Glaucocharis castaneus Song & Chen, 2002

Li, Wei-Chun, 2018, Notes on Glaucocharis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, ZooKeys 807, pp. 149-158 : 149

Glaucocharis castaneus Song & Chen, 2002 Figs 5, 6, 9

Glaucocharis castaneus Song & Chen, in Chen et al. 2002: 1, figs 1-3. Type locality: Maoershan, Guangxi Province, China.

Specimens examined.

23 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀: CHINA: Mabian Dafengding National Nature Reserve, Mabian (28°51'N, 103°31'E), Sichuan Province, 1100 m, 9−10.viii.2012, coll. Wei-Chun Li (JXAUM).

Description.

Female adult (Figs 5, 6): Forewing length 6.5−8.0 mm. Frons and vertex pale yellow. Labial palpus blackish-brown except second segment pale yellow. Maxillary palpus pale brown to blackish brown, pale yellow distally. Antenna blackish brown and pale yellow in alternance on dorsal surface, pale yellow ventrally. Tegula and thorax blackish brown. Forewing densely covered with blackish brown scales; antemedian line black, dorsal two-thirds inconspicuous; reniform stigma unrecognized; postmedian line blackish brown, arched outward; apex orange, with white apical stripe; termen orange mixed with pale brown, with two black marginal spots; fringe blackish brown. Hindwing blackish brown; fringe pale brown except blackish brown subbasally. Abdomen blackish brown on dorsal surface. Legs pale brown.

Female genitalia (Fig. 9): Papillae anales ovate, about one-third length of posterior apophyses. Tergite eight about two-thirds as long as anterior apophyses. Lamella postvaginalis roughly U-shaped. Antrum swollen and densely covered with small spines. Ductus bursae long and thin. Ductus seminalis arising from approximately posterior one-third of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae rounded; signa double and ovate.

Distribution.

China (Guangxi, Sichuan).

Remarks.

The female of G. castaneus is described for the first time herein. The male of this species was described and figured adequately by Chen et al. (2002).