The fauna of the family Bombycidae sensu lato (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea) from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hainan Islands Author Wang, Xing Author Wang, Min Author Zolotuhin, Vadim V. Author Hirowatari, Toshiya Author Wu, Shipher Author Huang, Guo-Hua text Zootaxa 2015 3989 1 1 138 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3989.1.1 6659f502-4940-4db3-aeb3-0bcc1d93932b 1175-5326 238716 9BCFFC47-43D1-47B8-BA56-70A129E6A63F 26. Bivincula kalikotei Dierl, 1978 ( FIGURES 16 E, 17B, 17D) Bivincula kalikotei Dierl, 1978 , Spixiana , 1 (3): 262. TL: ” Nepal , Kyumnu Khola-Tal bei Gandrung 2350 m ”. Holotype : male (ZSM) [examined]. Diagnosis. This species is very similar to B. diaphana , but can be distinguished by the following characters: discal cell of forewing with a black dot; uncus entire; valvae fused basally, deeply bifid to near the base with a long costal strip; harpe thumb-shaped; saccus shorter, slightly swollen apically; aedeagus apically curved. FIGURE 16. Adults of Bivincula spp. A. B. diaphana , male (Thailand); B. B. diaphana , female (Thailand); C. B. diaphana , male (Yunnan); D. B. diaphana , female (Yunnan); E. B. kalikotei , female (Yunnan); F. B. watsoni , male (Yunnan). FIGURE 17. Genitalia of Bivincula spp. A. B. diaphana , male (N. Vietnam); B. B. kalikotei , male (E. Nepal); C. B. watsoni , male (Yunnan); D. B. kalikotei , female (Sikkim). Specimens examined. [XIZANG (TIBET)] Nyalam: 1 female , 3000 m , 28˚00’N, 86˚00’E, 4–6.VII.1998 , O. Ammosov leg. (MWM). Bionomics. Adults are on the wing in summer in Tibet. Distribution. Mainland China (Xizang (Tibet)), Nepal . Remarks. The species is here recorded from China for the first time.