Devolana xajxayakamej Pinedo-Escatelı sp. nov.

(Figures 8 and 9)

Description

Measurements. Length male 5.2 mmı female unknown.

Male morphology. Overall colour light-yellowish (Figure 8 (a–b)). Crown yellowish with black transverse band at apex and pair of black spots next to eyes (Figure 8 (a)). Face entire yellowish. Frontoclypeal and anteclypeal sides unmarkedı several black transverse bands over frontoclypeal surface and anteclypeus yellowish. Gena and lorum yellowishı unmarked (Figure 8 (b)). Pronotum brown-yellowish with a symmetrical pair of black spots with a paired diffuse pale-brown line between them. Forewing translucent with dark-brown pigment on Cı Mı CuAı Csı Pcu and A veins (Figure 8 (c)). Legs brown with black stripe along front tibia.

Female. Unknown.

Male genitalia. Pygofer somewhat conical with macrosetae on posterior half (Figure 7 (a–b)). Valve projected articulated with pygofer and plates (Figure 9 (c)). Plate extended near to apex of pygofer with row of long and stout setae beside fine long setae on lateral margin (Figure 9 (d)). Style slender with lobes weakly developedı apophysis short and curved mesad (Figure 9 (h)). Connective Y-form (Figure 9 (i)). Aedeagus robustı shortı apex pointed and flanges developed with three pairs of apical processes; two processes emerging from flanges on dorsal surface directed dorsad and anteradı respectively; third process arising close from apex on ventral surfaceı long surpassing midlength of aedeagal shaft and subapically expanded (Figure 9 (e–g)).

Immature stages. Unknown.

Type locality. Zincauroı Guerrero (Mexico)ı Figure 4.

Seasonality. This species occurs in October.

Etymology. The species epithet derives from the Náhuatl word maskı in allusion to its black markings of the crown

Type material. Holotype male (OSUC) – MEXICO: Guerreroı Zincauroı IX–2– 1930ı J. Parra Coll. ı D. M. DeLong Collection. # OSUC 356604.

Note: Paratype previously designated to Devolana hemycicla

Remarks. This species is very similar in external appearance to D. hemycicla species but differs in lacking lobes on the posterior margin of the aedeagal flanges (Figure 9 (f–g)).