Toxoides sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014

Zhuang, Hailing, Yago, Masaya, Owada, Mamoru & Wang, Min, 2017, Taxonomic review of the moth family Thyatiridae (Lepidoptera) from Yunnan province, China, Zootaxa 4306 (4), pp. 451-477 : 456

Toxoides sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014

( Figs 13 , 55 , 85–93 )

Toxoides sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014 , Zootaxa, 3860 (5): 498–500.

Stenopsestis bruna Jiang, Yang, Xue & Han, 2015 , Zootaxa, 3941 (1): 35–36, Figs 7 , 19, 28 , 35 .

Material examined. 1 male, 12. VII. 2013, alt. 2,670 m, Weixi, Yunnan, leg. Hailing Zhuang, slide No. SCAU- Thy015 . 2 males, 0 7. VII. 2009, Shenglongjia, Hubei, leg. Yu Wang, slide No. SCAU-Thy016, slide No. SCAU- Thy017 . 1 female, 13. VII. 2015, alt. 2,680 m, Weixi, Yunnan, leg. Min Wang, slide No. SCAU-Thy018.

Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Hubei).

Remarks. Jiang et al. (2015) reported a new species, S. bruna from Hubei and Hunan province, China ( Figs 87, 91, 92 ), while Zhuang et al. (2014) described a new species T. sichuanensis from Sichuan province, China. After careful comparison of these two taxa, we reached the conclusion that S. bruna is a synonym of T. sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014 ( Figs 13 , 55 , 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 93 ), based on the following reasons: 1) Although the two taxa were collected from different locations, these locations are very close in proximity to each other (Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces), and they have very similar appearance and genitalia, 2) The uncus of S. bruna illustrated by Jiang et al. (2015) had most likely been lost in dissecting and mounting, so Jiang et al. assigned this species not to Toxoides Hampson , [1893] but Stenopsestis Yoshimoto, 1984 . In addition, this species is newly recorded for Yunnan, China.

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FIGURES 1 – 14. Male adults of Thyatiridae from Yunnan, upperside. 1. Thyatira batis rubrescens Werny, 1966; 2. Horithyatira decorata decorata (Moore, 1881); 3. Gaurena florens Walker, 1865; 4. Gaurena gemella Leech, 1900; 5. Gaurena pretiosa Werny, 1966; 6. Macrothyatira arizana diminuta (Houlbert, 1921); 7. Macrothyatira subaureata (Sick, 1941); 8. Tethea (Saronaga) consimilis aurisigna (Bryk, 1943); 9. Tethea (Tethea) fusca Werny, 1966; 10. Tethea (Saronaga) oberthueri oberthueri (Houlbert, 1921); 11. Tethea (Tethea) punctorenalia (Houlbert, 1921); 12. Tethea (Tethea) subampliata (Houlbert, 1921); 13. Toxoides sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014; 14. Euparyphasma albibasis guankaiyuni László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007.

FIGURES 53 – 62. Male genitalia of Thyatiridae from Yunnan (left: posterior view; right: phallus, lateral view). 53. Tethea (Tethea) punctorenalia (Houlbert, 1921); 54. Tethea (Tethea) subampliata (Houlbert, 1921); 55. Toxoides sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014; 56. Euparyphasma albibasis guankaiyuni László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007; 57. Euparyphasma obscura (Sick, 1941); 58. Neotogaria hoenei (Sick, 1941); 59. Horipsestis aenea minor (Sick, 1941); 60. Horipsestis kisvaczak László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007; 61. Horipsestis minutus (Forbes, 1936); 62. Isopsestis poculiformis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2015.

FIGURES 85 – 93. Adults and genitalia of Toxoides sichuanensis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2014. 85, 86. Male, upperside, Hubei; 87. Ditto, Hunan; 88. Female, upperside, Yunnan; 89, 90. Male genitalia, Hubei; 91. Ditto, Hunan; 92. Female genitalia, Hunan; 93. Ditto, Yunnan. 87, 91, 92. After Jiang et al. (2015).

FIGURES 15 – 31. Male adults of Thyatiridae from Yunnan, upperside. 15. Euparyphasma obscura (Sick, 1941); 16. Neotogaria hoenei (Sick, 1941); 17. Horipsestis aenea minor (Sick, 1941); 18. Horipsestis kisvaczak László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007; 19. Horipsestis minutus (Forbes, 1936); 20. Isopsestis poculiformis Zhuang, Owada & Wang, 2015; 21. Psidopala opalescens (Alphéraky, 1897); 22. Psidopala ornata (Leech, 1900); 23. Habrosyne dentata Werny, 1966; 24. Habrosyne intermedia conscripta Warren, 1912; 25. Habrosyne indica indica Moore, 1867; 26. Habrosyne violacea argenteipuncta Hampson, [1893]; 27. Hiroshia albinigra László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2001; 28. Parapsestis argenteopicta nepalina László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007; 29. Parapsestis lichenea splendida László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007; 30. Parapsestis pseudomaculata (Houlbert, 1921); 31. Parapsestis naxii sp. n., holotype.

FIGURES 32 – 42. Adults of Thyatiridae from Yunnan, upperside. 32. Parapsestis tachengensis sp. n., holotype, male; 33. Parapsestis tomponis almasderes László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007, male; 34. Paragnorima fuscescens Hampson, [1893], male; 35. Gaurena margaritha Werny, 1966, female; 36. Macrothyatira fasciata (Houlbert, 1921), female; 37. Isopsestis meyi László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007, female; 38. Psidopala undulans (Hampson, [1893]), female; 39. Mimopsestis basalis sinensis László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007, female; 40. Parapsestis naxii sp. n., paratype, female; 41. Parapsestis tachengensis sp. n., paratype, female; 42. Betapsestis brevis (Leech, 1900), female.