Taxonomic study of the genus Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Blastobasidae) from China, with descriptions of six new species
Author
Teng, Kaijian
Author
Wang, Shuxia
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-01
4679
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25
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journal article
25353
10.11646/zootaxa.4679.1.2
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1175-5326
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Key to
Blastobasis
species from Mainland
China
based on genitalia
1. Male............................................................................................... 2
- Female............................................................................................ 11
2. Dorsal part of valva with costal process bearing a row of elongate spine-like setae................................. 3
- Dorsal part of valva with costal process lacking elongate spine-like setae......................................... 5
3. Gnathos without denticles medially on posterior margin (
Fig. 14
)...................................
B. sprotundalis
- Gnathos with two denticles medially on posterior margin..................................................... 4
4. Proximal flange bearing long setae along ventral margin, membrane above proximal flange with a row of elongate spine-like setae (
Fig. 15
).................................................................................
B. parki
- Proximal flange lacking long setae along ventral margin, membrane above proximal flange with a cluster of elongate spine-like setae (
Fig. 16
)..............................................................................
B. drymosa
5. Phallus hooked apically (
Fig. 23
).........................................................
B. hamata
,
sp. nov.
- Phallus not hooked apically............................................................................. 6
6. Membrane above proximal flange with dense spine-like setae.................................................. 7
- Membrane above proximal flange without spine-like setae.................................................... 8
7. Anellus with one to two pairs of long spine-like setae apically (
Fig. 21
).........................
B. aciformis
,
sp. nov.
- Anellus without setae apically (
Fig. 22
)...................................................
B. edentula
,
sp. nov.
8. Proximal flange with spine-like setae on outer margin........................................................ 9
- Proximal flange without spine-like setae on outer margin.................................................... 10
9. Proximal flange bearing an extremely long seta and a row of short spine-like setae on outer margin (
Fig. 17
)................................................................................................
B. spinisetosa
,
sp. nov.
- Proximal flange bearing a row of almost equally elongate spine-like setae on outer margin (
Fig. 18
)............
B. inouei
10. Membrane above proximal flange with dense setae on ventral 1/3 (
Fig. 20
).......................
B. divulgata
,
sp. nov.
- Membrane above proximal flange without setae (
Fig. 19
).....................................
B. adamskii
,
sp. nov.
11. Eighth sternum with a darkly pigmented posterior spot medially (
Fig. 24
)............................
B. sprotundalis
- Eighth sternum without darkly pigmented posterior spot medially............................................. 12
12. Intersegmental membrane posterior to seventh segment without an area of dense microtrichiae flanking ostium (
Fig. 27
).......................................................................................
B. adamskii
,
sp. nov.
- Intersegmental membrane posterior to seventh segment with an area of dense microtrichiae flanking ostium............ 13
13. Antrum distinctly broadened........................................................................... 14
- Antrum inconspicuous................................................................................ 15
14. Antrum weakly sclerotized (
Fig. 29
).....................................................
B. aciformis
,
sp. nov.
- Antrum membranous (
Fig. 30
)..........................................................
B. edentula
,
sp. nov.
15. Microtrichiate area flanking ostium on intersegmental membrane posterior to seventh segment bulged and forming a process (
Fig. 26
)..........................................................................
B. spinisetosa
,
sp. nov.
- Microtrichiate area flanking ostium on intersegmental membrane posterior to seventh segment not bulged............. 16
16. Seventh sternum concave in V-shape on posterior margin (
Fig. 25
).....................................
B. drymosa
- Seventh sternum concave in arc-shape on posterior margin (
Fig. 28
)...........................
B. divulgata
,
sp. nov.