Lecithocera neosticta Meyrick, 1918

Figs 3F, 12F, 17A, 20B

Lecithocera neosticta Meyrick, 1918: 107 . TL: India (Coorg). TD: NHMUK.

Material examined (3 ♂♂, 1 ♀)

CHINA – Guizhou Province • 2 ♂♂; Jiangkou County, Heiwan; 600 m a.s.l.; 27‒28 Jul. 2001; H.H. Li and X.P. Wang leg.; slide no. LSR13344; NKU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jiangkou County, Taiping Town; 540 m a.s.l.; 13 and 16 Jul. 2019; M.R. Xing et al. leg.; slide nos YS19580 ♂, YS19581 ♀; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

ADULT (Fig. 3F). Wingspan 11.0‒12.0 mm.

FEMALE GENITALIA (Fig. 20B). Eighth abdominal sternite concave at middle of posterior margin. Apophyses posteriores slightly shorter than twice as long as apophyses anteriores. Antrum rectangular, length twice as long as width. Ductus bursae shorter than corpus bursae, broad except narrowed posteriorly; ductus bursae relatively narrow, arising from middle of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae ovate; signum small, rounded, densely denticulate, placed at posterior ⅓.

Distribution

China (Guizhou), India (Meyrick 1918).

Remarks

This species is newly recorded for China and its female is described for the first time.