Argyresthia (Argyresthia) alpha Friese & Moriuti, 1968

Liu, Tengteng, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Argyresthiidae) from China, with descriptions of forty-three new species, Zootaxa 4292 (1), pp. 1-135 : 67

55. Argyresthia (Argyresthia) alpha Friese & Moriuti, 1968

( Figs. 67 , 133 , 189 , 245 , 291 )

Argyresthia alpha Friese & Moriuti, 1968: 13 . TL: Japan (Kamikôti, Nagano Prefecture, Honsyû). TD: UOPJ.

Description. Adult ( Fig. 67 ) wingspan 11.0̄ 11.5 mm.

Male genitalia: As in Figs. 133 , 189 and 245 .

Female genitalia: As in Fig. 291 .

Material examined. Japan: Holotype, Ƌ, Nagano, Honyu , ex. Sorbus commixta Hedlund , emerged 14.vii.1957, leg. A. Mutuura . China: Hunan Province: 3Ƌ, 1♀, Mt. Badagong (29.69°N, 110.07°E), Sangzhi County, 1250 m, 13̄ 14.viii.2001, leg. Houhun Li and Xinpu Wang, slide nos. LTT12112Ƌ , LTT12176♀, LTT12670Ƌ, LTT12476W. Guizhou Province: 2♀, Huixiangping (27.90°N, 108.71°E), Jiangkou County, 1700 m, 29.vii.2001, leg. Houhun Li and Xinpu Wang, slide no . LTT12671.

Host plant: Sorbus commixta Hedlund (Rosaseae) (Moriuti 1968) .

Distribution. China (Guizhou, Hunan), Japan.

Figures

FIGURES 60 – 67. Adults of Argyresthia spp. 60, A. (Argyresthia) longalbella, sp. nov., ♂, holotype; 61, A. (A.) umbrina, sp. nov., ♀, paratype; 62, A. (A.) umbrinistrigata, sp. nov., ♀, paratype; 63, A. (A.) angusta Moriuti, ♀; 64, A. (A.) surrecta, sp. nov., ♂, holotype; 65, A. (A.) lanosa, sp. nov., ♂, holotype; 66, A. (A.) lata, sp. nov., ♀, paratype; 67, A. (A.) alpha Friese & Moriuti, ♀. (Scales = 2.0 mm)

FIGURES 132 – 137. Eighth sternite and male genitalia excluding phallus of Argyresthia spp. 132, A. (Argyresthia) lata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12279, paratype; 133, A. (A.) alpha Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12670; 134, A. (A.) beta Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12672; 135, A. (A.) cuprea, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12489, paratype; 136, A. (A.) aurilata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12508, paratype; 137, A. (A.) convexa, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12502, holotype. (Scales = 0.2 mm)

FIGURES 185 – 189. Phallus of Argyresthia spp. 185, A. (Argyresthia) angusta Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12289; 186, A. (A.) surrecta, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12357, paratype; 187, A. (A.) lanosa, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12664, paratype; 188, A. (A.) lata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12279, paratype; 189, A. (A.) alpha Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12670. (Scales = 0.2 mm).

FIGURES 245 – 252. Socii of Argyresthia spp. 245, A. (Argyresthia) alpha Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12670; 246, A. (A.) beta Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12672; 247, A. (A.) cuprea, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12489, paratype; 248, A. (A.) aurilata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12508, paratype; 249, A. (A.) convexa, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12502, holotype; 250, A. (A.) kaoyaiensis Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12369; 251, A. (A.) dislocata Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12376; 252, A. (A.) ellipsoidea, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12878, holotype. (Scales = 0.1 mm)

FIGURES 290 – 292. Female genitalia of Argyresthia spp. 290, A. (Argyresthia) lata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12278, paratype; 291, A. (A.) alpha Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12671; 292, A. (A.) beta Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12142. (Scales = 0.5 mm)