1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Diagnose

2.1. Männchen-Genital

Corley & Ferreira (2025: 127)erklären: Megacraspedus transmontanus differs from all other Megacraspedus species except the two following species in the presence of fibres on the basal half of the gnathos. The two smallgroups of V-shaped thorns on the aedeagus are also an unusual feature and distinguish this species from the other two species described here. M. spinophallus Huemer & Karsholt, 2018 and some other species of the pusillus-group have similar thorns." Mit den beiden folgenden Arten waren M. dinensis und M. terryae gemeint.

(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)

3. Biologie

3.1. Nahrung der Raupe

Noch unbekannt!

4. Weitere Informationen

4.1. Etymologie (Namenserklärung)

Corley & Ferreira (2025: 127) erklären: "The masculine adjective transmontanus derives from Latin for “across the mountains” and is a direct translation of the Portuguese Transmontano, “one from Trás-os-Montes region” in which this species was collected."

4.2. Taxonomie

Die Art gehört in die Artengruppe um M. pusillus. Corley & Ferreira (2025: 128) melden zur Genetik: "Molecular data: INV06432 (IBILP3008-21) in BIN BOLD:AEI6610 (n = 1). The distance to the nearest neighbour M. dinensis is 7.08 %."

4.3. Faunistik

Corley & Ferreira (2025: 127) teilen zu ihrem einzelnen Falter mit: "As yet only known from a single locality in Alijó municipality, Trás-os-Montes."

4.4. Typenmaterial

Die Art wurde nach einem einzigen Falter beschrieben. Corley & Ferreira (2025: 127) erklären: "Holotype ♂, PORTUGAL, Trás-os-Montes, Alijó Carvalho, 20-V-2018 leg. M.Corley & S. Ferreira P11563 Corley gen. prep. 5545 DNA barcoded (INV06432). Holotype will be placed in NHMUK."

(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)

4.5. Literatur

• Erstbeschreibung: Corley, M.F.V. P. & S. Ferreira (2025): The genus Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839 in Portugal with description of four new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, 53 (209): 121-137. [zum PDF-Download auf shilap.org]