Taxonomic review of the tribe Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Korea and northeast China, with descriptions of two new species
Author
Byun, Bong-Kyu
Author
Li, Cheng-De
text
Journal of Natural History
2006
2006-07-26
40
13 - 14
783
817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600790661
journal article
10.1080/00222930600790661
1464-5262
4669033
Aethes bistigmatus
sp. nov.
(
Figures 1–3
)
Type
Holotype
: male,
Mt Jeombong
, GW
,
Korea
,
10 August 1992
,
B. K. Byun
,
Genitalia
slide no. KNA-3350, in KNA
.
Paratype
: male,
Mt Changbai
,
Jirin
,
China
(K.
T
. Park), in KNA
.
Diagnosis
The new species is characterized by having two distinct spots at middle and subapical portions of forewing costa. The related species
A. cnicana
(Westwood)
and
A. amurensis
Razowski
have longer and distinct medial fascia reaching to the middle of costa.
Description
Adult (
Figure 1
).
Wingspan 14.5 mm in male. Forewing ground colour pale grey or silverwhite; basal fascia indistinct, shortly elongated on costa, dark brown; median fascia developed on middle of costa, forming a small rectangular spot, then very weak towards dorsum, nearly indistinct, not arcuated; pre-apical streak similar to median fascia in shape and coloration; apex more or less rounded; termen very weakly oblique. Hindwing greyish brown, rather pale grey at basal area, showing a net-like pattern in the remaining area.
Male genitalia (
Figures 2, 3
).
Tegumen broad dorsally. Uncus atrophied. Socii not prominent, very slender, elongated. Transtilla with short and sub-triangular median process, shortly bifurcate terminally. Juxta rather small, narrow, nearly half-moon shaped, with rounded top. Valva short, rather broad at base, rounded near apex; sacculus narrowed, well sclerotized basally, reaching to middle of ventral margin of valva. Aedeagus stout, shortly pointed terminally, with numerous cornuti in vesica.
Female genitalia.
Unknown.
Distribution
Korea
(GW),
China
(Jirin).
Etymology
The specific name refers to the two costal spots.