A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species
Author
Park, Kyu-Tek
Author
Wu, Chunseng
Author
Kun, Andras
Author
Sohn, And Jae-Cheon
text
Zootaxa
2008
1696
1
24
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.180724
1e95ef12-160a-4414-b49c-9fbdeaac4dc6
1175-5326
180724
1.
Frisilia ancylosana
Wu and Park, 1999
Korean Jour. Syst. Zool. 15(1): 5. TL:
Sri Lanka
, Kan. Dist., Peradeniya. [USNM].
Diagnosis.
The species can be distinguished from the related species of the genus by the dark fuscous antenna. The male genitalia also have good separable characteristics with extremely long, lanceolate, sword-shaped median lobe of the juxta. The female is as yet unknown.
Adult (
Fig. 2
, non-type in USNM). Wingspan, 10.0–12.0 mm.
Male genitalia (
Figs. 33, 33
a). See
Wu and Park (1999:
Figs. 7, 8
)
.
Material examined
.
1♂
(
holotype
), Kan Dist. Peradeniya, Upper Hantane Hill
2,300 ft
,
12–16 I 1970
, gen. prep. no. USNM-88982;
2♂
(
paratypes
), Udawattakele
2,100 ft
,
5 X 1976
, gen. prep. no. USNM-88961;
5♂
, Kandy, Udawattekelle,
25–26 X 1966
&
31 X 1966
;
8♂
, same locality, 10, 13 &
16 XI 1966
, gen. prep. no. CIS-5189 and CIS-5196;
1♂
, Kegalla Dist., Kitulgala,
9 IX 1980
, gen. prep. no. USNM-5408. All specimens are in the
USNM
.
Distribution
.
Sri Lanka
.