Review of the genus Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
Author
Li, Houhun
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Zootaxa
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2017-10-04
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Termioptycha conjuncta
(
Warren, 1896
)
, comb. rev.
(
Figs 1, 2
,
10
,
20
,
26
)
Parasarama conjuncta
Warren, 1896
: 454
. TL:
India
(Khasias).
Termioptycha
(
Parasarama
)
conjuncta
(Warren)
:
Janse, 1931
: 455
.
Salma conjuncta
(Warren)
:
Solis, 1992
: 287
.
Material
examined.
CHINA
:
Hainan
:
3♂
,
Yinggeling Nature Reserves
,
954 m
,
4.IX.2013
, coll.
Xiaohua Chen
, slide
No. RH
16353
♂
;
1♀
,
Yinggeling
,
450 m
,
23.X.2013
, coll.
Zhibo Wang
; 3♂, 1♀, Hongkan, Yinggeling,
540 m
,
22.I.2016
, coll. Kaijian Teng, Xia Bai and Mengting Chen, slide Nos. RH16017♂, RH16018♀; 1♀, Hongkan, Yinggeling,
540 m
,
14.III.2016
, coll. Qingyun Wang, Suran Li and Shengnan Zhao;
1♂
,
Jianfengling Nature Reserves
,
143 m
,
8.IX.2013
, coll.
Xiaohua Chen
(
SYSBM
)
;
1♀
,
Limushan Forest
Park,
607 m
,
24.VII.2014
, coll.
Peixin Cong
,
Linjie Liu
and
Sha Hu
, slide
No. RH
15243
♀
;
1♀
,
Wuzhishan Nature Reserves
,
742 m
,
21.V.2015
, coll.
Peixin Cong
,
Wei Guan
and
Sha Hu
;
1♂
,
1♀
,
Wuzhishan Nature Reserves
,
766 m
,
10–12.I.2016
, coll.
Kaijian Teng
,
Xia Bai
and
Mengting Chen
, slide
No. RH
16415
♂
;
1♀
,
Wuzhishan Nature Reserves
,
738 m
,
23.VII.2016
, coll.
Xia Bai
,
Shuonan Qian
and
Wanding Qi
, slide
No. RH
16218
♀
;
1♂
,
1♀
,
Wuzhishan Nature Reserves
,
738 m
,
29.X–3.XI.2016
, coll.
Xia Bai
,
Shuonan Qian
and
Wanding Qi
, slide
Nos. RH
16351
♂
, RH16352
♀
;
Taiwan
:
1♀
, Chung-Ai
Bridge
(
Zhong’aiqiao
),
Lanyu
,
Taitung County
,
20 m
,
19.VIII.2006
, coll.
Houhun Li
and
Xicui Du
, slide
No.
WYP06019
♀
(
NSYSU
).
Diagnosis.
Adult (
Fig. 10
) wingspan 29.0–30.0 mm. This species is diagnostic by the male labial palpus with the second segment upturned and forming a right angle with the first segment, third segment curved forward and forming a right angle with the second segment, the forewing with a large round white spot at middle; in the male genitalia by the sub-square juxta deeply concave in broad U shape posteriorly and having a long clavate process from each side of the lateral margin (
Fig. 20
); in the female genitalia by having an inverted trapezoidal antrum and a pair of almost equally sized signa (
Fig. 26
).
Termioptycha conjuncta
is similar to
T. nigrimacularis
sp. nov.
, and the differences between the two species are stated under the proceeding species.
FIGURES 24–28.
Female genitalia of
Termioptycha
spp.
24,
T. longiclavata
sp. nov.
, paratype, slide No. RH15176;
25,
T. albifurcalis
, slide No. RH16076;
26,
T. conjuncta
, slide No. RH16018;
27,
T. margarita
, slide No. RH15346;
28,
T. eucarta
, slide No. RH16022. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.
Distribution.
China
(
Hainan
,
Taiwan
)
;
India
, Borneo.
Remarks.
We herein restored this species to the genus
Termioptycha
(
Janse 1931
)
from
Salma
Walker, 1863 (
Solis 1992
) based on the costa having an apical spine, which is unique in
Termioptycha
. This species is newly recorded in
China
.