Aurivalva yunnanpina ( Chao, 1984 ) Li & Xia & Wang, 2024

Li, Daixuan, Xia, Linli & Wang, Houshuai, 2024, DNA barcodes and morphological evidence reveal a new genus of Nygmiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from China, Zootaxa 5496 (1), pp. 101-110 : 105

Aurivalva yunnanpina ( Chao, 1984) comb. nov.

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Euproctis yunnanpina Chao, 1984: 454 ; Chao, 2003: 365.

Redescription. Forewing length 14–20 mm. Forewing yellow, densely covered with brown scales, with two pale yellow transverse lines medially, and one or two black dots at apex. Hindwing light yellow. Male genitalia: Uncus broad, triangular. Valva broad at base; cucullus concave medially, with two sclerotized processes. Saccus long tongue-shaped. Aedeagus clavate, bent near apex, dorsal process relatively sharp. Female genitalia: Ostium ringshaped. Papilla analis broad. Apophysis anterioris longer than apophysis posterioris. Ductus narrow and long, sclerotized at base. Bursa broad, signum with a transverse sclerotization at middle.

Material examined. 1♂, Shennonggu National Park , Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, China, 6-IX-2018, leg. Min Wang, Zhipeng Miao. 1♂, Nanling National Nature Reserve , Ruyuan County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, China, 1–7-VIII-2008, leg. Houshuai Wang. 1♀, Nanling National Nature Reserve , Ruyuan County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, China, 31-IV-2006, leg. Houshuai Wang. 1♀, Baiya Mountain , Zaodu Town , Jinan County, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, China, 12–19-VIII-2018, leg. Tiantian Yu, Shunyun Tan.

Distribution. China (Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURE 14. Venation of Aurivalva yunnanpina comb. nov., male.

FIGURES 2–7. Adults. 2–3. Aurivalva yunnanpina comb. nov. (2. male; 3. female); 4–5. Aurivalva telephanes comb. nov. (4. male; 5. female); 6. Aurivalva conistica comb. nov. (male); 7. Nygmia icilia Stoll (type species of Nygmia, holotype, male, copyright from Natural History Museum in London). Scale bars = 10 mm.

FIGURES 8–11. Male genitalia. 8. Aurivalva yunnanpina comb. nov.; 9. Aurivalva telephanes comb. nov.; 10. Aurivalva conistica comb. nov.; 11. Nygmia icilia Stoll (type species of Nygmia, holotype, male, copyright from Natural History Museum in London). Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 12–13. Female genitalia. 12. Aurivalva yunnanpina comb. nov.; 13. Aurivalva telephanes comb. nov. Scale bars = 1 mm.