Atteva wallengreni Sohn & Wu, 2013

Na, Sol-Moon & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2024, First report of the family Attevidae (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea) from Cambodia, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5496 (2), pp. 290-294 : 292

Atteva wallengreni Sohn & Wu, 2013

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Atteva wallengreni Sohn & Wu, 2013: 7 . TL: China (Guangzhou).

Diagnosis. This species is superficially similar to A. fabriciella Swerderus, 1787 , but it can be distinguished by the following characters: frequently more than 40 white dots on the forewing; a comb-like spinose on socii and apex of uncus larger and slenderer respectively; costa of valva without protrusion; corpus bursae without conspicuous pleats, signum smaller than that of A. fabriciella (refer to Sohn & Wu 2013).

Distribution. Cambodia (Present study), China (Guangdong, Hainan, Hongkong, Shaanxi), Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia (Perak), Thailand (Chiangmai), Vietnam (Hochiminh).

Host plant. Unknown.

Material examined. [ INUB] ♀, Seima (N12º14’54”, E107º03’15”), 11.XI.2011 (Bae Y.S., Kim Y.K., Ju Y.D., Park B.S., Lee H.J.), genitalia slide no. QNA-33. ♂ ♀, Samkos (N12º12’38.8”, E102º53’54.3” Alt. 934 m), 8.II.2015 (Bae Y.S., Ju Y.D., Park B.S., Na S.M., Kim J.W., Lee D.J.), genitalia slide no. QNA-31.

Remarks. Sohn & Wu (2013) described A. wallengreni with or without triangular black scales on their frons. We collected only full white frons individuals in this study. This species is reported from Cambodia for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 1. Adults of Atteva spp.: A. A. fabriciella Swederus; B. A. wallengreni Sohn & Wu; C. A. chalco Bae & Na sp. nov..

FIGURE 2. Male genitalia of Atteva spp.: A. A. wallengreni Sohn & Wu, genitalia slide no. QNA-30; B. A. chalco sp. nov. Bae & Na, genitalia slide no.QNA-28 (Paratype) (scale bar=1mm).

FIGURES 3. Female genitalia of Atteva spp.: A. A. fabriciella Swederus, genitalia slide no. QNA-32; B. A. wallengreni Sohn & Wu, genitalia slide no. QNA-33; C. A. chalco sp. nov., genitalia slide no. QNA-25 (Paratype) (scale bar=1mm).