Pedioxestis wuyiensis, Wang, Shuxia, 2006
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.174210 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6263575 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BE879F-466C-FF9C-123A-FCDEFA8784D7 |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Pedioxestis wuyiensis |
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sp. nov. |
Pedioxestis wuyiensis , sp. n.
( Figs. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 4 , 12 View FIGURES 9 – 12 )
Type material. Holotype: Ψ, China: Mt. Wuyi (26°54'N, 116°42'E), Fujian Province, 1000 m, 26.v.2004, coll. Haili Yu, genitalia slide No. W05105. Paratypes 2 Ψ, same data as holotype.
Diagnosis. This species can be separated from other species of the genus by the grayish yellow forewing and the trapezoidal lamella postvaginalis.
Description. Adult ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ): Wing expanse 16.5–18.0 mm. Head shining white, with appressed scales. Labial palpus dark brown, covered with white scales; white scales dorsally forming a longitudinal line. Antenna with scape white, flagellum brown and white alternately. Thorax, tegula, and forewing uniformly grayish yellow; cilia concolorous to forewing. Hindwing and cilia deep gray. Legs white, with dark speckles.
Female genitalia ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9 – 12 ): Papillae anales sparsely setose, rounded caudally. Apophyses anteriores about 2/3 length of apophyses posteriores. Lamella postvaginalis large, trapezoidal, with strong setae; ostium bursae rounded, with dense spines; antrum short, widened posteriorly. Ductus bursae thin, longer than corpus bursae. Corpus bursae rounded, partially granuled; signum rhomboidal, with dense teeth.
Male: Unknown.
Etymology. The specific name is from the type locality, Mt. Wuyi, Fujian Province.
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