Kitanola shilinensis, Wu & Solovyev & Han, 2022

Wu, Jun, Solovyev, Alexey V. & Han, Hui-Lin, 2022, Four new species and two newly recorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from China, ZooKeys 1123, pp. 205-219 : 205

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1123.77217
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persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/464D8EB1-4EF1-4398-A096-494FA5AC4A06
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scientific name	Kitanola shilinensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Kitanola shilinensis sp. nov.

Figs 1 View Figures 1–6 , 15 View Figures 15–20

Material examined.

Holotype. ♂, China, Prov. Yunnan, Kunming City, Shilin County, Changhu Town , Changhu wetland park, 23-28.VIII.2020, KL. Wu leg., genit. prep. WuJ-248-1 (NEFU) . Paratypes. 2♂, China, same data as for holotype, genit. prep. WuJ-247-1, WuJ-299-1 (NEFU) .

Diagnosis.

The new species K. shilinensis sp. nov. (Fig. 1 View Figures 1–6 ) is hardly separable from K. spina Wu & Fang, 2008 (Fig. 2 View Figures 1–6 ) and K. spinula Wu & Fang, 2008 (Fig. 3 View Figures 1–6 ), but there are several distinguishing features in the male genitalia, as follows (the details of the latter two species are in parentheses): the serrated transtilla is small with only one single long finger-shaped process on its lateral side in K. shilinensis sp. nov. (Fig. 15 View Figures 15–20 ), whereas in K. spina the smooth transtilla has a thick finger-shaped process (Fig. 16 View Figures 15–20 ) and in K. spinula (Fig. 17 View Figures 15–20 ) the serrated transtilla is larger and has two lateral processes (one long, the other short) compared to K. shilinensis sp. nov.; the terminal part of aedeagus with two groups of strongly sclerotized spines in K. shilinensis sp. nov. (the terminal part of aedeagus with a circle of strongly sclerotized spines in K. spina ; the terminal part of aedeagus with a cluster of fine spines in K. spinula ).

Description.

Adult (Fig. 1 View Figures 1–6 ). Forewing length 7.0-7.5 mm, wingspan 14.5-15.0 mm. Head yellowish white; labial palpus up-curved; antennae filiform, brown. Thorax yellowish white. Forewing ground colour yellowish white, covered with dense brown scales, with a large brown patch in medium part; M-area and inner margin area covered with black scales; outer margin with two distinct black dots near apex; fringe long, greyish white. Hindwing pale brown, with a distinct black dot near apex; fringe greyish white. Abdomen brown, dark brown terminally. Scales on legs greyish white, terminal of tarsus black.

Male genitalia (Fig. 15 View Figures 15–20 ). Both lateral processes of uncus broad, densely covered with short hairs, with a very small apical spur. Gnathos short, acute apically. Valva slender, narrow at base, medial part with a sclerotized region near the sacculus process; cucullus visibly narrowing at lower part; transtilla broad, strongly sclerotized, posterior margin serrated, with a long finger-shaped process on lateral side; sacculus narrow, slightly inflated at base; sacculus process strongly sclerotized, small triangular in shape. Aedeagus slender, usually with two groups (each with 1-3) strongly sclerotized, robust spines at the terminal.

Female. Unknown.

Bionomics.

The specimens were collected in late August at altitudes of 1,850 m a.s.l. The collection site was a wetland park, surrounded mainly by planted pine (family Pinaceae ) and camphor (family Lauraceae ) trees and some landscaping vegetation, with a large number of grasses growing as a ground cover layer in the woods (Fig. 32 View Figures 30–33 ).

Distribution

(Fig. 29 View Figure 29 ). China (Yunnan).

Etymology.

The species is named Kitanola shilinensis after its type locality in Shilin County, Yunnan Province, China.