Acalyptris platygnathos
| Acalyptris platygnathos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. platygnathos |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris platygnathos Puplesis & Robinson, 2000 | |
Acalyptris platygnathos is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. Formally described by Rimantas Puplesis and Gaden S. Robinson in 2000, it is endemic to Belize. It is known from the Chiquibul Forest Reserve in the Cayo District. It is a small species, with males having a wingspan of 3.9–4.0 mm (0.15–0.16 in) and a forewing length of 1.7 mm (0.067 in).
Taxonomy
Acalyptris platygnathos was formally described in 2000 by Rimantas Puplesis and Gaden S. Robinson based on an adult male specimen collected from the Chiquibul Forest Reserve in the Cayo District of Belize.[1] It is part of the A. fortis species group within the genus.[2]
Description
Acalyptris platygnathos is a small species, with males having a wingspan of 3.9–4.0 mm (0.15–0.16 in) and a forewing length of 1.7 mm (0.067 in). The forewing is greyish-cream, finely speckled greyish-brown, most prominently near the tip and medially. The cilia of the forewing are greyish-brown, with a similarly-colored undersurface. The grey, lance-shaped hindwing is somewhat broad, with similarly colored cilia. The thorax and tegulae are greyish-cream. The abdomen is brownish-cream to grey. The head has greyish-cream palps and a yellowish frontal tuft with a greyish wash. The legs are grey to greyish-cream and the antennae are greyish-brown. Although drab in appearance, the species has uniquely-shaped male genitalia.[1]
Distribution
Acalyptris platygnathos is endemic to Belize, where it is known from the Las Cuevas Biological Station in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve in the Cayo District.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Puplesis, Rimantas; Robinson, Gaden S. (2000). "A review of the Central and South American Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with special reference to Belize". Bulletin of The Natural History Museum Entomology Series. 69: 3–114.
- ↑ Stonis, Jonas R.; DišKus, ArūNas; DišKus, ArūNas; Remeikis, Andrius; Vargas, Sergio A.; Solis, M. Alma (2020-03-06). "Diagnostics and updated catalogue of Acalyptris Meyrick, the second largest genus of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in the Americas". Zootaxa. 4748 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4748.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334.