Mustilia glabrata Yang, 1995

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66. Mustilia glabrata Yang, 1995 ( FIGURES 38 D–38E, 40D)

Mustilia glabrata Yang, 1995 , Guangxi Science 2 (4): 37. TL: Guangxi, China.

Mustilia lobata Zolotuhin, 2007 , syn. nov., Neue ent. Nachr. 60: 189. TL: “ Thailand, Changwat Chiang Mai, Doi Phahompok, 16 km NW of Fang, 2050 m ”. Holotype: male (MWM) [examined].

Diagnosis. Allied to the type species, M. falcipennis , but can be distinguished easily by the antemedial and postmedial lines more sharply angled below the costa, the bipectinate part of the antenna less than half of its length and the uncus lobes shorter and wider.

Specimens examined. [GUIZHOU] Fanjingshan Mountain: 2 males (paratype of lobata ), Jianghou, 1600 m, August 2002, Li et al. leg. (GU 2005-01, CAHU); [GIANGXI] Xilin County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), Doukongpo, 1700 m, July 2002, Li et al. leg. (GU 2005-05, CAHU); Xing’an County (Mao’ershan National NR): 2 males, 5.VIII.2003, Guo-Hua Huang & De-Yu Xin leg. (SCAU); 1 male, 18.VIII.2009, 1800 m, Min Wang & Hou-Shuai Wang leg. (SCAU); Jingxiu County (Dayaoshan National NR): 23 males and 1 female, 100 km southeast of Liuzhou city, 1200 m, 23˚45’N, 109˚45’E, 15–30.III.2005, V. Siniaev & his team leg. (MWM); [SICHUAN] Dayi County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), Xilingxueshan Mountain, 1300–2100 m, 29–31.VII.1998, S. Kasantsev leg. (ZMHU); Gulin County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), near west Guizhou border, Gaomushan Mountain, about 1900 m, July 2002, Ying et al. leg. (GU 2005-04, CAHU); Luding County (Moxi Town): 3 males, 15.VII.2009, Min Wang & Yang Long leg. (SCAU); 1 male, Mt. Erlangshan: road Ya’an to Kangding, 2100 m, 29˚52’ N, 102˚18’ E, 10–11.IV.2010, Saldaitis leg. (MWM); Lao Lin Kou: 3 males, 1900 m, 28˚21’N, 103˚26’E, 26.VI–12.VII.2008, Viktor Sinyaev leg. (MWM); Mts. Qionglai: 2 males, 1400 m, 31˚13’N, 102˚23’E, May 2006, Siniaev & his team leg. (MWM); [SHAANXI] Mts. Tsinling (Qinling): 1 male, 1500 m, 33˚50’N, 107˚44’E, April 2005, Siniaev & his team leg. (MWM); [YUNNAN] Yunlong County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), Fengshuiling Mountain, 13 km N Caojian, 2460 m, 20.V–9.VI.1999, R. Brechlin leg. (MWM); Changning County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), Songzhishanding, 2875 m, June 2000, local collector leg. (MWM); Mojiang County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), Dajishan Mountain, 2500 m, March 2001, local collector leg. (GU 2005-02, CAHU); [XIZANG] Linzhou County: 1 male (paratype of lobata ), Tibet, Tangmai, 2200 m, 1–5.VII.1996, Paulus leg. (CMSW).

Bionomics. The larval host is unknown.

Distribution. Mainland China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Xizang), northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, northern Myanmar.

Remarks. All specimens were collected by light trapping from summar to winter (Zolotuhin, 2007).

Figures

FIGURE 38. Adults of Mustilia spp. A. M. falcipennis, male (Nepal); B. M. falcipennis, female (Nepal); C. M. falcipennis, male (Guangdong); D. M. glabrata, male (Sichuan); E. M. glabrata, female (Thailand); F. M. castanea, male (India), holotype; G. M. castanea, male (Nepal); H. M. castanea, female (Nepal)