Leptonema boraceia Flint, McAlpine & Ross 1987

Leptonema boraceia

MALE.—Color brown; forewing brown, densely covered with short, fuscous hairs, producing distinct, longitudinal, dark marks in many cells, especially the apical ones. Length of forewing, 18–19 mm.

Malar space rather broad, slightly more than height of eye. Parafacial area in middle about width of malar; postocular area slightly wider than parafacial, with a row of 6 stout setae. Maxillary palpus with apical segment very long, as long as combined lengths of basal 4 segments. Process of fifth sternum large, rounded.

Genitalia: Tenth tergum with wart a large, rounded; warts b and c lacking; lateral lobe elongate, broadly rounded apically; mesal lobe membranous. Clasper with apical segment elongate, about length of basal segment; base of clasper unmodified. Phallobase short, broad, ending bluntly; with processes g heavily sclerotized, divergent, upturned; b–c complex bearing laterally 2 basally directed and 2 apically directed processes, dorsalmost of each pair being shortest, with a ventromesal pointed process.

FEMALE.—Similar to male in size and maculation.

TYPES.—Holotype (male): BRAZIL, Edo. S˜o Paulo, Estacao Biologica Boraceia, Mun. Salesópolis, 17–19 Jan 1957, L. and E. Buckup, M. Carrera and L. Travassos F.

Paratypes: Same data, 1; same, but Rib. Venerando, 27 Jan 1974, C. Froehlich, 1. Edo. Rio de Janeiro, Nova Friburgo, 1000 m, 14 Oct 1985, S.E. Miller, 1, 5; Rio Macacu (N of Cachoeiras de Macacu), 650 m, 16 Oct 1985, S.E. Miller, 1.

Holotype in USP; paratypes in USNM and USP.