Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896)

Liu, Linjie, Wang, Yiping & Li, Houhun, 2016, Taxonomic review of the genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 from China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae), ZooKeys 554, pp. 119-137 : 131-133

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Pyralidae

Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson, 1896) Figs 10, 18, 24

Macalla albifusa Hampson, 1896: 113. Type Locality: Sikkim, Nagas.

Teliphasa albifusa (Hampson): Inoue and Yamanaka 1975: 99.

Material examined.

CHINA: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: 1♂, 2♀, Mt. Mao’er, Guilin, 1016 m, 23.vii.2015, leg. Mujie Qi and Shengnan Zhao; 2♂, 1♀, Huanjiang County, Hechi, 1180 m, 25.vii.2015, leg. Meiqing Yang and Ga-Eun Lee; 2♂, Rongshui County, Liuzhou, 1240 m, 27.vii.2015, leg. Meiqing Yang and Ga-Eun Lee; Hebei Province: 10♂, 3♀, Xinglong County, 800 m, 16-29.vii.2011, leg. Houhun Li and Yanpeng Cai; Henan Province: 1♀, Mt. Baiyun, Luoyang, 1560 m, 22.vii.2001, leg. Dandan Zhang; 14♂, 8♀, Linzhou, 550 m, 21, 23.vii.2006, leg. Hui Zhen and Denghui Kuang; 1♂, Mt. Guan, Hui County, 550 m, 26.vii.2006, leg. Hui Zhen and Denghui Kuang; 3♂, 1♀, Mt. Wangwu, Jiyuan, 800 m, 28-29.vii.2006, leg. Hui Zhen and Denghui Kuang; 15♂, 4♀, Mt. Yuntai, Jiaozuo, 1028 m, 5-10.viii.2014, leg. Peixin Cong, Linjie Liu and Sha Hu; Hubei Province: 3♂, 3♀, Shennongjia, 15.vii.1977, leg. Leyi Zheng; 5♂, 1♀, Pingbaying, Xianfeng, 1280 m, 21-22.vii.1999, leg. Houhun Li et al.; 1♂, Lichuan, 700 m, 28.vii.1999, leg. Houhun Li et al.; Sichuan Province: 2♂, Baoxing County, 900 m, 1.viii.2004, leg. Yingdang Ren; 3♂, 2♀, Wenchuan County, 1557 m, 11.vii.2014, leg. Kaijian Teng et al.; 1♀, Wanniansi, Mt. Emei, 830 m, 14.vii.2014, leg. Kaijian Teng et al.; Shanxi Province: 3♂, Manghe, Yangcheng County, 594 m, 13, 16.vii.2012, leg. Wei Guan and Xiuchun Wang; Tianjin: 1♂, Mt. Baxian, 550 m, 23.vi.2001, leg. Houhun Li et al.; 9♂, 3♀, Mt. Baxian, 560 m, 14, 16.vii.2005, leg. Houhun Li et al.; 2♂, Mt. Baxian, 550 m, 24.vii.2015, leg. Houhun Li and Peixin Cong; Yunnan Province: 1♂, Bubang, Mengla County, 650 m, 22.viii.2005, leg. Yingdang Ren; 1♂, Yexianggu, Xishuangbannan, 762 m, 19.vii.2014, leg. Kaijian Teng et al.; Zhejiang Province: 1♂, Wuyanling, Taishun, 680 m, 31.vii.2005, leg. Yunli Xiao; 27♂, 2♀, Laoan, Mt. Tianmu, 555 m, 3-6.vii.2014, leg. Aihui Yin, Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang; 2♂, 1♀, Qianjiangyuan, Mt. Tianmu, 866 m, 7, 10.vii.2014, leg. Aihui Yin, Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang; 11♂, Xiguan, Mt. Tianmu, 566 m, 16-20.vii.2014, leg. Aihui Yin, Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang; 4♂, Mt. Longxu, 754 m, 20-22.vii.2014, leg. Aihui Yin, Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang; 3♂, Mt. Longtang, 520 m, 28, 30.vii.2014, leg. Aihui Yin, Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang; 9♂, Sanmuping, Mt. Tianmu, 789 m, 30.viii.2014, leg. Aihui Yin, Xuemei Hu and Qingyun Wang; 20♂, 16♀, Sanmuping, Mt. Tianmu, 789 m, 16-17.vii.2015, leg. Aihui Yin, Kang Lou and Tao Wang.

Diagnosis.

This species is characterized by the subtrapeziform uncus, the gnathos about 3/4 the length of the scaphium, the transtilla joined medially in a semicircular knot, the juxta irregular in shape, the phallus ventrally with a short slender process distally and with a row of spines internally in the male genitalia (Fig. 18); the ductus bursae with two irregular sclerotized plates posteriorly, and the triangular signum in the female genitalia (Fig. 24). Teliphasa albifusa is similar to Teliphasa similalbifusa sp. n. and the whitish form of Teliphasa elegans superficially, and the differences between them are stated under Teliphasa similalbifusa sp. n. and Teliphasa elegans .

Description.

Adult (Fig. 10): Wingspan 34.0-38.0 mm.

Distribution.

China (Fujian, Guangxi, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Taiwan), Japan, Korea, Sikkim, Nagas.