Frisilia thapsina Wu and Park, 1999

Park, Kyu-Tek, Wu, Chunseng, Kun, Andras & Sohn, And Jae-Cheon, 2008, A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 1696, pp. 1-24 : 14

28. Frisilia thapsina Wu and Park, 1999

Korean Jour. Syst. Zool. 15(1): 1. TL: Sri Lanka, Kal. Dist. Agalawatta. [USNM].

Diagnosis. The species is superficially similar to F. neacantha Wu and Park , but can be distinguished by the male genitalia: valva roundly expanded terminally, juxta not sharply pointed at laterocaudal apices, and aedeagus with weakly sclerotized, quadrate plate, not very narrowed apically.

Adult ( Fig. 29 , paratype in USNM). Wingspan,10.0–12.0 mm.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 60, 60 a). See Wu and Park (1999: Figs. 1 , 2 ).

Female genitalia. See Wu and Park (1999: Fig. 11 ).

Material examined. 18♂, 7Ψ, Kandy, Udawattekelle, 25–26 X 1966 & 31 X 1966, gen. prep. no. CIS-5198 (♂); 9♂, 3Ψ, same locality, 3–5 XI 1966, 10 XI 1966, & 15–16 XI 1966, gen. prep. no. CIS-5192(♂) & 5193(♂); 1♂ (holotype), Kal Dist., Agalawatta, 13–14 X 1976, gen. prep. no. USNM-88825; 4♂, 2Ψ (paratypes), same data as the holotype; 1Ψ (paratype), Gal Dist., Kanneliya Jungle, 11–16 I 1975. All types are in the USNM.

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Frisilia forficatella Park, male, adult. Left, overview of head, showing the fully scaled labial palpus as it appears in situ; right, denuded labial palpus, showing its atypical structure, which is diagnostic for males of this genus (after Park, 2005).

FIGURES 17 – 32. Adults. 17, F. anningensis Wu; 18, F. chinensis Gozmany; 19, F. compsostoma Meyrick; 20, F. c o r n u - alis sp. nov.; 21, F. homalistis Meyrick; 22, F. melanardis Meyrick; 23, F. neacantha Wu and Park; 24, F. procentra Meyrick; 25, F. senilis Meyrick; 26, F. spuriella Park; 27, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick; 28, F. sulcata Meyrick; 29, F. thapsina Wu and Park; 30, F. veriticosa Meyrick; 31, F. crossophaea (Meyrick); 32, F. homalistis Meyrick.

FIGURES 57 – 61. Male genitalia. 57, F. spuriella Park, CIS- 4999, holotype; 58, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick, BM- 8660, holotype; 59, F. sulcata Meyrick, BM- 8659, holotype; 60, F. thapsina Wu and Park, CIS- 5198, non-type; 61, F. veriticos Meyrick, BM- 8660.

FIGURES 2 – 15. Adults. 2, Frisilia ancylosana Wu and Park; 3, F. asiana Park; 4, F. ceylonica Park and Wu; 5, F. dipsia Meyrick; 6, F. forficatella Park; 7, F. heliapta (Meyrick); 8, F. moriutii Park; 9, F. nesciatella Walker; 10, F. nesiotes sp. nov.; 11, F. notifica Meyrick; 12, F. ro s t r a t a Meyrick; 13, F. sejuncta Meyrick; 14, F. tricrosura Wu and Park; 15, F. triturata Meyrick; 16, F. trizeugma Wu and Park.