Taxonomic study of the genus Tenupalpa Lee et Li, 2021 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae Thiotrichinae) from China, with descriptions of fifteen new species Author Lee, Ga-Eun 0000-0002-5774-5850 College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China & The Research Institute for Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea & gaeunlee 486 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5774 - 5850 gaeunlee486@gmail.com Author Li, Houhun College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China text Zootaxa 2022 2022-01-05 5087 1 75 111 journal article 2765 10.11646/zootaxa.5087.1.4 c5ac2c46-ae52-4f48-8bc1-61f73b4d06f2 1175-5326 5819794 B4061200-FCA1-43A5-811C-0C558043BA46 Tenupalpa angustella ( Omelko, 1984 ) ( Figs 1 , 3−5 , 26 , 46 , 85 ) Cnaphostola angustella Omelko, 1984: 32 ; Omelko, 1999: 183 ; Park & Ponomarenko, 2007: 45 ; Ponomarenko, 2008: 91 ; Sakamaki, 2013: 298 . TL: Russia (Primorsk Territory). TD: ZIRAS. Thiotricha angustella Kyaw et al ., 2019: 73 . Tenupalpa angustella Lee et al. , 2021: 371 . FIGURES 1–2. Wing venation of Tenupalpa spp. 1 , T. angustella , male, slide no. NKLGE013; 2, T. venustalis , female, slide no. LGE18032W (Scale bars = 0.5 mm). Material examined. CHINA : Beijing : 1 ♀ , Xiaolongmen Forest Farm ( 39.97°N , 115.44°E ), 1080 m , 31.vii.2009 , leg. Aihuan Zhang and Ping Liu , genitalia slide no. LGE17286 ; 1 ♂ , Dakezhuang Village , Mt. Song , 1.viii.2010 , leg. Aihuan Zhang and Zheng Li. Fujian Province : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Xianfengling , 1000 m , Mt. Wuyi , 26.v.2004 , leg. Haili Yu , genitalia slide nos. ZJL05253 m, ZJL05257 f. Gansu Province : 1 ♂ , Bifenggou ( 32.97°N , 104.68°E ), 860 m , Wen County , 10.vii.2005 , leg. Haili Yu , genitalia slide no. ZJL05421 ; 2 ♂♂ , 1 ♀ , Dangchuan Forest Farm ( 34.34°N , 106.16°E ), 1331 m , Tianshui City , 30.vii.2006 , leg. Xinpu Wang and Xiangfeng Shi , genitalia slide nos. GW 14011m , LGE 18719m . Guizhou Province : 9 ♂♂ , Shaluo , 390 m , Chishui , 27−29.v.2000 , leg. Yanli Du , genitalia slide nos. LZD01181, LZD01188, LZD01189, ZJL05250, ZJL05308 ; 1 ♂ , Xiasicun , 840 m , Kuankuoshui Conservation Zone , Suiyang County , 6.vi.2010 , leg. Linlin Yang. Henan Province : 1 ♂ , Xiaguan Town , 650 m , Neixiang County , 12.vii.1998 , leg. Houhun Li , genitalia slide no. LGE18718 ; 1 ♀ , Huangshi'an ( 33.67°N , 111.65°E ), 890 m , Xixia County , 17.vii.1998 , leg. Houhun Li. Hubei Province : 6 ♂♂ , Wujiashan ( 31.08°N , 115.8°E ), Yingshan County , 6−8.vii.2008 , leg. Yunli Xiao , genitalia slide no. LGE18505 ; 4 ♂♂ , Taohuachong ( 30.98°N , 116.02°E ), 635 m , Yingshan County , 23–25.vi.2014 , leg. Wei Guan and Meiqing Yang , genitalia slide no. LGE16107 ; 1 ♀ , Mt. Bagua ( 32.09°N , 109.67°E ), 790 m , Zhuxi County , 12.vii.2017 , leg. Wanding Qi et al ., genitalia slide no. LGE17065 ; 1 ♂ , Dafan Village ( 31.99°N , 111.10°E ), 250 m , Baokang County , 16.vii.2017 , leg. Wanding Qi et al . Jiangxi Province : 1 ♀ , Lushan City , 27.vii.1985 , leg. Guangpu Shen , genitalia slide no. ZJL05114 . Liaoning Province : 1 ♂ , Gangou ( 40.8°N , 119.9°E ), 524 m , Mt. Bailang , Jianchang County , 10.viii.2016 , leg. Mujie Qi , Yanyan Jia and Juan Li. Shandong Province : 15 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ , Mt. Kunyu ( 37.25°N , 121.77°E ), Yantai City , 19, 21.vii.2009 , leg. Qing Jin et al ., genitalia slide nos. NKLGE013m, LGE 16108m , LGE18033 f, LGE18506 f. Zhejiang Province : 1 ♂ , Yanping ( 28.38°N , 118.89°E ), 530 m , Mt. Jiulong , 4.vii.2013 , Aihui Yin and Xiuchun ; 1 ♂ , Pinggang ( 30.42°N , 119.55°E ), 754 m , Mt. Longxu , 20.vii.2014 , leg. Auhui Yin , Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang ; 1 ♀ , Lao′an ( 30.33°N , 119.40°E ), 555 m , Mt. Tianmu , 18.viii.2014 , leg. Aihui Yin , Qingyun Wang and Suran Li , genitalia slide no. LGE15017 ; 1 ♂ , Jiufucun ( 30.09°N , 118.93°E ), 520 m , Mt. Longtang , 29.viii.2014 , leg. Aihui Yin , Qingyun Wang and Suran Li , genitalia slide no. LGE15016 ; 1 ♂ , Laofoyan Village ( 28.37°N , 118.67°E ), 424 m , Shuangxi Town , Xianxialing , Jiangshan City , 8.viii.2016 , leg. Qingyun Wang , Meiqing Yang and Ping Liu , genitalia slide no. LGE16257 ; 1 ♂ , Shimendong ( 28.27°N , 120.1°E ), 102 m , Qingtian County , 20.viii.2016 , leg. Qingyun Wang , Meiqing Yang and Ping Liu , genitalia slide no. LGE16359 ; 3 ♂♂ , Linkeng Village ( 28.53°N , 120.7°E ), 387 m , Yongjia County , 24, 27. viii.2016 , leg. Qingyun Wang , Meiqing Yang and Ping Liu ; 1 ♂ , Changgangshan Park ( 30.02°N , 122.12°E ), 20 m , Zhoushan City , 30.v.2017 , leg. Shuonan Qian and Ga-Eun Lee , genitalia slide no. LGE17162 ; 21 ♂♂ , Datou Village ( 29.10°N , 118.45°E ), 707 m , Quzhou City , 6–8.viii.2018 , leg. Shuai Yu , Mengran Xing and Chen Liu ; 3 ♂♂ , Gutianshan ( 29.14°N , 118.07°E ), 416 m , Kaihua County , 13, 14.viii.2018 , leg. Shuai Yu , Mengran Xing and Chen Liu. KOREA : Gyeongsangnam-do : 2 ♂♂ , Geoje Island , Gucheon-ri , Dongbu-myeon , 27.vi. 2012 , leg. Sung-Soo Kim. Jeju-do : 1 ♂ , San 1-3 ( 33.36°N , 126.46°E ), 1070 m , Saekdal-dong , Seogwipo-si , 30.vii.2020 , leg. Ga-Eun Lee , genitalia slide no. LGE20009 . FIGURES 3–6. Abdominal and genital structures of Tenupalpa spp. 3 , distal segments of the abdomen and male genitalia of T. angustella in external view; 4, denuded male 8 th abdominal segment of T. angustella (image from Lee et al ., 2021 : Fig. 7I), slide no. LGE18719; 5, male genitalia of T. angustella , slide no. LGE16107; 6, female genitalia of T. nephodesma , slide no. LGE19022 (Scale bars = 0.2 mm). Diagnosis. Adult wingspan 7.0−9.5 mm. This species is distinguished by a whitish forewing irregularly marked with light brown at the middle, at the apex, and along the fold. The forewing lacks a black apical spot and a distal patch ( Fig. 46 ). Tenupalpa angustella is somewhat similar to T. nephodesma , but it lacks a transverse fascia on the forewing present in the latter. In the male genitalia, the anellus lobes are strongly developed and bear a robust spinelike bristle. Also, the triangular projection of the juxta, the large saccus, and the long distal part of the aedeagus are diagnostic ( Fig. 5 ). The female genitalia are characterized by a deeply incised posterior margin and a short emarginate anterior margin of tergum VIII, and a small semilunar signum ( Fig. 85 ). Distribution . China ( Beijing , Fujian , Gansu , Guizhou , Henan , Hubei , Jiangxi , Liaoning , Shandong , Zhejiang ), Japan , Korea , Russia . This species is newly recorded from China and Korea . Host plants. Fagaceae : Quercus dentata ( Kyaw et al . 2019 ) , Q. mongolica ( Omelko 1999 ; Park & Ponomarenko 2007 ; Sakamaki 2013 ; Kyaw et al . 2019 ). Remarks. The type materials deposited in ZIRAS of Russia were not examined in this study. A detailed redescription of T. angustella was provided in Kyaw et al . (2019) . The male genitalia are sometimes exposed and the morphological features can be observed without dissection ( Fig. 3 ).