A review of clearwing moths in the tribe Synanthedonini, with descriptions of six new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) Author Liang, Jia-Yuan Author Hsu, Yu-Feng text Zootaxa 2015 4044 4 535 555 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.4 7049a2b8-655c-4381-a708-b549d2f1e569 1175-5326 243567 4EF25DAC-946F-4F1B-9FF9-2A10D3B5B8E6 Kantipuria glandicola Liang & Hsu sp. nov. ( Figs 8, 9 , 20 , 26 ) Holotype . ♂, CHIAYI: Alishan, Duolin, 1600−1700 m , 15.I.2014 , reared from Castanopsis kusanoi , emg. 6.V.2014 , HSUM 14A41M, J.Y. Liang Coll. (NHM). Paratypes . 3 ♀, same date as holotype , J.Y. Liang Coll. ( NTNU ); 1 ♂ , same locality, 1600 m , 25.XII.2011 , reared from C. kusanoi , emg. 7.III.2012 , J.Y. Liang Coll. ( NTNU ); 1 ♂ , NANTOU: Renai, Guangtoushan, 1550 m , 5.X.2009 , reared from C. fargesii , emg. 23.XI.2009 , L.H. Wang Coll. ( NTNU ); 1 ♀, same locality, 1600 m , 10.X.2011 , reared from Lithocarpus hancei , emg. 9.XI.2011 , HSUM 11K26M, J.Y. Liang Coll. (♀, Gen. Prep. JYL-018, NTNU ); 3 ♂ , MIAOLI: Taian, Guanwu, 1900 m , 8.X.2011 , reared from L. hancei , emg. 10−17.XI.2011 , HSUM 11K27M, J.Y. Liang Coll. (♂, Gen. Prep. JYL-019, NTNU ); 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, NANTOU: Renai, Tunyuan, 1700 m , 13. IX.2012 , reared from L. hancei , emg. 5−29.X.2012 , HSUM 12J01M, J.Y. Liang Coll. (♂, Gen. Prep. JYL-017, NTNU ); 1 ♂ , 2 ♀, CHIAYI: Alishan, Dinghu, 1650 m , 1.X.2012 , reared from C. kusanoi , emg. 8.X −10.XI.2012 , HSUM 12K35M, J.Y. Liang Coll. ( NTNU ). Description. Male ( Fig. 8 ). Antennae length 5.5−6.2mm (n=8); forewing length 6.9 −7.2 mm (n=8); body length 8.0− 9.1 mm (n=8). Head: antenna black with blue-violet sheen; frons white; labial palpus black with a few white scales ventrally; vertex black with purplish sheen; pericephalic scales white with a few black scales dorsally. Thorax: patagium and tegula black with blue-violet sheen; mesothorax and metathorax black with bronzed-blue sheen; thorax laterally yellow with a few black scales. Legs: fore coxa and femur black with blue sheen; fore tibia dorsally black with a few white-yellow scales basally; fore tarsus ventrally white with a few dark gray scales, dorsally black with a some pale yellow spot on each tarsomere basally; hind tibia black, internally and at base of both pairs of spurs pale yellow; hind tarsus ventrally white with a some pale yellow spot on each tarsomere basally, dorsally black with blue-violet sheen; spurs white. Abdomen: black with blue-bronzed sheen; tergite 2 with a few pale yellow scales medially; tergite 4 with a narrow yellow stripe distally; sterna black, others densely mixed with white scales; anal tuft dorsally dark brown to black with blue sheen, with a narrow white scales laterally, ventrally black. Forewing: basally black; costal margin dark brown to black; discal spot and veins within exterior transparent area dark brown to black; apical area dark brown, with bronzed-purple sheen; discal spot broad, slightly broadened medially; exterior transparent area large divided into five cells, level to M2 about 2X as broad as discal spot and 1.5X as broad as apical area; posterior transparent area reaching distal margin of anterior transparent area; fringe dark brown, with purple sheen. Hindwing: transparent; veins, discal spot and outer margin dark brown to black with bronzed-purple sheen; discal spot small, cuneiform, reaching to vein M2; outer margin dark brown to black, about 1− 2 X as broad as fringe; attenuate toward tornus; fringe black with bronzy sheen. Female ( Fig. 9 ). Antennae length 5.1−5.8mm (n=8); forewing length 7.9−8.3 mm (n=8); body length 8.0− 8.9 mm (n=8). External morphology and wing pattern identical to those male. Genitalia. Male (Gen. Prep. JYL-17, NTNU, Fig. 20 ). Tegumen-uncus complex broad; scopula androconialis well-developed, long, about 3/ 4X length of tegumen-uncus complex; crista gnathi lateralis large, semi-oval; crista gnathi medialis long, narrow, somewhat broader than crista gnathi lateralis, with distal margin divided into two narrow cristae; valva elongated, trapeziform-oval; crista sacculi oblique, pocket-shaped, gradually lowered posteriorly, covered with dense, strong, bifurcate setae anteriorly at upper margin; saccus slightly broadened and rounded basally, about twice as short as vinculum; phallus relatively narrow, about 3/ 5X as short as valva; vesica short with numerous, irregular, minute cornuti. Female (Gen. Prep. JYL-18, NTNU, Fig. 26 ). Papillae anales relatively long and broad, covered with short setae; 8th tergite narrow with short setae distally; posterior apophysis about 1.2X longer than anterior apophysis; ostium bursae narrow; antrum slightly funnelshaped, well-sclerotized; ductus seminalis just at anterior margin of antrum; ductus bursae membranous, narrow, long, about 1.5X as long as anterior apophysis; corpus bursae globose, membranous, without signum. Diagnosis. Kantipuria glandicola sp. nov. is similar to and appears to be closely related to K . lyu Gorbunov & Arita 1999 described from Nepal . K. glandicola . differs from K . lyu by the smaller size (antenna 6.3 mm , forewing 8.6 mm versus body length 10.7 mm in K. lyu ) and coloration of the female abdomen (black with blue-bronzed sheen; tergite 2 with a few pale yellow scales medially; tergite 4 with a narrow yellow stripe distally; in K. lyu a broad brick-red stripe present distally from tergites 3−6). Etymology. A noun of Latin origin, glandi = acorn, plus an adjective of Latin origin, cola = life. FIGURES 20−21. Male genitalia of Synanthedonini in Taiwan. Fig. 20. Kantipuria glansvorax sp. nov. paratype (NTNU), bar = 1 mm. a: distal part of phallus, bar = 0.1 mm. Fig. 21. Synanthedon auritincta (NTNU), bar = 1 mm. a: distal part of phallus, bar = 0.1 mm. Biology. The larva bores into acorns of Castanopsis and Lithocarpus (Fagaceae) . Its feeds on kernel around the entrance hole, which is covered with silk, debris and frass. Distribution. Known only from Taiwan . Remarks. The genitalia of both sexes of Kantipuria glandicola sp. nov. are similar to those of K. lyu Gorbunov & Arita 1999 , though markings of wings and body and body size of these two species differ considerably.