Araeopteron xanthopis (Hampson, 1907)

Figs 11, 12, 18, 24 Common name: 黑白纤翅夜蛾

Araeopterum xanthopis Hampson, 1907, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 672. TL: Sri Lanka, Haldamulla.

Material examined.

China • 1 ♂; Yunnan, Lincang City; 6–7. IX. 2014; HL. Han, MJ. Qi leg.; genit. prep. no. hhl- 4431-1; in NEFU • 1 ♀; Yunnan, Baoshan City, Longyang District, Baihualing Village, Mt. Gaoligong; 30. VII – 2. VIII. 2008; HL. Han leg.; genit. prep. no. hhl- 4430-2; in NEFU.

Description.

Male genitalia (Fig. 18). Tegumen membranous, triangular. Paratergal sclerites robust and large. Vinculum thick, slightly sclerotized, U-shaped. Saccus sclerotized, mango-shaped. Valva broadened basally and apically, narrowed medially, with a bilobed apex; harpe narrow, positioned at c. 2 / 3 the length from valva base; costa narrow at base, gradually widening, broader than cucullus; cucullus narrow, apically rounded. Uncus slender, slightly curved. Juxta slightly sclerotized. Aedeagus tube-shaped; vesica membranous, with a single cornuti field. Female genitalia (Fig. 24). Papillae anales broad, slightly sclerotized. Apophysis posterioris and apophysis anterioris slender, sclerotized, almost equal in length. Ostium bursae U-shaped, widened, thick, and sclerotized. Ductus bursae short, narrow. Anterior part of corpus bursae slightly sclerotized, bearing small spiny grains; posterior part membranous.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan); Sri Lanka (Haldamulla).

Remarks.

Hampson (1907) first recorded this species and described the characteristics of the adult. In this study, the genitalia of this species are described and illustrated in detail for the first time.

Checklist of the genus Araeopteron Hampson, 1893 from China

Araeopteron amoena Inoue, 1958 变纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron amoena Inoue, 1958, Tinea 4 (1): 230, f. 2. TL: Japan, Kanagaw Prefecture, Chigasaki.

Distribution: China (Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Hunnan); Russian Far East, South Korea, Japan.

Araeopteron nebulosa Inoue, 1965 棕纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron nebulosa Inoue, 1965, Tinea 7: 82, pl. 15: 4 A, 4 B. TL: Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture, South Izu, Odaru Spa.

Distribution: China (Jilin, Liaoning, Henan, Hong Kong); Russia, South Korea, Japan.

Araeopteron maculas sp. nov. 密点纤翅夜蛾

Distribution: China (Guizhou).

Araeopteron simaoensis sp. nov. 思茅纤翅夜蛾

Distribution: China (Yunnan).

Araeopteron medogensis Han & Kononenko, 2021 墨脱纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron medogensis Han & Kononenko, 2021, ZooKeys 1060: 23. TL: China, Xizang Autonomous Region, Motuo.

Distribution: China (Xizang Autonomous Region).

Araeopteron submedogensis sp. nov. 亚墨纤翅夜蛾

Distribution: China (Xizang Autonomous Region).

Araeopteron dawai Han & Kononenko, 2021 达娃纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron dawai Han & Kononenko, 2021, ZooKeys 1060: 21. TL: China, Xizang Autonomous Region, Motuo.

Distribution: China (Xizang Autonomous Region).

Araeopteron tibeta Han & Kononenko, 2021 藏纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron tibeta Han & Kononenko, 2021, ZooKeys 1060: 25. TL: China, Xizang Autonomous Region, Motuo.

Distribution: China (Jiangxi, Xizang Autonomous Region).

Araeopteron canescens (Walker, [1866] 1865) 灰褐纤翅夜蛾

Isopteryx? canescens Walker, [1866], List Specimens lipid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1318. TL: Queensland, Moreton Bay.

Isopteryx? favillalis Walker, [1866], List Specimens lipid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1319. TL: Moreton Bay.

Distribution: China (Yunnan, Hainan); Indonesia (Borneo), New Caledonia, Australia.

Araeopteron fragmenta Inoue, 1965 碎纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron fragmenta Inoue, 1965, Tinea, 7: 81, pl., 15: 5 A, 5 B. TL: Japan, Kanagawa Pref., Fujisawa.

Distribution. China (Liaoning, Zhejiang, Hunan); Russia, South Korea, Japan.

Araeopteron fasciale (Hampson, 1896) 白条纤翅夜蛾

Araeopterum fasciale Hampson, 1896, Fauna Br. India (Moths) 4: 543. TL: Ceylon.

Distribution: China (Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong); Sri Lanka.

Araeopteron kononenkoi sp. nov. 滇纤翅夜蛾

Distribution: China (Yunnan).

Araeopteron xanthopis (Hampson, 1907) 黑白纤翅夜蛾

Araeopteron xanthopis Hampson, 1907, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 672. TL: Sri Lanka, Haldamulla.

Distribution: China (Yunnan); Sri Lanka (Haldamulla).