Teinoptila brunnescens ( Moore, 1888 )

Jin, Qing, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2009, Taxonomic study of the genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), Zootaxa 2249, pp. 44-50 : 47-49

Teinoptila brunnescens ( Moore, 1888)

( Figs. 4 , 9 )

Hyponomeuta brunnescens Moore, 1888: 282 Teinoptila brunnescens: Moriuti, 1977: 205 .

Yponomeuta brunnescens: Robinson et al., 1995: 179 Type locality: India.

Adult ( Fig. 4 ): Wingspan 22.0–23.5 mm.

Material examined. Yunnan Province: Menghai County, ix.1977 (1 Ƥ); Mengla County, 570 m, 13.viii.2005, Coll. Yingdang Ren (1 Ƥ).

Distribution. China (Yunnan), India, Nepal.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to T. guttella in the female genitalia, but can be distinguished by the lamella postvaginalis with a pair of sclerotized strips stretching outwardly ( Fig. 9 ), which is composed of a pair of wide sclerotized pads in T. guttella . This species is also similar to T. antistatica superficially, and the differences between them are stated under T. antistatica .

This species is recorded for the first time from China.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 5. Adults of Teinoptila spp. 2. T. bolidias; 3. T. antistatica; 4. T. brunnescens; 5. T. clavata sp. nov.

FIGURES 8 – 10. Teinoptila spp. 8. T. antistatica: 8 a. male genitalia (slide no. JQ 08336), 8 b. sclerite of eighth abdominal segment (slide no. JQ 08336); 9. T. brunnescens, female genitalia (slide no. JQ 08299); 10. T. clavata sp. nov., male genitalia (holotype, slide no. JQ 08337).