Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985: 69

Stonis, Jonas R. & Rocienė, Agnė, 2013, Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (1). Re-examination of the male genitalia of types deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zootaxa 3652 (1), pp. 1-59 : 39

42. Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985: 69

(originally described as Ectoedemia wilkinsoni Puplesis, 1984a: 122 , a junior homonym of Ectoedemia wilkinsoni Scoble, 1983 .

Morphology update ( Figs 153–160 ): Caudal process of gnathos strongly sclerotized and appearing truncate at apex ( Fig. 155 ). Valvae with numerous papillae and long setae ( Fig. 155 ). Transverse bar of transtilla thickened. Aedeagus with narrow band of spines between lateral carinae ( Fig. 156 ); two pairs of carinae (lateral and ventral) pointed distally ( Figs 157–160 ), except single sublateral lobe (sublateral carina) ( Fig. 160 ).

Material examined: 1 ♂, holotype, Primorskiy Kray, 20 km E Ussuriysk, Gornotayezhnoe , 25.vii.1983, leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. E. J. van Nieukerken 2869 ( ZIN) ; 1 ♂, paratype, same locality, 17.vii.1983, leg. R. Puplesis, genitalia slide no. AG 366 ( ZIN) .

Figures

FIGURES 153–156. Male genitalia of Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis 153, general view, holotype, slide no. E. J. van Nieukerken 2869 (ZIN); 154, same, ventral view; 155, same, apical part of genitalia; 156, dorsal view of transtilla, paratype, slide no. AG 366 (ZIN). Scale bar 100 µm.

FIGURES 157–160. Apical part of aedeagus of Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis. 157,159, holotype, slide no. E. J. van Nieukerken 2869 (ZIN); 158, 160, paratype, slide no. AG 366 (ZIN). Scale bar 100 µm.