Prays tineiformis Sohn et Wu, 2011

Cong, Peixin & Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Prays Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Praydidae) from China, with descriptions of twelve new species, Zootaxa 4263 (2), pp. 201-227 : 216

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( Figs. 15 View FIGURES 11 – 16 , 31 View FIGURES 29 – 34 , 43 View FIGURES 39 – 43 )

Prays tineiformis Sohn et Wu, 2011: 30 . TL: China (Hainan). TD: Holotype: IZCAS.

Material examined. CHINA: Hainan Province: 1 ♀, Tianchi, Jianfengling , Ledong , 1050 m, 29.IV.2013, coll. Yinghui Sun et al., genitalia slide No. CPX16012 ; 1 ♂, Jianfengling Nature Reserves, Ledong , 770 m, 14.VII.2014, coll. Peixin Cong et al., genitalia slide No. CPX15202 ; 4 ♂, 6 ♀, Tianchi, Jianfengling , 787 m, 13– 15.I.2016, coll. Kaijian Teng et al., genitalia slide Nos. CPX16004 ♂ , CPX16005♀, CPX16008♀; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Tianchi, Jianfengling , 787 m, 6–8.III.2016, coll. Qingyun Wang et al., genitalia slide No. CPX16017 ♀ ; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, Wuzhishan National Park , 766 m, 8–11.I.2016, coll. Kaijian Teng et al., genitalia slide Nos. CPX16001 ♂ , CPX16002♀; 5 ♀, Lizudadian, Shuiman, Mt. Wuzhi , 766 m, 27.II.2016, coll. Qingyun Wang et al. ; 1 ♂, Wuzhishan Nature Reserves , 738 m, 1.III.2016, coll. Qingyun Wang et al. ; 2 ♀, Hongkan, Yinggeling , 540 m, 22.I.2016, coll. Kaijian Teng et al., genitalia slide No. CPX16009.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 11 – 16 ) with wingspan 8.0–11.0 mm. This species is similar to P. semicircularis sp. nov. in external appearance, but it differs from the latter in the male genitalia by the tegumen with lateral band curved archly outwards, the irregular sacculus, and the cornuti consisting of several slender thorns ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 29 – 34 ); in the female genitalia by the lamella postvaginalis being a sclerotized elongate linguiform plate ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 39 – 43 ). In P. semicircularis sp. nov., the lateral band of the tegumen is slightly arched inwards, the sacculus is semicircular, and the cornutus is a stout thorn in the male genitalia; and the lamella postvaginalis is a pair of elliptical processes in the female genitalia. This species is also similar to P. bisechinata sp. nov. in the socius with two thorns in the male genitalia, and detailed differences between them are stated under the latter species.

Distribution. China (Hainan).

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Prays