Sorolopha asphaeropa Diakonoff, 1973

Yu, Haili & Li, Houhun, 2009, Review of the genus Sorolopha Lower (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Olethreutinae) from Mainland China, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 2062, pp. 1-14 : 4

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.186851
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6215010
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scientific name	Sorolopha asphaeropa Diakonoff, 1973
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3. Sorolopha asphaeropa Diakonoff, 1973 View in CoL

Sorolopha asphaeropa Diakonoff, 1973: 87 View in CoL , fig. 148 (3 genit., South New Guinea).

Diagnosis. This species is similar to S. sphaerocopa ( Meyrick, 1930) in male genitalia, but the cucullus has a broadly rounded apex, which is narrow in S. sphaerocopa . It also resembles S. asymmetrana Kuznetsov, 2003 in male genitalia, but it can be separated by having the ventral prominence of the cucullus more rectangular apically.

Material examined. China: 13, Shangsi (22°09' N, 107°58' E), Guangxi Province, 510 m, 6-IV-2002, leg. Shulian Hao & Huaijun Xue.

Distribution. China (Guangxi), New Guinea.

Remarks. This species is recorded for the first time from China.