Lecithocera chersitis Meyrick, 1918

Yu, Shuai & Wang, Shuxia, 2024, The genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of twenty-one new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 924, pp. 1-74 : 12-13

Lecithocera chersitis Meyrick, 1918

Figs 2B , 11B , 15H , 18D

Lecithocera chersitis Meyrick, 1918: 106 . TL: Korea. TD: NHMUK.

Material examined (4 ♂♂, 1 ♀)

CHINA – Zhejiang Province • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jiangshan City, Xianxialing, Laofoyan Village ; 465 m a.s.l.; 10 and 12 Aug. 2018; S. Yu et al. leg.; slide nos YS19205 ♂, YS19206 ♀; NKU • 1 ♂; Hangzhou City, Yongjia County, Linkeng Village ; 387 m a.s.l.; 26 Aug. 2016; Q.Y. Wang, M.Q. Yang and P. Liu leg.; slide nos YS19635 ♂; NKU . – Hunan Province • 1 ♂; Taojiang County, Heping Village ; 26 Jul. 2004; Y.L. Xiao leg.; slide no. ZMR10248 ; NKU . – Guangdong Province • 1 ♂; Maoming City, Yangmei Town ; 21 Apr. 2006; D.D. Zhang leg.; slide no. LSR13138 ; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

ADULT ( Fig. 2B ). Wingspan 14.5‒15.0 mm.

Distribution

China (Guangdong, Hunan, Zhejiang), Korea ( Meyrick 1918), Japan ( Sakamaki 2013).

Remarks

This species is newly recorded for China.

Figures

Fig. 2. Adults of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU), dorsal view. A. L. bigeminata sp. nov., holotype, male. B. L. chersitis Meyrick, 1918, male. C. L. duplicispinea sp. nov., holotype, male. D. L. flavalba sp. nov., holotype, male. E. L. flavistriata sp. nov., paratype, female. F. L. furvibasis sp. nov., paratype, male. Scale bars =2.0 mm.

Fig. 11.Male genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853(NKU).A. L. bigeminata sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS18192. B. L. chersitis Meyrick, 1918, slide no. YS19205. C. L. duplicispinea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. ZYM06270. D. L. flavalba sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19060. E. L. flavistriata sp. nov., paratype, male, slide no. YS19661. F. L. furvibasis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS18169. Scale bars=0.5 mm.

Fig. 15. Male seventh abdominal sternite of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. alpestra Park, 2005, slide no. YS19101. B. L. alpina Park, 2016, slide no. YS19008. C. L. angustifolia sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19607. D. L. asticta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19603. E. L. balteiformis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. LSR13346. F. L. bicornuta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19614. G. L. bigeminata sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR13407. H. L. chersitis Meyrick, 1918, slide no.YS19635.I. L. duplicispinea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. ZYM06270. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 18. Female genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853, all paratypes (NKU). A. L. alpestra Park, 2005, slide no.YS19093.B. L. alpina Park, 2016, slide no.YS19464.C. L. bigeminata sp. nov., slide no. YS18194. D. L. cherstis Meyrick, 1918, slide no. YS19206. E. L. duplicispinea sp. nov., slide no. ZMR10313. F. L. flavalba sp. nov., slide no. YS19061. Scale bars =0.5 mm.