Drepatelodes cabore Orlandin & Carneiro, 2025

Orlandin, Elton, Piovesan, Mônica & Carneiro, Eduardo, 2025, New species and taxonomic notes on the Apatelodidae (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea), Zootaxa 5642 (1), pp. 1-15 : 8-9

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4CB9724B-619D-4E39-9859-03CF5E4BB6DD
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15563398
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/454AF15E-A744-FFD4-C282-FBDFFD07398A
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Drepatelodes cabore Orlandin & Carneiro
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Drepatelodes cabore Orlandin & Carneiro sp. nov. ( Figs 1G–H View FIGURE 1 , 5 View FIGURE 5 )

Diagnosis. Drepatelodes cabore sp. nov. ( Figs 1G–H View FIGURE 1 ) has a habitus similar to D. manaos sp. nov. ( Figs 1E–F View FIGURE 1 ) and D. trilineata (Herbin [2024] Fig. 10) but can be separated from these by a line in the submarginal region that is more irregular in D. manaos sp. nov. and D. trilineata . The genitalia of D. cabore sp. nov. ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ) resemble those of D. chicomendes sp. nov. ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ), D. manaos sp. nov. ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 ), and D. karusakaibu sp. nov. ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 ), but it can be distinguished from these by the following characters: sacculus with a process at approximately 1/3 of valvae length (approximately 1/2 of valvae length in D. manaos sp. nov.); aedeagus with a more robust caecum, laterally with a sclerotized projection with a pointed apex (absent in D. chicomendes sp. nov., present without pointed apex in D. manaos sp. nov. present with a pointed apex, but smaller in D. karusakaibu sp. nov.); and vesica with a sclerotized pointed cornutus smaller than that of D. chicomendes sp. nov. and D. karusakaibu sp. nov. (rounded cornutus in D. manaos sp. nov.).

Description. Male. Head, Thorax and Abdomen similar to the D. chicomendes sp. nov. ( Figs 1A–B View FIGURE 1 ), but forewing length: 20 mm (n=1) ( Figs 1G–H View FIGURE 1 ). Genitalia. Tegumen shield-like, sclerotized. Saccus elongated, slightly curved dorsally, apex rounded. Uncus more sclerotized and smaller than the tegumen, in dorsal view almost as wide as the tegumen, tapering distally, distally strongly concave; in the distal 1/3 a thin, strongly sclerotized projection, ventrally inclined 90°, apex with three points, one proximal heart-shaped and two distally V-shaped; gnathos as sclerotized as the tegumen, hook-shaped and pointed apically, mesally fused by a membrane; socii absent. Valvae less sclerotized than tegumen, parallel-sided, with rounded apex exceeding the posterior portion of the uncus; sacculus with a finger-like process at approximately 1/3 of valvae length. Fultura inferior rectangular, medially less sclerotinized ( Figs 5A–C View FIGURE 5 ). Aedeagus short and thick, laterally in the apical half, with a more sclerotized curved projection. Vesica with a sclerotized and pointed cornutus ( Fig. 5D View FIGURE 5 ).

Female. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype. BRAZIL. 1 ♂; Floresta Nacional de Tefé , Alvarães, Amazonas, deposited at the DZUP, with the following labels: / FLONA DE TEFE, Bom Jesus, Alvarães, AMAZONAS, BRASIL, 3°31'S 64°58'W 9–12.IX.2023, Carneiro, Orlandin, Casagrande & Mielke leg./ DZ 61.531 / GEN. PREP. E. ORLANDIN 2024 / [red label] HOLOTYPUS Drepatelodes cabore Orlandin & Carneiro det. 2025/. Genitalia in vial glass with glycerine with the following label: / DZ 61.531 Drepatelodes cabore Orlandin & Carneiro 2025 / GoogleMaps .

Geographic distribution. This species is known only from the type locality in the Middle Solimões region .

Etymology. The name refers to the Legend of the Brazil Nut Tree, which tells of a brave and beautiful warrior of the Tefé people, named Caboré. Upon her death, she was transformed by Tupã into one of the most beautiful trees in the Amazon, providing food for her people year-round through its fruits.

Remarks. Drepatelodes cabore sp. nov. has a habitus similar to D. manaos sp. nov. and D. trilineata , likely forming a species complex with D. chicomendes sp. nov. and D. karusakaibu sp. nov. Future molecular analyses may provide further evidence for this observation.