THE LEPIDOPTERA OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT 6: A NEW SPECIES OF CHIONODES HUBNER, [1825] (LEPIDOPTERA, GELECHIIDAE, GELECHIINAE) DEDICATED TO RONALD W. HODGES AND ELAINE R. SNYDER HODGES IN THE YEAR OF RON'S 80TH BIRTHDAY, 2014

摘要

A new species of Chionodes Hubner, [1825] (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Gelechiinae), C. hodgesorum, is described from White Sands National Monument, Otero County, New Mexico. Ron and Elaine Hodges were special mentors in my study of Lepidoptera. Thus this description to honor Ron and Elaine is published in the year of Ronald W Hodges 80th birthday, 2014. Images of the imago and male and female genitalia are included, and a map of New Mexico showing the type-locality is provided.