Promalactis suzukiella (Matsumura, 1931)

Kim, Sora, Bae, Yang-Seop & Lee, Seunghwan, 2019, Four new species and seven new records of Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from Laos, ZooKeys 900, pp. 69-86 : 71-73

Promalactis suzukiella (Matsumura, 1931) Figures 2B , 3 E–H

Borkhausenia suzukiella Matsumura, 1931: 1089. Type locality: Japan.

Material examined.

1♂, Laos, Xiang khaung Prov., Ban Ta, 1524 m, 1 January 2017, Bae et al., gen. slide no. 9829/S. Kim.

Diagnosis.

This species ( Fig. 2B ) is similar to P. uniclavata sp. nov. in the wing pattern but can be easily distinguished from the latter in having the forewing without a subbasal band which traverses from the costa to the posterior margin, and in having the male genitalia ( Fig. 3 E–H ) with the uncus having a thumb-like apex and a tougue-like gnathos.

Distribution.

Laos (northeast; new record), China (south), Vietnam; Palaearctic: Korea (South), China (northwest, northeast, central), Japan, Russia (Far East); Nearctic: USA.

Figures

Figure 2. Wing pattern of Laos Promalactis A Promalactis parasuzukiella B P. suzukiella C P. uniclavata sp. nov. D P. albisquama E P. spiraliola F P. senispina sp. nov. G P. apicisetifera H P. zolotuhini I P. bitrigona J P. crassa sp. nov. K P. retusa sp. nov.

Figure 3. Genitalia of Laos Promalactis A-D P. parasuzukiella: A male genitalia B aedeagus C uncus and gnathos D apical part of valva E-H P. suzukiella: E male genitalia F aedeagus G uncus and gnathos H apical part of valva I-L P. uniclavata sp. nov.: I male genitalia J aedeagus K uncus and gnathos L dense hairs on apical part of juxta M-O P. albisquama: M male genitalia N uncus and gnathos O juxta and aedeagus. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.