Scythropiodes elasmatus Park et Wu, 1997

Wang, Qingyun & Li, Houhun, 2016, Review of the genus Scythropiodes Matsumura, 1931 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Oditinae) from China, with a checklist of the world, Zootaxa 4132 (3), pp. 301-329 : 311

Scythropiodes elasmatus Park et Wu, 1997

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Scythropiodes elasmatus Park et Wu, 1997: 34 . TL: China (Sichuan: Mt. Emei). TD: IZCAS.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to S. lividula in the forewing pattern. Scythropiodes elasmatus can be separated in the male genitalia by the transtilla with a pair of subtriangular lateral lobes and the juxta with two horn-shaped lateral lobes posteriorly ( Fig. 27 ). In S. lividula , the transtilla has a pair of slender digitate lateral lobes, and the juxta possesses two rod-shaped lateral lobes posteriorly ( Clarke 1955: Pl. 235, Figs 3–3 b).

Female genitalia ( Fig. 39 ). Papillae anales rectangular, setose. Apophyses posteriores about twice length of apophyses anteriores, anterior apophyses curved at 2/3. Antrum weakly sclerotized, subtrapezoidal, with dense granules on inner surface. Ductus bursae membranous, about 1.5 times length of corpus bursae, weakly sclerotized from anterior 1/3 to 5/12. Corpus bursae elliptical; with two subelliptical signa bearing dense denticles.

Material examined. CHINA : Hubei Province: 2 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, 1000 m, 10– 12.VII.1999, coll. Houhun Li et al ..

Distribution. China (Hubei, Sichuan).

Notes. The female of this species is described for the first time.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Genitalia of Scythropiodes barbellatus Park et Wu. a, male, genitalia slide No. WQY 14153; b, female, genitalia slide No. WQY 15006. (Scale bars: a = 0.5; b = 1.0 mm).

FIGURES 12 – 18. Adults of Scythropiodes spp. 12, S. elasmatus Park et Wu, ♂; 13, S. oncinius Park et Wu, ♂; 14, S. malivora (Meyrick), ♂; 15 a, S. issikii (Takahashi), ♂; 15 b, S. issikii (Takahashi), ♂; 16, S. triangulus Park et Wu, ♂; 17, S. asymmetricus sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 18, S. taedus sp. nov., paratype, ♂. (Scale bars = 2.0 mm).

FIGURES 25 – 30. Male genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 25, S. gnophus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 13027; 26, S. dorsoprocessus sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. WQY 13028; 27, S. elasmatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14191; 28, S. oncinius Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14152; 29, S. malivora (Meyrick), genitalia slide No. WQY 13043; 30, S. issikii (Takahashi), genitalia slide No. WQY 13035. (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 38 – 42. Female genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 38, S. gnophus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15004; 39, S. elasmatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14203; 40, S. oncinius Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14139; 41, S. malivora (Meyrick), genitalia slide No. WQY 14181; 42, S. issikii (Takahashi), genitalia slide No. WQY 14027. (Scale bars = 1.0 mm).