Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae
Author
FIBIGER, MICHAEL
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Zootaxa
2010
2010-08-31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1
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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
.