occurs in the southern U.S. and in many places throughout Central America. Males are easily distinguished by the strongly upturned labial palpi that fit into shallow grooves on the frons of the head.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept Comayagua, Siguatepeque , 5 Nov 1980 (1♂), S. Passoa ( SCPC). Dept. Francisco Morazán, El Zamorano, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana, 18–19 Dec 1965 (1♂), G. Freytag, USNMENT02007243 ( USNM) .

91. Crocidosema aff. monias Razowski & Becker 2017 . We examined a male and a female of a eucosmine with mostly green forewing maculation. The male genitalia are similar to those illustrated by Razowski & Becker (2017) for Crocidosema monias , and the DNA barcode (JWB-22-005) was a 100% match with “ Epinotia BioLep 164” of BOLD, from Costa Rica. However, the female genitalia do not match those of this species. Hence, we are uncertain whether our male and female represent different species, or if they are not C. monias .

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

92. Crocidosema species. A male and a female collected at Uyuca Biological Station bear a resemblance to the illustration of the adult of Pollexinia costaricae ( Razowski & Becker 2018: fig. 38), with a large, brown, isolated spot near the apex of the forewing. However, the male genitalia are extremely similar to those of C. aporema , and the female genitalia are unlike those of any described species we have seen. It is possible the male and female are not conspecific, but they have nearly identical forewing patterns and were collected on the same night.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 14.0352, -87.0753, 21 Sep 2019 (1♂, 1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

93. Epinotia huatuscana Razowski & Becker, 2014 . A single male collected by EVDB at Uyuca Biological Station matches the illustrations of the adult and genitalia in Razowski & Becker’s (2014a) review of Neotropical Epinotia .

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca, 1700 m, 14.0852, -87.0753, 11–12 Mar 2021 (1♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

94. Proteoteras new species. A single male of an undescribed species of Proteoteras was collected by SCP in 1979. Only one species of this genus is known from south of U.S. border— P. atromacula Razowski & Landry, 2008 , described from the Galapagos Islands. Hence, this is first record of the genus from Central America.

Specimen examined: Honduras : Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 10 May 1979 (1♂), at light, S. Passoa ( SCPC). 95. Pseudexentera tambitoana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2011 . Five specimens of Pseudexentera from Honduras appear to be conspecific with P. tambitoana , described from Colombia. We have also examined what appear to be conspecific specimens from Costa Rica .

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 15 Mar 1980 (1♂, 1♀), 8 Apr 1980 (1♂), S. Passoa ( SCPC). Dept. Olancho, La Muralla, Centro de visit., 1421 m, 15.0821, -86.7410, 8–10 May 2021 (2♂), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) GoogleMaps .

96. Rhyacionia frustrana (Scudder, in Comstock, 1880) ( Fig. 45 View FIGURES 41–48 ). This common pest of pines is recorded throughout the New World.It was reported from Honduras by Becker(1973),who reared it from Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl. in early August 1972. A specimen reared by SCP from pine shoots at Siguatepeque may represent this species or a closely related Rhyacionia .

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept Comayagua, Siguatepeque , 20 Jul 1980, ex larva on pine, larva #219, em. 8 Aug 1980 (1♂), genitalia slide #139 SCPC (1 adult) , S. Passoa; pine shoots (1 larva) ( SCPC) .

97. Sonia species. A single male with genitalia similar to those of other species of Sonia was collected by SCP in 1981. No additional specimens have been examined. No species of Sonia have previously been reported south of the U.S. border., so we assume that the specimen represents an undescribed species.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, El Zamorano, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana , 11 Nov 1981 (1♂), S. Passoa ( SCPC) .

98. Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1891 ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 41–48 ). This genus is widespread in the tropical regions of the New World, with 34 described species. The males of many, including S. smithiana , are characterized by a unique indentation of the flagellomeres near the base of the antennae.

Specimen examined: Honduras: Dept. Francisco Morazán, El Zamorano, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana , leaf tiers on guayaba [ Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae ], 11 Nov 1982, S. Passoa ( SCPC). Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 8 May 1980 (1♂), 17 May 1980 (1♂), 11 Nov 1982 (1♂), 16 Jun 1986 (1♂), S. Passoa, genitalia slides 288, 289 ( SCPC) .