Exaeretia ciniflonella ( Lienig & Zeller, 1846 )

Liu, Shurong & Wang, Shuxia, 2010, One new species and three newly recorded species of the genus Exaeretia Stainton, 1849 (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Depressariinae) from China, Zootaxa 2444, pp. 45-50 : 48-49

Exaeretia ciniflonella ( Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

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Depressaria ciniflonella Lienig & Zeller, 1846: 280 . Type locality: Scandinavia. Martyrhilda klamathiana Walsingham, 1881: 314 .

Depressaria smolandiae Palm, 1943: 27 .

Martyrhilda isa Clarke, 1947: 5 .

Martyrhilda ciniflonella ( Lienig & Zeller, 1846) : Hannemann, 1953: 299.

Martyrhilda ciniflonella ( Lienig & Zeller, 1846) : Hodges, 1974: 49. Exaeretia ciniflonella ( Lienig & Zeller, 1846) : Ridout, 1977: 40.

Material examined. 1 3, China: Kuerdening, Gongliu (43°28΄N, 82°13΄E), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 1480 m, 4.viii.2007, coll. Xinpu Wang.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 4 ) with wingspan 16.5-18.5. This species differs from other congeners by the small pointed uncus and the extremely long inner lobe of the sacculus which reaches costal margin of valva in the male genitalia ( Fig. 8 ).

Distribution. China (Xingjiang), North and Middle Europe (the Alps), Canada, USA,.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Adults of Exaeretia spp.: 1, E. liupanshana Wang, sp. nov. (paratype, 3); 2, E. lechriosema (Meyrick); 3, E. indubitatella (Hannemann); 4, E. ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller).

FIGURES 5 – 8. Male genitalia of Exaeretia spp.: 5, E. liupanshana Wang, sp. nov. (holotype, genitalia slide no. ZL 08247); 6, E. lechriosema (Meyrick); 7, E. indubitatella (Hannemann); 8, E. ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller).