Macrobathra latipterophora Li et Wang, 2004

Zhang, Di & Li, Houhun, 2023, Review of the genus Macrobathra Meyrick, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) in China, Zootaxa 5330 (2), pp. 227-246 : 241

Macrobathra latipterophora Li et Wang, 2004

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Macrobathra latipterophora Li et Wang, 2004: 148 . TL: China (Hubei).TD: NKU.

Material examined. CHINA, Hubei: Holotype ♁, Wufeng (30.12°N, 116.40°E), 1000 m, 10.VII.1999, leg. HH Li et al., slide No. W 03126.

Paratypes: 1♁ 4♀, same data as holotype except dated 10–12.VII.1999, slide Nos. W 03117 ♀, W03118♁, W03127 ♀.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 13 ). Wingspan 17.0‒20.0 mm. Macrobathra latipterophora can be distinguished by the anellus with a slender clavate process posteriorly, the right valva dilated elliptically, and the aedeagus with a band of clustered fine spines that is 4/5 as long as the aedeagus in the male genitalia ( Fig. 30 ); and in the female genitalia by the sclerotized pipa-shaped accessory bursae with many sclerotized transversal carinae ( Fig. 41 ).

Distribution. China (Hubei).

Figures

FIGURES 12‒17. Adults of Macrobathra spp. 12. M. flavidus, male; 13. M. latipterophora, female; 14. M. quercea, male; 15. M. reticulatistria sp. nov., holotype, male; 16. M. terniprocessa sp. nov., holotype, male; 17. M. terniprocessa sp. nov., paratype, female. Scales = 2.0 mm.

FIGURES 30‒33. Male genitalia of Macrobathra spp. 30. M. latipterophora, slide No. W03126; 31. M. quercea, slide No. ZD21307; 32. M. reticulatistria sp. nov., holotype, slide No. ZZW08892; 33. M. terniprocessa sp. nov., holotype, slide No. ZD21416. Scales = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 40‒44. Female genitalia of Macrobathra spp. 40. M. flavidus, slide No. ZD21286; 41. M. latipterophora, slide No. W03127; 42. M. quercea, slide No. ZD21313; 43. M. reticulatistria sp. nov., paratype, slide No. ZZW08893; 44. M. terniprocessa sp. nov., paratype, slide No. ZD21415; 40a−44a, enlarged signum. Scales = 0.5 mm.