Lista monticola Yamanaka, 2000

Wang, Mingqiang, Chen, Fuqiang, Zhu, Chaodong & Wu, Chunsheng, 2019, A supplemental description of the genus Lista Walker from China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with two new and a newly record species, Zoological Systematics 44 (1), pp. 84-88 : 86-88

Lista monticola Yamanaka, 2000 ( Figs 5, 10 –11)

Lista monticola Yamanaka, 2000: 63–69 .

Diagnosis. The species is very similar to L. ficki ( Christoph, 1881) . In male genitalia, it can be distinguished from the latter by the sclerotized plate from sacculus to center of valva pointed and juxta elongated, with apex deeply bifurcated, while the latter has the sclerotized plate from sacculus to center of valva rounded and juxta rounded, with apex slightly bifurcated.

Description. Adult male. Forewing length 10.0–10.5mm (n = 3). Head yellow mixed with black scales; first and second segments of labial palpus with more black scales on outer side and yellow scales on inner side; third segment pale brown; maxillary palpus yellow; antenna brown, outer side of scape extension with more black scales, and inner side with more yellow scales. Thorax mixed with black and yellow scales. Forewing covered with yellow black, fuscous and pink scales, central area mined with black and pink scales; postmedial fascia straight, yellow with black edges on both of side, outer area covered with fuscous scales; cilia brown. Hindwing with similar pattern as forewing, but with two black line located at central area.

Male genitalia. Uncus broad, suffused with dense setae, two spine-like processes at base. Gnathos incurved apically, with l teeth-like spines at apex. Valva slightly constricted from middle to apex, terminal margin truncated; costa slightly sclerotized, sacculus with two processes in middle, the outer one about 1/3 length of inner one; a sclerotized plate from sacculus to center of valva, apex pointed. Juxta bifurcated at apex and with two strongly sclerotized slender arms at both sides. Phallus slender, curved in middle, with a sclerotized plate-like cornutus.

Female genitalia. Unknown.

Material examined. China, Tibet, Beibeng, Medog (29.2486°N, 95.1751°E; elev. 1453 m), 3♂, 11.VIII.2017, leg. Yi Li (gen. slide no. Ep746, Ep747, Ep754) .

Distribution. China (Tibet), Nepal.

Remarks. The species is reported in China for the first time.

Figures

Figures 5–10. Male genitalia of Lista spp. 5–6. L. furciillatusa Wang, Chen & Wu sp. nov., ♂, paratype, gen. slide no. Ep750. 7–8. L. menglaensis Wang, Chen & Wu sp. nov., ♂, paratype, gen. slide no. Ep779. 9–10. L. monticola, ♂, slide no. Ep747. 6, 8, 10. Lateral view of phallus. Scale bars=0.5mm.