TWO NEW SPECIES OF BAGWORM MOTHS FROM VENEZUELA WITH SPECIAL REMARKS ON REPRODUCTIVE MORPHOLOGY IN PSYCHIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA: PSYCHIDAE) Donald Ray Davis Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560 ABSTRACT — The adults and immature stages of Dendropsyche venezuelae, n. sp. and the adult male of Ltimacra leucobasilaris, n. sp., are described from Venezuela and are illustrated. A brief discussion of possible correlations between certain elements in the male and female reproductive systems in Psychidae is also presented. Intensive collecting within the last few years by Dr. Fernandez-Yepez and his students has resulted in a fine representation of Micro-lepidoptera from Venezuela, including the two new species of bagworm moths described below. Dr. Fernandez-Yepez has requested a name for one of these to facilitate reporting on certain aspects of its biology. I wish to thank Dr. Fernandez-Yepez and Mr. L. Rodriquez for allow-ing me to examine this material as well as for their patient efforts in securing more material at my request. In addition, I have devoted some discussion to the possible correla-tion of the length of the vesica in the male reproductive system to that of the ductus seminalis in the female. This is discussed under Dendropsyche vetiezuelae because the reproductive morphology of that species apparently contradicts the correlation observed in several other species of Psychidae. Dendro))syclw venezuelae Davis, new species MALE ( fig. 1 ) : Body slender, moderately hairy, uniform brownish color. An-tennae with 22-24 segments, broadly bipectinate with tenninal 5 or 6 segments strongly serrate to simple; lateral rami (fig. 4) arising from base of each segment; sensory setae very fine, elongate, length approximately 2-4 X the diameter of lateral rami. Legs with epiphysis and tibial spurs absent, light brownish fuscous in color. Wings uniformly fuscous and rather heavily scaled; wing scales very slender with acute apices. Venation similar to that described for genus (Davis, 1964); forewings 11-veined, hindwings 7-veined; all veins typically separate. Wing expanse 12-15 mm. Genitalia ( fig. 8-9 ) : Elongate and slender. Apex of tegumen evenly rounded. Vinculum elongate, approximately equalling length and width of tegumen. Saccus relatively stout, subequal to vinculum in length. Valvae broad, breadth approxi-mately 0.5 total length of valvae; pulviUi slender, digitate, with 8-10 minute setae at apex; sacculus with 3-4 small, apical spines. Aedeagus slender, long, approximately equalling entire genitalia in length. Furcal arms of eighth sternite (fig. 10) long, approximately 2.5 X length of undivided base. Eighth tergite (fig. 11) relatively large, elongate, similar to Dendropsyche burrowsi in form. 66
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