Genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in northern Vietnam, Part III: seven new species and four newly recorded species
Author
Kim, Sora
Division of Entomology, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea;
Author
Park, Kyu-Tek
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Author
Heppner, John B.
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Author
Lee, Seunghwan
Division of Entomology, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea;
text
Journal of Natural History
2014
2014-03-03
48
21
1327
1346
journal article
21043
10.1080/00222933.2013.862576
242e45aa-05df-4fb0-92af-0e03bab82088
1464-5262
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Promalactis caperatiella
Kim and Park
,
sp. nov.
(
Figures 1I, J
,
2E
, and 4F, G)
Diagnosis
This species is similar to
P. suzukiella
(Matsumura)
in the wing marking, but it can be easily differentiated by the presence of fuscous scales under the white costal patch before the tornus.
Description
Adult (
Figure 1I, J
). Head (
Figure 2E
): Frons greyish-brown; vertex white. Antenna with white scape entirely, as long as diameter of eye; flagellum white and dark brown alternately. second segment of labial palpus yellowish-brown; third segment dark brown entirely, except white basal part; third segment shorter than second segment. Thorax: Thorax and tegula dark brown dorsally. Wing expanse 7.0–
7.5 mm
. Forewing ground colour dark brown at basal and apical parts, and yellow at middle part. White marking surrounded by fuscous scales: two oblique bands presented: one near base, the other one-third from costal margin transverse to one half posterior margin; one semi-circular costal patch at two-thirds; two fuscous patches: one before tornus; the other before apex; fringes yellow followed by the outer margin, dark brown dense before the tornus. Hindwing more or less lanceolate; fringes greyishbrown. Legs: hind leg dark brown dorsally.
Male genitalia.
Unknown.
Female genitalia (Figure 4F, G).
Papilla anales setose. Apophysis posterioris more than 1.5 times length of apophysis anterioris. Lamella postvaginalis weakly developed. Lamella antevaginalis marginally folded on seventh sternite. Antrum tulipshaped, longer than papilla anales. Ductus bursae broad, wrinkled vertically, spinous at basal and lateral margin. Corpus bursae pear-like, without a signum.
Holotype
Female
,
Tam Dao Nat. Park
,
Vietnam
,
950 m
,
26 April 2006
, Park, Kim and Kang, slide gen. no. SNU- 9045/
S Kim.
Paratypes
. One
female,
Tam Dao Nat. Park
,
Vietnam
,
950 m
,
31 July 2006
,
Park
,
Chae
and
Cuong
, slide gen. no. SNU-9268/
S Kim
; one female, same locality,
24 May 2007
, slide gen. no. SNU-9006/
S Kim.
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Latin,
caperat -i
(= wrinkled) plus -
ella
(a Latin diminutive suffix), referring to distinctly wrinkled ductus bursa of female genitalia.
Distribution
Oriental:
Vietnam
(North).