Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae Author Fibiger, Michael text Zootaxa 2007 2007-08-31 1567 1 1 116 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1567.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1567.1.1 1175­5334 5096260 E6FDD4F7-E81C-47F6-A888-C14387A1B127 Tolpia sikkimi Fibiger, new species ( Plate 1 , figure 6; male genit. plate 12, figure 3) Material examined. Holotype : male, [ India ], Sikkim , 2800 ft. , -. vii.1895 , leg. J. G. Pilcher , 97-31, genit. prep. 3090 M. Fibiger. Coll. BMNH . Diagnosis. Wingspan: 14 mm . Transverse lines: brown, antemedial and postmedial line with a black spot on costa; subterminal line present but indistinct. Terminal line: indicated by black dots between veins. Reniform: indistinct, almost invisible. Hindwing: blackish brown. Underside: unicolorous brown. Abdomen: brown; first segment with dorsal black crest; male with long blackish-brown anal tufts. Male genitalia. Saccus: short and rounded. Vinculum: short. Tegumen: much longer than vinculum. Tergite and sternite: indistinct. Sacculus: with heavily sclerotised club-like process on dorsal right side. Ampulla: asymmetrical, club-like; apically smoothly rounded on right valve; with a short quadrangular process on left valve. Pollex : short, rounded, with long hair-like setae. Digitus: (right valve) long, narrow, bent, pointed apically; (left valve) short, stout, tapered, thorn-like. Juxta: higher than wide. Anellus: fused with juxta; left side dorsally membranous, forming a full circle around position of phallus. Fultura superior: membranous. Phallus: broadest by ductus ejaculatorius, coiling clock-wise, V-shaped, slight tapering towards apex; coecum broad. Differential diagnosis. The male genitalia resemble those of T. odor but differ in having a club-like ampulla, the process on both sides, the saccular process, and the shape of the phallus.