Termioptycha albifurcalis ( Hampson, 1916 )

Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from China, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 4329 (2), pp. 159-174 : 168-169

Termioptycha albifurcalis ( Hampson, 1916)

( Figs 8, 18, 25)

Macalla albifurcalis Hampson, 1916: 144 . TL: India (Travancore). Salma albifurcalis (Hampson) : Solis, 1992: 287.

Termioptycha albifurcalis (Hampson) : Heppner & Inoue, 1992: 91.

Material examined. CHINA, Hainan: 1♂, 2♀, Hongkan, Yinggeling, 540 m, 14–17.III.2016, coll. Qingyun Wang, Suran Li and Shengnan Zhao, slide Nos. RH 16075 ♂, RH16076 ♀ ; 2♀, Wuzhishan Nature Reserves , 742 m, 4–7.VII.2014, coll. Peixin Cong, Linjie Liu and Sha Hu, slide No. RH 15186 ♀ ; 1♀, Wuzhishan Nature Reserves , 738 m, 4.VII.2015, Qingyun Wang, Suran Li and Mengting Chen, slide No. RH 15352 ♀ ; 1♀, Wuzhishan Nature Reserves , 738 m, 29.VII.2016, coll. Xia Bai, Shuonan Qian and Wanding Qi ; 1♀, Bawangling Nature Reserves , 161 m, 19.I.2016, coll. Kaijian Teng, Xia Bai and Mengting Chen ; 2♀, Hongkan, Yinggeling, 540 m, 20– 22.I.2016, coll. Kaijian Teng, Xia Bai and Mengting Chen; Yunnan: 1♀, Lvshilin, Menglun Botanical Garden, Jinghong, 580 m, 7.VIII.2016, coll. Kaijian Teng, Geaun Lee and Tao Wang, slide No. RH 16217 ♀ .

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 8) wingspan 27.0–29.0 mm. This species is characterized by the forewing with a rounded white patch at middle of the termen. It is similar to T. margarita in the forewing pattern by having a white median area. Termioptycha albifurcalis can be distinguished in the male genitalia by the gnathos without setae, and the valva with a triangular process at basal 1/3 below costa ( Fig. 18); and in the female genitalia by the long uniformly narrow antrum ( Fig. 25). In T. margarita , the gnathos bears dense setae on lateral arms, and the valva has no triangular process at basal 1/3 below costa ( Fig. 21); and the antrum is broad U-shaped in posterior half and inverted triangular in anterior half ( Fig. 27).

Distribution. China (Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan); India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia.