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TABLE 2. Diagnostic characters for X. lichneuta and X in Taxonomic status of Xyrosaris melanopsamma Meyrick, 1931 (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) with notes on congeneric species in East Asia

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  • 1. Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia

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TABLE 2. Diagnostic characters for X. lichneuta and X. melanopsamma on the base of female and male genitalia.

NoDiagnostic character\ speciesX. lichneutaX. melanopsamma
Female genitalia
1distance between anterior edge of sterigma and posterior edge of 7th segmentrelatively short, 7.6 times shorter than papillae analesrelatively long, 2.5 times shorter than papillae anales
2shape of posterior edge of 7th sterniterounded concave, with distinct lateral triangular projectionsalmost straight, with faintly distinguishable lateral projections
3shape of sterigmatransversely oval with distinct anterior marginmore or less angular, with a weakly defined anterior edge
47th sternitewith relatively wide longitudinal zone almost lacking microsetae in the middle and sclerotised lateral sideswith close longitudinal lines of dense microsetae in the middle and weak sclerotised lateral sides
5plate between base of papillae analesas equilateral triangleas longitudinally elongated triangle
Male genitalia
6length of harpareaches 9/10 of valva lengthslightly exceeds 3/5 of valva length
7row of strong thorns on apical part of harpasemioval with equal dorsal and ventral parts (Fig. 8)arched, with longer part along ventral margin of harpa (Fig. 12)
3thorns on the apical part of harpasmallerlarger, especially along ventral margin of harpa
4shape of valvasmoothly widened from base towards 3/5 (Fig. 7)smoothly widened from base towards 1/3, further parallel-sided towards 2/3 (Fig. 11)

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Published as part of Ponomarenko, Margarita G., 2024, Taxonomic status of Xyrosaris melanopsamma Meyrick, 1931 (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) with notes on congeneric species in East Asia, pp. 341-342 in Zootaxa 5486 (3) on page 341, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/13210046

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