Contribution to the Lepidoptera fauna of the Madeira Islands. Part 4. Blastobasidae.

Abstract

A review of the family Blastobasidae in the Madeira Islands is given. Eleven new species: Blastobasis basii sp. n., B. laurisilvae sp. n., B. luteella sp. n., B. rebeli sp. n., B. serradaguae sp. n., B. splendens sp. n., B. subdivisus sp. n., B. virgatella sp. n., B. walsinghami sp. n., B. wollastoni sp. n., B. wolffi sp. n. are described, and six new synonyms: Blastobasis sarcophaga Meyrick, 1902 - syn. n. to B. marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858), B. xanthographella Rebel, 1940, B. lignea var. melanella Mansbridge & Wright 1939 and B. lignea var. pallidella Mansbridge & Wright 1939 - synn. n. to B. adustella Walsingham, 1894, stat. n. from aberration of B. lignea Walsingham, 1894; Blastobasis lignea Walsingham, 1894 and B. flavescentella Rebel, 1940 - synn. n. to B. vittata (Wollaston, 1858), comb. n. from Laverna Curtis are established. The status of Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858), B. lacticolella Rebel, 1940 and B. marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858) is revised based on the study of type material. All species and their genitalia are figured, and information on bionomy is presented. 22 of the 26 species dealt with are considered endemic to Madeira.

Keywords

Madeira, Microlepidoptera, Blastobasidae, Endemism.

Nomenclatural Acts

virgatella Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blasobasis), spec. n.
adustella Walsingham, 1894 (Blastobasis), stat. n. hitherto Blastobasis lignea var. adustella
bassii Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
decolorella (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype; spec. rev. described as Laverna? decolorella; decolorella auct. is another species
desertarum (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Coleophora desertarum
divisus (Walsingham, 1894) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Epistetus divisus
flavescentella Rebel, 1940 (Blastobasis), Lectotype now a sysnonym of Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858)
insularis (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Asychna insularis
lacticolella Rebel, 1940 (Blastobasis), Neotype
laurisilvae Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
lavernella Walsingham, 1894 (Blastobasis), Lectotype
lignea Walsingham, 1894 (Blastobasis), Lectotype now a sysnonym of Blastobasis vittata (Wollaston, 1858)
luteella Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Oecophora marmorosella
maroccanella Amsel, 1952 (Blastobasis), Lectotype
nigromaculata (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Gelechia nigromaculata
ochreopalpella (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Oecophora ochreopalpella
pica (Walsingham, 1894) (Blastobasis), Lectotype described as Epistetus? pica
rebeli Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
salebrosella Rebel, 1940 (Blastobasis), Lectotype
sarcophaga Meyrick, 1902 (Blastobasis), syn. n. of Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
serradaguae Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
splendens Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
subdivisus Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
vittata (Wollaston, 1858) (Blastobasis), Lectotype; comb. n. hitherto Laverna vittata
walsinghami Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
wolffi Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
wollastoni Karsholt & Sinev, 2004 (Blastobasis), spec. n.
xanthographella Rebel, 1940 (Blastobasis), Lectotype; syn. n. of Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
melanella Mansbridge & Wright, 1939 (Blastobasis lignea var.), syn. n. of Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
pallidella Mansbridge & Wright, 1939 (Blastobasis lignea var.), syn. n. of Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
fuscomaculella Ragonot, 1879 (Oecophora), Lectotype now a synonym of Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
seeboldiella Kreithner, 1881 (Oecophora), Lectotype now a synonym of Blastobasis marmorosella (Wollaston, 1858)
maderensis Stainton, 1859 (Pterolonche?), Lectotype now a synonym of Blastobasis desertarum (Wollaston, 1858)