Punctulata ningshanensis Wang, 2006

Tao, Zhulin & Wang, Shuxia, 2021, Taxonomic study of the genus Punctulata Wang (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 5027 (3), pp. 376-386 : 384

Punctulata ningshanensis Wang, 2006

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Punctulata ningshanensis Wang, 2006: 159 . TL: China (Shannxi). TD: NKU.

Material examined. Type material. CHINA, Shaanxi: Holotype ♂, Ningshan County (33.19 °N, 108.20°E), 880 m, 18.VI.1987, leg. HH Li, slide No. 89255 . Paratype: 1♂, 18.VI.1987, other same data as holotype .

Diagnosis. Punctulata ningshanensis has a similar forewing pattern with its congeners ( Fig. 7 ), but it can be distinguished from them by the saccus narrowed to a round apex ( Fig. 12 ). It is similar to P. guangxiensis sp. nov. and P. fusciptera , and the diagnoses between them are stated under each of the latter two species.

Distribution. China (Shaanxi).

Figures

FIGURES 4–9. Male adults of Punctulata spp. 4, P. guangxiensis sp. nov., holotype; 5, P. novipalliptera sp. nov., holotype; 6, P. fusciptera; 7, P. ningshanensis; 8, P. palliptera; 9, P. trunciformis. Scales = 2 mm.

FIGURES 10–15. Male genitalia of Punctulata spp. 10, P. guangxiensis sp. nov., holotype, slide No. TZL19915; 11, P. novipalliptera sp. nov., paratype, slide No. TZL19711; 12, P. ningshanensis, slide No. 89255; 13, P. trunciformis, slide No. W04039; 14, P. fusciptera, slide No. W03186; 15, P. palliptera, slide No. W98283; 10a–15a, enlarged cornuti. Scales: 10–15 = 0.2 mm; 10a–15a = 0.1 mm.