Redescription of Blastobasis ergastulella Zeller, 1877 and Description of a New Species Based on a Zeller Manuscript Name (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae)
Asaphocrita rescissella Adamski new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Blastobasidae) is described herein based on two specimens from Bogotá, Colombia bearing hand-written labels by Zeller with this specific epithet. Blastobasis ergastulella Zeller, 1877 also from Bogotá, Colombia is redescribed and temporarily placed in Blastobasis Zeller, 1855. Images of the upper surface of the imagos and illustrations of male and female genitalia are provided.
Authors
- David Adamski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2960-3297)
Institutions
- Smithsonian Institution (US)
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.126.4.403
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00