Monema coralina Dudgeon, 1895,

Pan, Zhaohui, Zhu, Chaodong & Wu, Chunsheng, 2013, A review of the genus Monema Walker in China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae), ZooKeys 306, pp. 23-36 : 32-33

Monema coralina Dudgeon, 1895, new record to China Figs 4 , 8

Monema coralina Dudgeon, 1895: 290. Type locality: Bhutan.

Description.

Wing expanse 30-35mm. The mostly reddish wings are diagnostic. In the male genitalia, the uncus lacks the ventrally apical process.

Specimens examined.

Yunnan, Xinshuangbanna, 700m, 4-15 Apr. 1993, Yang Longlong (4♂, gen. slide L06051); Xizang, Motuo, 1080m, 22 July 2006, Chen Fuqiang (1♀).

Distribution.

Yunnan (Xinshuangbanna), Xizang (Motuo); Nepal, Bhutan.

Remarks.

The abdomen of the female from Xizang is missing. The species is reported for the first time in China.

Figures

Figures 1 - 6. Adults. 1 Monema tanaognatha Wu & Pan, sp. n., holotype (Kunming, male) 2 Monema tanaognatha sp. n., paratype (Kunming, female) 3 Monema meyi Solovyev & Witt (Hunan, male) 4 Monema coralina Dudgeon (Yunnan, male) 5 Monema flavescens flavescens Walker (Beijing, female) 6 Monema flavescens flavescens Walker (Black form, Shanghai, male).

Figures 7 - 12. Male genitalia. 7 Monema tanaognatha Wu & Pan, sp. n. holotype (gen. slide WU 0156) 8 Monema coralina Dudgeon (gen. slide L 06051) 9 Monema meyi Solovyev & Witt (gen. slide WU 0121) 10 Monema flavescens rubriceps (Matsumura) (16058 MWM GS Taiwan) 11 Monema melli Hering, holotype (TYPE ZHUB GU 2) 12 Monema flavescens flavescens (Black form, gen. slide L 06052).