Acanthocorona bowangi, Mey & Léger & Lien, 2021

Mey, Wolfram, Leger, Theo & Lien, Vu Van, 2021, New taxa of extant and fossil primitive moths in South-East Asia and their biogeographic significance (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae, Agathiphagidae, Lophocoronidae), Nota Lepidopterologica 44, pp. 29-56 : 40

Acanthocorona bowangi sp. nov. Fig. 22

Material.

Holotype ♂, Burmese amber, BUB 1519, ( PM).

Etymology.

The species is named in honour of Bo Wang for his efforts to make Burmese amber material available for scientific study.

Preservation.

Completely preserved on the margin in a large, drop-like piece of amber, wings somewhat overlapping, distorted, legs and post-abdomen clearly visible.

Description.

Length of forewings 3.6 mm, antennae dark brown, 24 flagellomeres.

Male genitalia (Fig. 22 ): length of valvae as long as half the length of abdomen; rod-like spine on ventral apex of valvae long and straight, apical margin of valvae with row of denticules, no denticles before margins; basal spikes of valvae paired, slightly shorter than length of valvae, sitting on elongate papillae from median side of valvae. Phallus extremely long, slightly curved ventrad, ventral side of apex with elongate slit revealing short teeth.

Figures

Figures 18 - 25. Acanthocorona spp.: 18 - 20. A. skalskii sp. nov.: 18. Wing venation; 19. Male genitalia, ventral; 20. Male genitalia, dorsal; 21. A. muelleri sp. nov., male genitalia, ventral, 22. A. bowangi sp. nov., male genitalia, ventral; 23. A. wichardi sp. nov., ventral; 24. A. kuranishi sp. nov., ventro-caudal, 25. A. sattleri sp. nov., male genitalia; A - ventro-lateral, B - dorso-lateral. Scale bars: 1 mm (18.); 0.5 mm (20., 22., 23., 25.).