Taxonomic study of the genus Glyphipterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae: Glyphipteriginae) from Mainland China Author Liu, Tengteng Author Li, Houhun text Zootaxa 2014 3821 1 1 25 journal article 36831 10.11646/zootaxa.3821.1.1 f5cbfba3-9485-48bd-b5f9-78805ed142c5 1175-5326 286357 D902942C-C513-4280-AAEA-9DEC115CAEA9 Key to Glyphipterix species in mainland China based on superficial characters 1 Forewing with a notch on termen below apex.............................................................. 2 - Forewing without a notch on termen below apex............................................................ 14 2 Forewing with a large black patch distally.................................................................. 3 - Forewing without such a black patch distally................................................................ 5 3 Forewing with a transverse band before middle.............................................................. 4 - Forewing without a transverse band before middle ( Diakonoff 1986: Pl. 15, Fig. 126 )....................... G. carenota 4 Forewing with five costal streaks ( Fig. 5 )......................................................... G. magnatella - Forewing with four costal streaks ( Fig. 3 )....................................................... G. liui sp. nov. 5 Forewing with a yellowish transverse band basally........................................................... 6 - Forewing without such a transverse band................................................................... 7 6 Forewing with a crescent metallic spot above tornus ( Figs. 8−9 )........................................ G. gemmula - Forewing with a triangular metallic patch above tornus ( Diakonoff 1986: Pl. 14, Fig. 119 1−2 )............... … G. deliciosa 7 Forewing with three dorsal streaks ( Fig. 6 )....................................................... G. rhinoceropa - Forewing with two dorsal streaks......................................................................... 8 8 Forewing with basal half and distal half differently colored..................................................... 9 - Forewing with distal half and basal half unicolorous......................................................... 11 9 Forewing with distal half bronze purple ( Diakonoff 1986: Pl. 15, Fig. 130 )........................... G. macrodrachma - Forewing with distal half brownish yellow................................................................. 10 10 Forewing with outer margin of first dorsal streak well-defined, edged with darker scales ( Arita 1987: Fig. 4 ).. G. semiflavana - Forewing with outer margin of first dorsal streak ill-defined, not edged with darker scales ( Fig. 4 )................................................................................................. G. miniata continentalis ssp. nov. 11 Forewing with second dorsal streak more or less S-shaped ( Fig. 2 )........................... G. semicircularis sp. nov. - Forewing with second dorsal streak nearly straight.......................................................... 12 12 Forewing with dark patch at distal end of lower margin of cell and beyond outer margin of cell respectively ( Fig. 7 ) G. gamma - Forewing without dark patch at distal end of lower margin of cell or beyond cell................................... 13 13 Abdomen silvery white dorsally ( Diakonoff 1986: Pl. 16, Fig. 138 )................................... G. chionosoma - Abdomen gray dorsally ( Diakonoff 1986: Pl. 16, Fig. 136 )............................................ G. octatoma 14 Forewing with a black band extending from apex along termen to tornus ( Figs. 11−13 )................ G. nigromarginata - Forewing without a black band from apex along termen to tornus............................................... 15 15 Forewing with a black stripe extending from middle of cell to tornus ( Arita & Heppner 1992: Fig. 22 )......... G. ditiorana - Forewing without a black stripe extending from middle of cell to tornus......................................... 16 16 Forewing with two transverse bands, lower half of each broken into 2–3 spots........................... G. erebanassa - Forewing without transverse bands....................................................................... 17 17 Forewing with five pure white costal streaks in both sex ( Fig. 10 )........................................ G. regula - Forewing with two white costal dots in male and five white costal spots in female ( Diakonoff 1986: Pl. 12, Fig. 101 1−2 )................................................................................................... G. amseli