Corresponding author: Xi-Cui Du (duxicui@hotmail.com)
Academic editor: R. Mally
The genus
Huang S-Q, Du X-C (2023) Revision of the genus
The genus
The specimens were collected using a light trap and killed with ethyl acetate or ammonium hydroxide. The specimens, including the type material of the new species, are deposited in the
College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China (
This genus is distinguished by the greyish-brown body and wings; the forewing with an elongated, elliptical, black patch at the apex. This genus can be distinguished from
Wing venation and tympanal organs of
China, India, Japan, South Korea (Fig.
Distribution of
According to
1 | Discoidal stigma absent on hindwing; phallus slender and extremely elongated, with an elongated, needle-like cornutus |
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– | Discoidal stigma present on hindwing; phallus short and stout |
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2 | Phallus with a spicate cornutus |
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– | Phallus with two fusiform cornuti |
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Adults of
Genitalia of
China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India, Japan, South Korea.
The female genitalia of this species are described for the first time.
China,
This species is very similar to
China (Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Japan, South Korea.
There are occasionally some spines scattered in the ductus bursae of female specimens, which suggests that the cornuti in the male genitalia are deciduous (Fig.
This species is similar to
The specific name is derived from the Latin
China (Hainan, Yunnan).
We are grateful to the other members of our laboratory for their contribution in collecting specimens and to Dr Lin-Lin Yang (Institute of Plant Protection, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences) for providing specimens. Cordial thanks are given to Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom (