Scirpophaga auristrigella ( Hampson, 1895 )

Chen, Fu-Qiang & Wu, Chun-Sheng, 2014, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 39 (2), pp. 163-208 : 176-177

Scirpophaga auristrigella ( Hampson, 1895) ( Figs 42 , 48)

Schoenobius auristrigella Hampson, 1895 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1895: 916. Type locality: Bhutan.

Scirpophaga auristrigella: Lewvanich, 1981 . Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), 42: 242; Chen, Song & Wu, 2006. Zootaxa, 1236: 19.

Description. Body pale yellow. Length of labial palpi about 3 times the diameter of compound eyes. Forewing with a dark fuscous spot at the lower angle of cell, an oblique yellow fascia from apex to middle of inner margin. In male genitalia, subteguminal process with posterior margin produced to form a spine.

Distribution. China (Guangxi); India, Bhutan.

Figures

Figs 35–42. Adults. 35. Scirpophaga magnella. 36. S. tongyaii. 37. S. linguatella. 38. S. adunctella. 39. S. khasis. 40. S. virginia. 41. S. lineata. 42. S. auristrigella.