Steleops braziliensis, González-Obando & Calderón-Martínez & Carrejo-Gironza & Manchola, 2025

Steleops braziliensis sp. nov.

( Figs 69–75 View FIGURES 69–75 )

Diagnosis. Belonging to group albertonetoi . It presents the forewing with Rs-M fused into a short length, as in S. machupichuensis , S. caliensis sp. nov. and S. huilensis sp. nov. But unlike all the species in the group, it has the medial laminar structures of the hypandrium with small and large teeth on some of its margins ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 69–75 ). In addition, it has rounded spots on the radial and medial cells ( Fig. 69 View FIGURES 69–75 ) and circular compound eyes ( Fig. 71 View FIGURES 69–75 ).

Male. Color (in plate and 80% ethanol). Head ( Fig. 71 View FIGURES 69–75 ) pale brown. Black compound eyes. Forewings ( Fig. 69 View FIGURES 69–75 ) with very poorly marked brown spots in the cells and with four rounded spots in cells r3, r5, m1, m2 and m3. Hindwings ( Fig. 70 View FIGURES 69–75 ) hyalines, veins brown. Epiproct and paraprocts light brown ( Figs 72 and 73 View FIGURES 69–75 ). Hypandrium ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 69–75 ) brown. Legs pale brown.

Morphology. As in diagnosis, plus the following: Head ( Fig. 71 View FIGURES 69–75 ): H/MxW: 1.25; compound eyes large, elongated, H/D: 1.97; IO/MxW: 0.53. Vertex V–shaped wide, below upper level of compound eyes. Outer cusp of lacinial tips broad, without denticles. Forewings ( Fig. 69 View FIGURES 69–75 ): L/W: 2.68. Pterostigma: lp/wp: 2.70, areola postica: al/ah: 1.46. Hindwings ( Fig. 70 View FIGURES 69–75 ): l/w: 3.08. Hypandrium ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 69–75 ) asymmetrical, with medial band covered by very small papillae; with two lamellar lateral processes that curve towards the mesal line, small and large teeth on some of its margins; with two pairs of short acuminate processes. Hypandrium arms narrow, stake-shaped, curved inward and apically rounded. Phallosome ( Fig. 75 View FIGURES 69–75 ) rhomboid, asymmetric, with rounded, poorly developed left paramere and long, apically rounded right paramere, surpassing the apex of the aedeagus. Epiproct ( Fig. 72 View FIGURES 69–75 ) projected on the clunium, rhomboid, with trapezoidal posterior margin and anterior area with narrow projection. Paraprocts ( Fig. 73 View FIGURES 69–75 ) oval, with apical process almost as long as the body of the paraproct, straight, strongly curved at the end and acuminate apically, sensory fields with 20 trichobothria on basal rosettes.

Measurements (microns). FW: 2750, HW: 2000, f1: 700, f2: 600, IO: 290, d: 310, D: 350, IO/d: 0.94, PO: 0.89

Material studied. Holotype Male. BRASIL Amazonas , Manaus, Parque Laranjeiras. 3°7'31.307''S, 59°59'20.878''W. 15-20.i-ii.1982. Plate code: P-555. Joao & Nanato. CDC trap. GoogleMaps

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to Brazil, the country where the holotype was collected.