The genus Neopseustis (Lepidoptera: Neopseustidae) from China, with description of one new species Author Chen, Liusheng Author Owada, Mamoru Author Wang, Min Author Long, Yang text Zootaxa 2009 2089 10 18 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.187452 5128eaed-87a2-4145-a58b-3f7685560ee4 1175-5326 187452 Neopseustis meyricki Hering, 1925 ( Figs. 5, 6 , 12, 16 )
Neopseustis meyricki Hering, 1925: 146 –147; Mutuura, 1971: 1129, 1133; Davis, 1975: 21–22, figs. 16, 36, 47, 50, 52,
74–78, 88–93; Davis, 1997: 4–5, fig. 3.
Formopseutis takamukui Matsumura, 1931: 1115.
Nepseustis [sic] meyricki : Kristensen, 1968: 141 .
Diagnosis. Wing expanse 20–22mm . Basal 2/3 of forewing brownish, mottled with dark fuscous spots and with sparse scattering of silvery white scales; distal 1/3 whitish, mottled with large brownish spots, largest one along the costa from Sc2 to apex; one conspicuous geniculate spot from tornus to middle of R4, outward turn at the middle of M2. Hindwings with basal 2/3 grayish brown, distal 1/3 whitish with grayish brown edge from Sc2 to CuA1. Male genitalia with greatly lengthened parameres similar to that of N. sinensis , and lateroposterior process of anellus deeply forked basally forming two slender branches. Inner branch with smooth edge which can be distinguished from the coarsely serrated edge of N. archiphenax ( Davis, 1975 ) . Material examined. Shihtyutou (=Shihtzutou), Nantou Hsien, Taiwan , 1 male , 25-III-1995 , 1 male , 30- IV-1995 , 1 female , 5-VIII-1996 , 1 male , 1-IX-1992 , 6 males , 8 females , 15-26-X-1992 , 1 female , 14-X-1998 , J. LUO leg., ex Y. Arita and B. Tanaka Collections. Bionomics. All the moths were collected by a light trap set. Distribution. China ( Taiwan ).