Punctulata, Wang, 2006

Tao, Zhulin & Wang, Shuxia, 2021, Taxonomic study of the genus Punctulata Wang (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 5027 (3), pp. 376-386 : 379

Key to species of Punctulata based on male genitalia

1 Basal process of costa pointed apically.................................................................... 2

- Basal process of costa rounded apically................................................................... 4

2 Valva truncate at apex ( Fig. 13 )............................................................... P. trunciformis

- Valva rounded at apex................................................................................. 3

3 Tegumen with lateral arm reniform, basal process of costa narrowed to apex ( Fig. 14 )..................... P. fusciptera

- Tegumen with lateral arm narrowed to apex, basal process of costa slender ( Fig. 11 )............ P. novipalliptera sp. nov.

4 Saccus distally widened to an obtuse apex ( Fig. 15 )................................................. P. palliptera

- Saccus distally not widened, rounded at apex............................................................... 5

5 Valva rounded apically, uncus narrowed from base to apex ( Fig. 12 )................................ P. ningshanensis

- Valva straight apically, uncus parallel sided from basal 1/4 to basal 3/4 ( Fig. 10 )................. P. guangxiensis sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 10–15. Male genitalia of Punctulata spp. 10, P. guangxiensis sp. nov., holotype, slide No. TZL19915; 11, P. novipalliptera sp. nov., paratype, slide No. TZL19711; 12, P. ningshanensis, slide No. 89255; 13, P. trunciformis, slide No. W04039; 14, P. fusciptera, slide No. W03186; 15, P. palliptera, slide No. W98283; 10a–15a, enlarged cornuti. Scales: 10–15 = 0.2 mm; 10a–15a = 0.1 mm.