Lecithocera haviensis Park, 2016

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 : 18

Lecithocera haviensis Park, 2016

Figs 3A , 12A , 16D , 19C

Lecithocera haviensis Park in Park et al. 2016: 301. TL: Vietnam (Nhin Binh Province). TD: PC.

Material examined

CHINA – Yunnan Province • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Dali City, Mt Weibao ; 2205 m a.s.l.; 31 Jul.–3 Aug. 2014; K.J. Teng et al. leg.; slide nos YS19710 ♂, YS19719 ♀; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

ADULT ( Fig. 3A ). Wingspan 15.0‒16.0 mm.

FEMALE GENITALIA ( Fig. 19C ). Eighth abdominal sternite deeply concave at middle on posterior margin. Apophyses posteriores about twice as long as apophyses anteriores. Antrum cup-shaped, spiculose. Ductus bursae slightly longer than corpus bursae, dilated medially, with sclerite near origin of ductus seminalis; ductus seminalis dilated subbasally and forming subrounded sac, then slender. Corpus bursae elliptical; signum subrounded, densely denticulate, placed at posterior 2/5.

Distribution

China (Yunnan), Vietnam (Park et al. 2016).

Remarks

This species is newly recorded for China and its female is described for the first time.

Figures

Fig. 3. Adults of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU), dorsal view. A. L. haviensis Park, 2016, female. B. L. laticuculla sp. nov., holotype, male. C. L. ligulacea sp. nov., holotype, male. D. L. margirecta sp. nov., paratype, male. E. L. medogensis sp. nov., paratype, male. F. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, male. Scale bars =2.0 mm.

Fig. 12. Male genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. haviensis Park, 2016, slide no. YS19710.B. L. laticuculla sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19684. C. L. ligulacea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR13453. D. L. margirecta sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19483. E. L. medogensis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19166. F. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, slide no. LSR13344. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 16. Male seventh abdominal sternite of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. flavalba sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19060. B. L. flavistriata sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19661. C. L. furvibasis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS18169. D. L. haviensis Park, 2016, slide no. YS19710. E. L. laticuculla sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19684. F. L. ligulacea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR13414. G. L. margirecta sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19483. H. L. medogensis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19166. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 19. Female genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853, all paratypes (NKU). A. L. flavistriata sp. nov., slide no. YS19705. B. L. furvibasis sp. nov., slide no. YS18171. C. L. haviensis Park, 2016, slide no. YS19719. D. L. laticuculla sp. nov., slide no. YS19685. E. L. ligulacea sp. nov., slide no. LSR13415. F. L. margirecta sp. nov., slide no. ZMR10284. Scale bars=0.5 mm.