Descriptions of two new species of Torodorinae (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae), with three new records of Torodora Meyrick from Laos
Author
Park, Kyu-Tek
Author
Bae, Yang-Seop
text
Zootaxa
2017
4268
2
285
290
journal article
33039
10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.7
9b676062-411e-4168-bce7-473f0de29b2e
1175-5326
580251
E8B72688-92A4-4C64-A421-6B8AE1E23822
Genus
Caveana
Park, 2010
Type species:
Caveana diemsouki
Park, 2010
, by monotypy.
The genus
Caveana
was established as monotypic, based on the
type
species,
C. diemseoki
Park, 2010
. A second species,
C. senuri
Park, 2013
, was described from
Taiwan
.
The genus is characterized by the brightly colored forewing, the venation with M3, CuA1 and CuA2 on a common stalk in the forewing and M2 absent in the hindwing. The venation is similar to that of
Nosphistica
Meyrick
, but it differs from the latter by certain morphological characters including the shape and color pattern of the wings, and the male genitalia. The new species
Caveana plenalinea
Park
,
sp. nov.
and
C. senuri
Park
are hardly distinguishable from each other in the superficial characters, with similar ground color patterns of both wings, but the former can be distinguished by the male genital character as noted in the description below. On the other hand, these two species have somewhat different color patterns in both wings from the
type
species,
C. diemseoki
Park
, but they are together placed in the genus, based on similar venation.
Thus
, it is considered that further study is needed for their generic placement when more species are found.