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Thecobathra longisaccata Fan, Jin et Li 2008

  • 1. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. & liuhaoyulisa @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0009 - 0001 - 9556 - 1526
  • 2. College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.

Description

Thecobathra longisaccata Fan, Jin et Li, 2008

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Thecobathra longisaccata Fan, Jin et Li, 2008: 17. TL: China (Yunnan). TD: NKU.

Material examined. CHINA, Yunnan: Holotype ♁, Ruili Rare Botanical Garden (24.00°N, 97.08°E), 1000 m, 6.VIII.2005, leg. YD Ren, slide No. FXM06051.

Additional material. Xizang: 2♁, Gelin Village (29.25°N, 95.19°E), Beibeng Town, Motuo County, 894 m, 14.VIII.2017, leg. MJ Qi & XF Yang, slide Nos. LHY21069, LHY21070; 4♁, Gelin Village (29.25°N, 95.19°E), Beibeng Town, Motuo County, 1063 m, 29.VII.2018, leg. MJ Qi, slide Nos. LHY21075, LHY21097, LHY21099, LHY21100; 1♁ 1♀, Beibeng Town (29.24°N, 95.17°E), Motuo County, 750 m, 31.VII‒1.VIII.2018, leg. MJ Qi, slide No. LHY21073 ♀, LHY21074♁.

Diagnosis. Thecobathra longisaccata is diagnosed in the male genitalia by the large subtriangular valva, and the saccus longer than the aedeagus (Fan et al. 2008: 18, fig. 10); in the female genitalia by the U-shaped lamella postvaginalis.

Description. Adult. Wingspan 14.0‒16.0 mm.

Female genitalia (Fig. 27). Apophyses posteriores 2 times length of apophyses anteriores. Ventral arms of apophyses anteriores connected with lamella postvaginalis. Lamella postvaginalis large, U-shaped, with each arm widened medially, narrowed to pointed apex distally. Antrum heavily sclerotized, 1/6 length of ductus bursae. Ductus bursae parallel-sided, heavily sclerotized, with dense granules on posterior half. Corpus bursae membranous; signum posteriorly wide, with a large, broad band much longer than two lateral flanges together, anteriorly slender, lateral flange short, spine-shaped.

Distribution. China (Xizang, Yunnan).

Note. The female is described for the first time.

Notes

Published as part of Liu, Haoyu & Wang, Shuxia, 2023, Taxonomic study of the genus Thecobathra Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) in China, with descriptions of eight new species, pp. 483-508 in Zootaxa 5325 (4) on pages 491-492, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8243618

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2005-08-06 , 2017-08-14
Family
Yponomeutidae
Genus
Thecobathra
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Fan, Jin et Li
Species
longisaccata
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
2005-08-06 , 2017-08-14/2018-08-01
Taxonomic concept label
Thecobathra longisaccata Fan, 2008 sec. Liu & Wang, 2023

References

  • Fan, X. M., Jin, Q. & Li, H. H. (2008) Seven new species and a checklist of the genus Thecobathra Meyrick from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). Zootaxa, 1821 (1), 13 - 24. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1821.1.2