Rhotana truncata Zelazny, 2011

Zelazny, B. & Webb, M. D., 2011, 3071, Zootaxa 3071, pp. 1-307 : 78-79

Rhotana truncata Zelazny , sp. nov.

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Description. Forewings 2.0 times longer than wide, length about 5.6 mm. Colour stramineous to light brown. Forewings not powdered, faintly infuscated, interrupted by clear areas, slightly darker in a mark distad of clavus apex and in a V-shaped band from last subcostal sector to base of Ms3 and to 2nd subcostal sector; a red mark around base of last subcostal sector and apex of Sc; 2nd subcostal sector and surrounding veins, apical margin, and anterior apical cross-veins and surrounding veins red; remaining veins stramineous. Hindwings with three brown-black marks around apices of Ms1, Ms2, and claval vein. Pygofer of male genitalia with a pair of prominent, lateral projections. Genital styles elongated, a small hump between dorsal processes. Aedeagus short, apical part truncated, without processes.

Etymology. The species name is a Latin participle (truncatus, -a, -um = truncated).

Type material. Holotype ♂ (forewing 5.6 mm), MALAYSIA: NORTH BORNEO; labels: 1) N. BORNEO / BETTOTAN/ NR. SANDAKAN/ Aug. 2nd 1927 1A) C.B. K. & H.M.P./ F.M. S./ Museums 2) Ex F.M.S. R6 / Museum / B.M. 1955-354 ( BMNH).

Distribution. North Borneo.

Diagnosis. Rhotana truncata resembles closely R. hirashimai sp. nov., also from Borneo. It can be separated from that species by the forewings bearing a clearly defined, although faint mark distad of the clavus tip and by the male aedeagus lacking a pointed terminal process.