Taxonomic study of the genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)
Author
Jin, Qing
Author
Wang, Shuxia
Author
Li, Houhun
text
Zootaxa
2009
2249
44
50
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.275222
9dc961c9-8cde-4acc-b83c-02b8dab267d0
1175-5326
275222
Teinoptila guttella
Moriuti, 1977
Teinoptila guttella
Moriuti, 1977
: 206
.
Type
locality:
China
(
Taiwan
),
Japan
.
Diagnosis.
This species is characterized by the gnathal arm with a pair of fingerlike processes in the male genitalia (
Moriuti, 1977
). It is similar to
T. brunnescens
in the female genitalia, and the differences between them were discussed under the latter species.
Remarks.
The description of
Teinoptila guttella
Moriuti
was based on one specimen from Chinese
Taiwan
designated as the
holotype
, and two Japanese specimens designated as
paratypes
. Unfortunately, we did not collect this species during our expedition to
Taiwan
in 2006.
Distribution.
China
(
Taiwan
),
Japan
.