Sciota campicolella (Erschoff 1874)
- Dataset
- New species and new records of Pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) from Turkey
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Pyralidae
- genus
- Sciota
- species
- Sciota campicolella
description
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discussion
Remarks: S. campicolellla was described by Erschoff (1874) based on the female specimen from Turkestan. The genitalia of sample has not been dissected before (Sergey Sinev (Russia) pers. com.). However, Sinev (1994) synonymized Salebria melanochreella Ragonot, 1887 with Sciota campicolella and illustrated only male genitalia of. S. melanochreella. Likewise, Slamka (2019) gave only the male genitalia of the species. In this study, female genitalia of S. campicolella is dissected and described for the first time. Female Genitalia: Papillae anales triangular. Apophysis posterior about equal length with apophysis anterior, but the latter a little thicker. 8 th tergite sclerotised. Antrum membranous, ductus bursae slightly sclerotised. Connection part of ductus bursae to bursa copulatrix granulated in front-terminally with numerous very small, distinct spines, and not granulated in back-terminally with numerous very small, sparse spines. Bursa copulatrix eliptical. A bump, roundish sclerotised plate in the nearly center of bursa copulatrix and in line with ductus seminalis. And, with numerous very small, sparse spines below the sclerotised plate area.
distribution
Distribution: Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Slamka, 2019).
materials_examined
Material examined: Turkey, Iğdır Prov.: 1 ♂ 2 ♀ Hıdırlı, Karakoyunlu, 19. vii. 2017.
Name
- Homonyms
- Sciota campicolella (Erschoff 1874)