Woonpaikia angoonae Park, 2010

Yu, Shuai & Wang, Shuxia, 2024, First report of the genus Woonpaikia Park, 2010 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with the description of two new species, ZooKeys 1192, pp. 1-7 : 1

Woonpaikia angoonae Park, 2010

Figs 1A-C , 3A

Woonpaikia angoonae Park, 2010: 241. Holotype male collected in Thailand (Chiang Mai) deposited in Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan (OPU).

Materials examined.

China • 1♂; Yunnan, Mengla County, Bubeng ; 21.60°N, 101.60°E; 652 m elev.; 14 July 2013; SR Li et al. leg.; slide no. YS19297, NKU • 1♂; Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Yexianggu ; 22.17°N, 100.87°E; 762 m elev.; 9 July 2015; KJ Teng & X Bai leg.; slide no. YS19298, NKU • 1♂; Yunnan, Jinghong ; 21.90°N, 100.77°E; 640 m elev.; 2 Aug. 2016; KJ Teng et al.; slide no. YS19293, NKU • 1♂; Yunnan, Menghai County, Nabanhe ; 22.25°N, 100.61°E; 1210 m elev.; 4-5 Aug. 2022; S Yu & KJ Teng leg.; slide no. YUS061, LCU • 3♂; Yunnan, Jinghong, Mt Jinuo ; 21.98°N, 100.89°E; 1425 m elev.; 6-7 Aug. 2022; S Yu & KJ Teng leg.; slide no. YUS063, LCU .

Description.

Adult wingspan 10.5-12.5 mm (Fig. 1A ).

Diagnosis.

This species can be recognized by the smoothly arcuate apical process of the sacculus which extends posteriorly beyond the apex of the cucullus (Fig. 3A ). It is most similar to the new species, W. similangoonae . The differences between these species are detailed below.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan, new record), Thailand.

Remarks.

This species was originally described from Thailand based on a single male. It is recorded here from China for the first time.

Figures

Figure 1. External features of Woonpaikia spp. A-C W. angoonae Park, 2010, male, YUS 063 B lateral view of head C close-up of scape D-F W. imperspicua sp. nov., holotype, male, YUS 064 E lateral view of head F close-up of scape G-I W. similangoonae sp. nov., male, YUS 062 H lateral view of head I close-up of scape. Scale bars: 2.0 mm.

Figure 3. Male genitalia of Woonpaikia spp. A W. angoonae Park, 2010, slide no. YUS 063 B W. imperspicua sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YUS 064 C W. similangoonae sp. nov., slide no. YUS 062. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.