Nazari Vazrick
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Zookeys. 2017 Jan 17(646):79-94. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.646.11411. eCollection 2017.
The monotypic genus was described in 1998 by Czech entomologist Dalibor Povolný based on two male specimens from Santa Catalina Island, California, which he named . The female of this species was discovered recently based on a DNA barcode match and is described. In addition, a new species with marked differences in morphology and DNA barcodes from southern California and Baja California Mexico is described as Adults and genitalia of both species are illustrated, new diagnosis for the genus is provided, and its position within Gelechiidae is briefly discussed.
这个单型属由捷克昆虫学家达利博尔·波沃尔ný于1998年根据来自加利福尼亚州圣卡塔利娜岛的两个雄性标本进行描述,他将其命名为 。该物种的雌性最近基于DNA条形码匹配被发现并进行了描述。此外,还描述了一种来自南加利福尼亚州和墨西哥下加利福尼亚州、在形态和DNA条形码上有显著差异的新物种为 。文中展示了这两个物种的成虫和生殖器,提供了该属的新诊断,并简要讨论了它在麦蛾科中的位置。