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Teinoptila antistatica Meyrick 1931

Description

Teinoptila antistatica (Meyrick, 1931)

(Figs. 3, 8)

Hyponomeuta antistatica Meyrick, 1931: 87. Teinoptila antistatica: Moriuti, 1977: 205. Type locality: Java.

Adult (Fig. 3): Wingspan 22.0–26.0 mm.

Material examined. Guizhou Province: Chishui, 240 m, 22.ix.2000, coll. Haili Yu (2 3); Chishui, 390 m, 27–29.ix.2000, coll. Yanli Du (3 3).

Distribution. China (Guizhou), Java.

Host plants. Celastraceae: Euonymus japonicus Thunb., Maytenus hookeri Loesener (Guo 1981, Gershenson & Ulenberg 1998).

Diagnosis. This species is similar to T. brunnescens (Moore) in appearance, but can be distinguished from it by having 11–13 radial black dots in the forewing, whereas there are only 6–7 radial black dots in T. brunnescens. It is also close to T. guttella in the male genitalia, but can be separated by the triangular process in the ventral aspect of gnathal arm (Fig. 8), which is fingerlike in T. guttella.

Notes

Published as part of Jin, Qing, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2009, Taxonomic study of the genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), pp. 44-50 in Zootaxa 2249 on page 47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.275222

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Meyrick
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Yponomeutidae
Genus
Teinoptila
Species
antistatica
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Teinoptila antistatica Meyrick, 1931 sec. Jin, Wang & Li, 2009

References

  • Moriuti, S. (1977) Fauna Japonica. Yponomeutidae s. lat. (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Keigaku Publishing Co., Tokyo, 327 pp, 95 pls.
  • Guo, B. S. (1981) Study on two ermine moths Teinoptila antistatica (Meyrick) Xyrosaris sp. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutinae) in Yunnan Province. Zoological Research, 2 (3), 265 - 271.
  • Gershenson, Z. S. & Ulenberg, S. A. (1998) The Yponomeutinae (Lepidoptera) of the World exclusive of the Americas. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde Tweede Reeks, 99, i - x, 1 - 202.