Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae Author FIBIGER, MICHAEL text Zootaxa 2010 2010-08-31 2583 1 1 119 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1 1175­5334 10094382 Asyprocessa spinus Fibiger , new species ( Plate 7 , figure 8; male genit. plate 17, figure 3) Material examined. Holotype : Male , Malaysia W, Penang , Telok Bahar , 14.xii.1984 , leg. R . M. Pearson , Brit. Mus. 1986 – 354, genit. prep. 3209 M. Fibiger , coll. BMNH . Diagnosis. Imago (external). Wingspan: 8–10 mm . Head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and ground colour of forewing: grey, suffused with black scales (apo.). Basal part of costa, costal part of medial area, and fringes: indistinct patches of grey black (apo.). Crosslines: antemedial, postmedial, and subterminal line well marked, brown (apo.). Reniform stigma: narrow, small, yellow. Hindwing: light grey, with indistinct discal spot. Underside: forewing grey brown; hindwing grey, with discal spot. Male genitalia. Vinculum: dorsally reduced to a prominent, narrow, sticklike structure. Sacculus: asymmetrical; long, curved spinelike process on right side; small, narrow, triangular plate on left side (apo.). Ampulla: rather small, asymmetrical, longer than wide (apo.). Phallus: curved to less than right angle (apo.). Vesica: basally with slightly sclerotised plate with spinules. Female genitalia. Unknown. Differential diagnosis. A. spinus differs from other Asyprocessa species in: - grey ground colour throughout; - ampulla elongated, yellow; - saccular spine curved; - phallus smoothly curved to less than right angle. Distribution. A. spinus known only from W and NW Thailand .