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3. Weitere Informationen
3.1. Etymologie (Namenserklärung)
Was hat ein Falter von Afghanistan mit dem Pazifik zu tun ? Huemer & Karsholt (2018) klären ihre Namenswahl auf: "The species name is derived from the Latin word pacificus, in the sense of bringing peace to the type locality of Afghanistan."
3.2. Taxonomie
Huemer & Karsholt (2018) führen die Art in ihrer "Megacrapedus grisea species group". Barcode-Daten liegen nicht vor. Die Autoren erklären: "Megacraspedus pacificus sp. n. is characterised by its light greyish brown forewings with three weak black dots and an interrupted black line along the termen. It is similar to M. imparellus (Figs 100–102) which has slightly broader and lighter forewings with more distinct black dots. This species and M. pacificus sp. n. have a single pecten on the antennal scape, whereas the somewhat similar M. leuca (Figs 111–112) has several hairs on the antennal scape. See also M. armatophallus sp. n. (see below) and M. majorella (p 124). The shape of the valva and the characteristic thorn of the phallus are unmistakable diagnostic characters in the male genitalia. The female genitalia are similar to M. armatophallus sp. n. but differ in particular in the much smaller and weakly sclerotised colliculum."
3.3. Faunistik
Die Art ist nur aus Höhen von 3000-3600 m aus der Provinz Bamyan in Afghanistan bekannt.
3.4. Typenmaterial
Huemer & Karsholt (2018) teilen zu ihrer kleinen Typenserie aus den Hochlagen Afghanistans mit: "Holotype ♂, “29.VII.1963 Afghan.[istan] centr., O v [East of] Band-i-Amir, 3600 m Kasy & Vartian leg.” “Gen. Präp. Mus. Vind. 16.661 ♂” (NHMW). Paratype. Afghanistan. 1 ♀, prov. Bamyan, Band-i-Amir, 3000 m, 30.vii.1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian, genitalia slide Mus. Vind. 16.662 (NHMW)."
(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)
3.5. Literatur
- Erstbeschreibung: Huemer, P. & O. Karsholt (2018): Revision of the genus Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839, a challenging taxonomic tightrope of species delimitation (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). — Zookeys 800: 1-278. [https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.800.26292] (29 Nov 2018) [zum open-access-Artikel auf zookeys.pensoft.net]
