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 brunnescens ( Moore, 1888 ) ( Figs. 4 , 9 ) Hyponomeuta brunnescens Moore, 1888 : 282 Teinoptila brunnescens : Moriuti, 1977 : 205 . Yponomeuta brunnescens : Robinson et al ., 1995 : 179 Type locality: India . Adult ( Fig. 4 ): Wingspan 22.0–23.5 mm. FIGURES 8–10. Teinoptila spp. 8. T. antistatica : 8a. male genitalia (slide no. JQ08336), 8b. sclerite of eighth abdominal segment (slide no. JQ08336); 9. T. brunnescens , female genitalia (slide no. JQ08299); 10. T. clavata sp. nov. , male genitalia (holotype, slide no. JQ08337). Material examined. Yunnan Province: Menghai County, ix.1977 (1 Ƥ); Mengla County, 570 m , 13.viii.2005 , Coll. Yingdang Ren (1 Ƥ). Distribution. China (Yunnan), India , Nepal . Diagnosis. This species is similar to T. guttella in the female genitalia, but can be distinguished by the lamella postvaginalis with a pair of sclerotized strips stretching outwardly ( Fig. 9 ), which is composed of a pair of wide sclerotized pads in T. guttella . This species is also similar to T. antistatica superficially, and the differences between them are stated under T. antistatica . This species is recorded for the first time from China .