Ofelia jaliscana, Garzón-Orduña, 2025

Ofelia jaliscana sp. nov.,

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Type locality. Estación de Biología Chamela , Chamela, Jalisco, MEXICO .

Etymology. The specific epithet ‘jaliscana’ refers to the feminine demonym in Spanish of the species.

Diagnosis. The most distinguishing characters of O. jaliscana are found in the male and female genitalia. Specifically, in the male the pair of elongated spinulose processes from the transtilla are unique; in the female, the modification of the 7 th sternite into a wrinkled collar extended ventrally is distinctive.

Description. MALE ( Figs. 1, 2, 4, 6–9 View FIGURES 1–10 , 13–18 View FIGURES 11–18 ): Forewing length: 14 mm (n=7); Head. Antenna flagellum with 48 segments, bipectinate ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–10 ) on first 28 segments, pectinations reducing in length towards apex, last 20 segments simple; labial palpus formed by two segments; frons beige. Thorax. Tibial spine formula 0-2-4; Wings. Distal wing margin convex; frenulum and retinaculum visible; fringe consisting of beige and brown scales. Dorsal ground color consisting of blotches of white, beige and brown scales. Forewing. Prominent fovea at base of forewing; dorsal color pattern formed by three prominent dark lines sharply angled from costa to anal area, an antemedial line, a medial line and a postmedial line; subterminal line a dark zigzag; discal spot a dark dash; terminal line thin and dark; ventral wing color yellowish, from beige to mustard, covered by fine brown striations that are dense closer to body and anal area, spread towards wing margin; discal spot a prominent dark brown oval, dark brown blotch at wing apex; terminal line a thin line of brown scales. Hindwing. dorsal background color darker than FW; only two of three transversal lines in FW continue to HW; discal spot a dark dash larger than in FW; subterminal and terminal lines as in FW; ventral wing color yellow, fine brown striations only along costal margin; discal spot a dark brown oval; two separate brown blotches along wing margin; terminal line as in FW. Abdomen. Mottled with beige and dark brown scales, yellowish ventrally. Genitalia. ( Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9 View FIGURES 1–10 ) Anterior portion of tegumen broad, distal portion narrowed with a ventral fold, uncus triangular with apex tapered, gnathos a slender loop with small triangular median extension, elongated and spinulose outgrowths from transtilla and next to the base of valva; valva rounded with sclerotized coastal band featuring a ventral extension, sclerotized sacculus with swollen distal portions featuring multiple spines; juxta not visible; aedeagus slender, with wide distal opening, vesica with three cornuti of different length ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 1–10 ).

FEMALE ( Figs. 11, 12 View FIGURES 11–18 ): Forewing length:14.5 mm (n=2); No sexual dimorphism in wing color. Only one of two females larger than the males. Head. Antenna simple ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–10 ), flagellum with 52 segments. Thorax. As in the male. Abdomen. Paired tympanal cavities present and similar to male’s. Genitalia. ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 1–10 ) Papilla analis small and oval; posterior apophysis longer than anterior apophysis; corpus bursa pear-shaped, with longitudinal striations in the narrower posterior half, and smooth in proximal half; one side of corpus bursa a smooth sclerotized rectangular patch, signum absent; lamella antevaginalis (LA in Figure 10 View FIGURES 1–10 ) a sclerotized rim; antrum wide and short; lamella postvaginalis (LP in Fig. 10 View FIGURES 1–10 ) a triangular cuspid; 7th sternite a sclerotized and wrinkled collar extended ventrally.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♂, Estación de Biología Chamela , Chamela, Jalisco, México, dissection code IGOR22-41 , December 10, 1980, Leg. A. Pescador . PARATYPES ( Figs. 11–18 View FIGURES 11–18 ) 6♂, 2♀, all from same locality as the holotype. Dissection code IGOR 22- 43 ♂, March 4-6, 1981, Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, 22–23-VII-1976. Leg. C. Beutelspacher; ♂, February 20–26, 1982, Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, November 17–18, 1981 Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, May 5–8, 1981, Leg. A. Pescador; ♂, March 15–19, 1982, Leg. A. Pescador; Dissection code IGOR 22- 42 ♀, Mayo 20- 23, 1982, Leg. A. Pescador; Dissection code IGOR 24- 17 ♀, 22–23-VII-1976, Leg. C. Beutelspacher.

Life history. Immature stages and hostplant unknown. A picture of a living specimen of putative Ofelia from Huatulco (Oaxaca, Mexico) was recently uploaded to inaturalist.org ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 ).