Ypsolopha albiramella

Jin, Qing, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2013, Review of the genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 from China (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae), Zootaxa 3705 (1), pp. 1-91 : 31

Key to species of Ypsolopha albiramella -group based on male genitalia

1. Saccus much longer than socius......................................................................... 2

- Saccus as long as or shorter than socius................................................................... 3

2. Inception of ductus ejacuiatorius near base of phallus, cornuti being two large spines ( Fig. 126 )......... Y. minuta sp. nov.

- Inception of ductus ejacuiatorius far from base of phallus, cornuti inconspicuous ( Fig. 127 ).......... Y. allochroa sp. nov.

3. Uncus a sclerotized band, cornuti with two large thorns ( Fig. 128 )................................... Y. albiramella

- Uncus and cornuti inconspicuous........................................................................ 4

4. Inception of ductus ejacuiatorius near base of phallus ( Fig. 133 )..................................... Y. contractella

- Inception of ductus ejacuiatorius far from base of phallus.................................................... 5

5. Phallus granulous on surface ( Fig. 132 )......................................................... Y. altissimella

- Phallus not granulous on surface........................................................................ 6

6. Valva protruding at 2/3 on dorsal margin ( Fig. 129 ).................................................... Y. helva

- Valva not protruding on dorsal margin.................................................................... 7

7. Valva 1.5 times as long as wide, phallus 1.5 times length of valva ( Fig. 130 )..................... Y. brevivalva sp. nov.

- Valva twice as long as wide, phallus 1.2 times length of valva ( Fig. 131 )...................... Y. longifloccosa sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 123 – 128. Male genitalia of Ypsolopha spp. 123. Y. bicostata sp. nov., holotype, slide no. JQ 07232; 124. Y. latiuscula sp. nov., holotype, slide no. L 95031; 125. Y. purpurata sp. nov., paratype, slide no. JQ 07157; 126. Y. minuta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. JQ 07284; 127. Y. allochroa sp. nov., holotype, slide no. JQ 07362; 128. Y. albiramella (Mann), slide no. JQ 07341.

FIGURES 129 – 134. Male genitalia of Ypsolopha spp. 129. Y. helva Sohn et Wu, slide no. JQ 07278; 130. Y. brevivalva sp. nov., paratype, slide no. L 94313; 131. Y. longifloccosa sp. nov., holotype, slide no. JQ 07246; 132. Y. altissimella (Chrétien), slide no. JQ 07035; 133. Y. contractella (Caradja), slide no. JQ 07253; 134. Y. albistriata (Issiki), slide no. JQ 07060.