Thliptoceras artatalis ( Caradja, 1925 )

Zhang, Dandan, Xu, Jiawen & Li, Jinwei, 2014, Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China, Zootaxa 3796 (2), pp. 265-286 : 268

Thliptoceras artatalis ( Caradja, 1925)

Figs. 3, 4, 15, 16, 30, 39

Crocidophora artatalis Caradja, 1925: 101 , pl. 2, figs. 54, 55. Type locality: China, Lienping; Amoy. Thliptoceras artatale: Munroe, 1967: 723 .

DIagnosIs. Wing expanse 22–28 mm. Thliptoceras artatalis has the narrow, modified wings of the artatalis group in the male. It is characterised by yellow wings with contrasting brown termen and fringe, and by a male antenna with scape and pedicel slightly compressed dorsally and flagellum with a short cone-shaped scale-tooth dorsally at base followed by a few lightly compressed segments. Male genitalia with distal half of uncus extremely slender, pencil-shaped, without setae; costa straight with a minute spine at apex; editum long and recurved; process of sacculus long, finger-shaped, extending dorsad beyond transtilla; anellus with two slim and long sclerotized bands which are unique and diagnostic. Female genitalia with antrum funnel-shaped, anteriorly tapering, ductus bursae rather short, longitudinally wrinkled; signum very large (wider than half diameter of corpus bursae) and asymmetrical, with angles bearing carina rounded and the other two narrower and longer; accessory bursae arising from middle part of corpus bursae.

MaterIal examIned. CHINA, Zhejiang: 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Mt. Tianmushan, alt. 295 m, 11.V.2012, coll. Li Jinwei; Fujian: 4♂, 3 ♀, Tongmu, Mt. Wuyishan, alt. 759 m, 19, 20.V.2012, coll. Li Jinwei; Jiangxi: 2 ♀, Xiagongtang, Mt. Jiulianshan, alt. 630 m, 29.VIII.2007, coll. Zhang Dandan; 11 ♂, 27 ♀, Daqiutian, Mt. Jiulianshan, alt. 500 m, 30, 31.VIII.2007, coll. Zhang Dandan and Pang Hong, 12, 13.VII.2008, He Fengxia, Li Jiahui and Jia Fenglong, et. al.; 3 ♂, 8 ♀, Xiaoxidong, Mt. Jinggangshan, 2.VIII.2011, coll. Li Jinwei, 2.IX.2011, coll. Yang Lijun; 2 ♂, Mt. Sanqingshan, alt. 389 m, 15.V.2012, coll. Li Jinwei; Guangdong: 5 ♂, 6 ♀, Heshan County, 22–24.IV., 28.V., 16.VII., 6.VIII., 28.VIII.2002, 28.III.2003, coll. Liu Guilin, Pang Hong and Chen Haidong; 1 ♀, Mt. Nankunshan, 16.VII.2003, coll. Zhang Dandan and Li Zhiqiang; 5 ♂, 2 ♀, Lianping County, 12.VIII.2009, coll. Zeng Yanyi; 3 ♀, Yanshuitian, Mt. Heishiding, Fengkai County, 2.V., 3.VIII.2011, coll. Zhang Dandan, Tong Bo and Xie Jiaqin; 1 ♂, Heerkou, Fengkai County, 2.VII.2010, coll. Chen Haidong, Zhang Dandan, Tong Bo; 3 ♂, 4 ♀, Mt. Heishiding, Fengkai County, 14.VI.2009, coll. Han Xiaolei, 7.V.2010, 1.V.2011, coll. Zhang Dandan and Tong Bo; 12 ♂, 19 ♀, Mt. Danxiashan, alt. 96 m, 408 m, 15.IV., 31.V.2008, coll. He Fengxia, 6–7.VI.2012, coll. Li Jinwei; Guangxi: 1 ♂, Mt. Shiwandashan, alt. 352 m, 18.IV.2012, coll. Li Jinwei; Hainan, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Mt. Limushan, 4–6.V.2012, coll. Zhang Dandan, Yang Lijun and Yang Lifeng; Guizhou: 1 ♂, Mt. Fanjingshan, 25.VIII.2012, coll. Li Jinwei and Chen Xiaohua.

DIstrIbutIon. China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou).