Corresponding author: Houhun Li (
Academic editor: E. van Nieukerken
The genus
The genus
Prior to this study, seven species of
Genitalia dissections were carried out following the methods described by
China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
China (Sichuan).
China (Sichuan).
China (Taiwan).
China (Hunan).
China (Fujian, Taiwan).
China (Yunnan), Thailand.
China (Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Zhejiang).
China (Yunnan), Thailand, India, Sri Lanka.
China (Guangxi).
1. | Forewing with R4 and R5 short-stalked | 2 |
– | Forewing with R4 and R5 coincident | 3 |
2. | Juxta with posterolateral lobes narrowly rounded at apex; aedeagus with two sclerotized bars, the distal one needlelike, the median one acinaciform ( |
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– | Juxta with posterolateral lobes acute at apex, aedeagus with two to three dentations near apex (Park 2000: Figs 13, 13a) |
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3. | Forewing without white patch, with small black cell-dot and fold-dot |
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– | Forewing with white patch | 4 |
4. | Forewing with white basal patch occupying 1/3 of wing, costal patch absent |
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– | Forewing without basal patch, costal patch present | 5 |
5. | Male juxta with a long spine at base ( |
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– | Male juxta without spine at base | 6 |
6. | Aedeagus longer than valva ( |
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– | Aedeagus shorter than valva | 7 |
7. | Juxta without median projection ( |
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– | Juxta with median projection | 8 |
8. | Juxta with a lobulated projection at middle, with two large thornlike processes on caudal margin; posterolateral lobes inconspicuous ( |
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– | Juxta with a horned projection at middle, without processes on caudal margin; posterolateral lobes mastoid ( |
Thubana albiprata |
Holotype ♂ – China, Guangxi Province: Dongzhong Forestry Farm, Fangchenggang, (21°35'N; 108°22'E), 640 m, 9.IV.2002, coll. Shulian Hao & Huaijun Xue, genitalia slide No. ZYM06312; Paratype– 1 ♂, same data as holotype except dated 8.IV.2002, genitalia slide No.YLL08061.
The new species is similar to
Adults of
Genitalia of
Adult (
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Unknown.
China (Guangxi).
The specific name is derived from the Latin felinus (= feline) and auritus (= auricular), referring to the shape of the posterolateral lobes of the juxta.
1 ♂, China, Yunnan Province: Rare Botanical Garden, Ruili (24°00'N; 97°50'E), 1000 m, 6.VIII.2005, coll. Yingdang Ren, genitalia slide No. YLL08075.
This species is very close to
China (Yunnan), Thailand.
This species is recorded for the first time in China.
1 ♂, 7 ♀, China, Yunnan Province: Mengla (21°29'N; 101°33'E), 650 m, 23–25.VIII.2005, coll. Yingdang Ren; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Jinghong (22°01'N; 100°48'E), 585 m, 17–18.IV.1995, coll. Hongjian Wang & Guangyun Yan.
This species can easily be separated from its allies by the elongate narrow forewing without patch (
China (Yunnan), Thailand, India, Sri Lanka.
This species is recorded for the first time in China.
China, Zhejiang Province: 13 ♂, Wuyanling, Taishun (27°33'N; 119°42'E),790 m, 2–3.VIII.2007, coll. Qing Jin; 2 ♂, 2 ♀, same locality, 680 m, 930 m, 28–31.VII.2005, Yunli Xiao; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, Tianmushan (30°26'N; 119°34'E), Lin’an, 350 m, 7–8.VIII.2007, coll. Qin Jin, 10 ♂, 800 m, 19.VIII.1999, coll. Houhun Li et al., 5 ♂, 2 ♀, 500 m, 16.VIII.1999, coll. Houhun Li et al.; 1 ♂, Qingliangfeng (30°07'N; 118°51'E), Lin’an, 900 m, 12.VIII.2005, coll. Yunli Xiao. Anhui Province: 4 ♂, Mozitan, Huoshuan (31°24'N; 116°19'E), 12.VIII.2004, coll. Jiasheng Xu & Jialiang Zhang; 5 ♂, Huangshan (29°43'N; 118°18'E), 6–7.VIII.2004, coll. Jiasheng Xu and Jialiang Zhang; 6 ♂, Jiuhuashan (30°23'N; 117°48'E), 8–9.VIII.2004, coll. Jiasheng Xu & Jialiang Zhang. Fujian Province: 2 ♂, Wuyishan (26°54'N; 116°42'E), 740 m, 19–24.V.2004, coll. Haili Yu; 1 ♂, Qingyunshan, Yongtai (25°52'N; 118°57'E), 550 m, 18.IX.2002, coll. Xinpu Wang. Jiangxi Province: 4 ♂, Xiaoxidong, (26°57'N; 114°17'E), 1,3–4.VII.1978; 2 ♂, Tonggu (28°32'N; 114°22'E), 28.VII.1982, 10.V.1983; 3 ♀, Ciping (26°34'N; 114°10'E), 13.VII.1978; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Xiashan, Yichun (27°47'N; 114°23'E), 7,30.VII.1980; Jinpenshan (29°20'N; 117°00'E), 2 ♂, 18–19.VIII.2006, coll. Jiasheng Xu & Weichun Li. Henan Province: 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Xiaguan, Neixiang (33°02'N; 111°50'E), 650 m, 10,12.VII.1998, coll. Houhun Li; 1 ♀, Huangshi’an (33°40'N; 111°37'E), Xixia, 890 m, 19.VII.1998, coll. Houhun Li. Hunan Province: 1 ♂, Zhangjiajie (29°49'N; 110°26'E), 650 m, 7.VIII.2001, coll. Houhun Li & Xinpu Wang. Hubei Province: 3 ♂, 2 ♀, Maoba (30°02'N; 109°02'E), Lichuan, 700 m, 28–29.VII.2007, coll. Houhun Li et al. Guizhou Province: 1 ♂, Jiangkou (27°41'N; 108°50'E), 600 m, 27.VII.2001, coll. Houhun Li & Xinpu Wang.
Adults of
This species is characterized by the following characters: male genitalia (
China (Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Zhejiang).
This species was described by
The previous description did not mention the median projection on posterior margin of the juxta. Though this projection (
We would like to express our thanks to Yunli Xiao, Haili Yu, Yingdang Ren, Jiasheng Xu, Jialiang Zhang, Weichun Li and Shulian Hao for their efforts in the field. We are also grateful to Dr. K. T. Park for kindly sending us his papers used in species identification. The research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30470211).