Acropentias aureus (Butler, 1878)

Chen, Fu-Qiang & Wu, Chun-Sheng, 2014, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 39 (2), pp. 163-208 : 201

Acropentias aureus (Butler, 1878) ( Figs 112 , 122 )

Micraeschus aureus Butler, 1878 . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (5) 1: 402. Type locality: Japan.

Marimatha straminea Butler, 1879 . Ill. Type. Spec. Het. B. M., 3: 79.

Sparagmia obtusalis Christoph, 1881 . Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc., 56: 26.

Description. Labial palpi porrect, dark fuscous, the second segment well developed, the third segment slender. Forewing with antemedial line curved like elbow; a dark fuscous spot at middle of discocellulares; postmedial line straight. Hindwing with a fuscous postmedial line present.

Material examined. IZCAS: Hainan, Jianfengling , 1♂, 25 September 1982, You-Jong Lin ; Yunnan, Pingbian, Mt. Daquan , 1500 m, 2♂, 20–23 June 1956, Ke-Ren Huang .

Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan); Russia, Japan, Korea.

Figures

Figs 108–115. Adults. 108. Archischoenobius pallidalis. 109. A. nigrolepis. 110. A. nanlingensis. 111. A. minumus. 112. Acropentias aureus. 113. Leechia sinuosalis. 114. Brihaspa atrostigmella sinensis. 115. Promacrochilo ambiguellus.

Figs 122–125. Male genitalia. a. Aedeagus. b. Juxta. 122. Acropentias aureus. 123. Leechia sinuosalis. 124. Brihaspa atrostigmella sinensis. 125. Promacrochilo ambiguellus. Scale bars =1 mm.