Holcophora Staudinger, 1871, a senior synonym of Aponoea Walsingham, 1905, syn. n., (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Gelechiidae): with Holcophora inderskella (Caradja, 1920), comb. n., transferred from Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 (Blastobasidae)

Abstract

Blastobasis inderskella Caradja, 1920, is transferred from Blastobasidae to Gelechiidae and placed in the Palaearctic genus Holcophora Staudinger, 1871. The genus Aponoea Walsingham, 1905, syn. n., is newly synonymized with Holcophora, and three new combinations are proposed: Holcophora inderskella (Caradja, 1920), comb. n., H. obtusipalpis (Walsingham, 1905), comb. n. and H. pruinosella (Chrétien, 1915), comb. n. Lectotypes are designated for Holcophora statices Staudinger, 1871, and Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905. Holcophora inderskella is redescribed with supportive images of diagnostic features. Its unique frontal process is described and illustrated and aspects of frontal processes in Gelechiidae are discussed.

Keywords

• Key Words: Gelechioidea
• morphology
• nomenclature