Zumatrichia caudifera Flint 1970

Zumatrichia caudifera

This species, which is very closely related to Z. filosa Mosely, appears to replace it in southern Central America. It is quickly recognized by the pointed apices of the lateral penis sheaths, the dorsal, subapical point of the claspers, and the rather different appearance of the apical portion of the aedeagus.

ADULT.—Length of forewing, 2.5–3 mm. Coloration, typical pattern of grayish green and fuscus. Male genitalia: Eighth sternum with a long, slender, lateral process, tipped by a long, stout seta; posteroventral margin concave. Ninth segment with anterolateral angle narrowly produced; posterolateral lobe small, tipped by a single seta. Lateral penis sheath with apex oblique, with apicoventral angle beaklike. Clasper with basodorsal process very short, with a small apical seta; ventral lobe in lateral aspect narrowed apicad with a dorsal subapical point, in ventral aspect rounded with a small apical excision. Aedeagus apically with a middorsal hoodlike structure pointed apically, a pair of central spines, one generally more exserted than other, with a midventral attenuate structure terminating in a tightly appressed paired section.

MATERIAL.—Holotype, male. PANAMA: CHIRIQUI: Dolega, 17 July 1967, O. S. Flint, Jr. USNM Type 70914. Paratypes: Same data, 31 ; Rovira, David, 2,200 feet. 13 July 1964, A. Broce, 5 ; Doleguita, David, 3 June 1964, A. Broce, 12 ; Rio El Pueblo, Dolega, 2,000 feet, 27 June 1964, A. Broce, 25 ; Potrerillos, 3,200 feet, 25 July 1964, A. Broce, 1 . COSTA RICA: San jose: Rio General, Pacuare, 1 July 1967, Flint, Ortiz, and Spangler, 10 .