Protoetiella bipunctella Inoue, 1959

Streltzov, A. N. & Koshkin, E. S., 2023, PROTOETIELLA BIPUNCTELLA INOUE, 1959 (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE, PHYCITINAE): NEW FOR THE FAUNA OF RUSSIA GENUS AND SPECIES, Far Eastern Entomologist 484, pp. 22-24 : 23-24

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scientific name	Protoetiella bipunctella Inoue, 1959
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Protoetiella bipunctella Inoue, 1959 View in CoL

Figs 1–2 View Figs 1, 2

Protoetiella bipunctella Inoue, 1959: 301 View in CoL (type locality: Japan).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Russia: Khabarovskii Kray, Bikin District , 8 km SE Boitsovo Village, upper reaches of Shivki River, Shivki research station of IWEP FEB RAS, 46°55' 4,55'' N, 134°23'2.97'' E, 165 m, 18–20. V 2022, 2 ♂, leg. E. S. Koshkin. GoogleMaps

MATERIAL EXAMINED FOR COMPARISION. Protoetiella venustella (Hampson, 1896) : Malaysia: Borneo Crocker Range Park , 14.III 2018, 1 ♂, leg. M.M. Omelko.

DESCRIPTION. Male from Russia. Head rounded. Forehead covered with light gray scales; apex with cone-shaped projection equal in length to eye diameter; labial palpi relatively long, densely covered with greyish-brown tightly appressed scales; antenna light brown; base of flagellum slightly bent with large ridge of dense protruding scales; segments 9–10 of flagellum after the ridge with long cilia. Patagium and tegula brown. Front wing 12–13 mm long, wingspan 24–28 mm. General background of forewings light brown with grayish tint; drawing includes two distinct black dots, one at the top, the other at the bottom; light gray curved medial line; light gray serrated postdiscal line; almost white thin marginal line. Fringe greyish-brown. Hind wings light gray, without pattern. Fringe greyish-white.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 2 View Figs 1, 2 ). Uncus triangular, with slightly rounded apex; gnathos large, triangular with pointed apex; valva relatively wide from basal part, narrow in middle part, apex slightly widened and rounded; juxta small, with two pointed branches; aedeagus large, 1.5 times as long as valva, with several rows of small spines at apex.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia (new record): Khabarovskii krai; Japan: Honshu ( Yamanaka et al., 2013). Korea (GW, CB), China ( Bae et al., 2017), Japan. Records from Sumatra, Malaysia, Brunei, New Guinea, and Australia ( Bae et al., 2017) are subject to confirmation.

The authors would like to thank M. M. Omelko (Gornotayozhnoye Village, Russia) for providing the material from Malaysia.