Macrobathra nomaea Meyrick, 1914

Zhang, Di & Li, Houhun, 2023, Review of the genus Macrobathra Meyrick, 1883 (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) in China, Zootaxa 5330 (2), pp. 227-246 : 237

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scientific name	Macrobathra nomaea Meyrick, 1914
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Macrobathra nomaea Meyrick, 1914 View in CoL

( Figs 6 View FIGURES 6‒11 , 23 View FIGURES 18‒23 , 37 View FIGURES 34‒39 )

Macrobathra nomaea Meyrick, 1914: 217 View in CoL . TL: Sri Lanka (Colombo). TD: NHMUK.

Material examined. CHINA, Anhui: 1♁ 1♀, 27.VII.1995 – 6.VIII.2004 ; Beijing: 4♁ 1♀, 23.VI.2000 – 25.VI.2002 ; Fujian: 54♁ 15♀, 13.VIII.2010 – 10.X.2012 ; Guangdong: 3♁ 1♀, 26.VIII.2002 ; Guangxi: 3♁ 2♀, 17.IV.2012 – 25.VII.2022 ; Guizhou: 2♁ 1♀, 27.V.2000 – 18.VIII.2004 ; Hainan: 41♁ 12♀, 25.IV.2009 – 15.VIII.2017 ; Hebei: 5♁ 1♀, 26–29.VII.2000 ; Henan: 38♁ 25♀, 21.V.2000 – 2.VIII.2006 ; Hubei: 3♁ 4♀, 15.VII.1999 – 15.VII.2011 ; Liaoning: 76♁ 11♀, 8–11.VIII.2016 ; Shandon: 3♁ 9♀, 19.VII–1.VIII.2009 ; Shanxi: 2♁ 2♀, 18.VII.2012 ; Shaanxi: 4♁ 23♀, 30.VII.1986 – 20.VII.1996 ; Tianjin: 70♁ 47♀, 24.VI.2001 – 11.VIII.2016 ; Hong Kong: 4♁ 2♀, 9–21.IV.2007 ; Yunnan: 16♁ 12♀, 4.VII.2013 – 24.VII.2014 ; Zhejiang: 1♁ 1♀, 12.VIII.2005 – 31.VII.2011 .

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 6‒11 ). Wingspan 10.5‒13.5 mm. Macrobathra nomaea differs from its congeners by having an almost uniformly banded subbasal fascia; in the male genitalia by the left valva subparallel to before apex and the right valva produced medially on the inner margin, and the relatively short socius narrowed to pointed apex ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 18‒23 ); in the female genitalia by the ductus bursae with posterior half sclerotized and subparallel, and the corpus bursae with a pair of large signa ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 34‒39 ).

Distribution. China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Liaoning, Shandong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Tianjin, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia.

References

Meyrick, E. (1914) Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis, Marlborough, 32 pp. [pp. 193 - 224]

Figures

FIGURES 6‒11. Adults of Macrobathra spp. 6. M. nomaea; 7. M. petalitis; 8. M. solidilatata sp. nov., holotype; 9. M. trigonilamella sp. nov., holotype; 10. M. baculiformis sp. nov., paratype; 11. M. bipunciata sp. nov., holotype. All males. Scales = 2.0 mm.

FIGURES 18‒23. Male genitalia of Macrobathra spp. 18. M. micacea sp. nov., holotype, slide No. ZZW08167; 19. M. aequidistans sp. nov., holotype, slide No. ZD21349; 20. M. afflata sp. nov., holotype, slide No. ZD21242; 21. M. arneutis, slide No. ZZW07325; 22. M. myrocoma, slide No. ZD21353; 23. M. nomaea, slide No. ZZW08898. Scales = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 34‒39. Female genitalia of Macrobathra spp. 34. M. aequidistans sp. nov., paratype, slide No. ZD21350; 35. M. arneutis, slide No. ZZW07308; 36. M. myrocoma, slide No. ZD21354; 37. M. nomaea, slide No. ZD21180; 38. M. petalitis, slide No. ZD21211; 39. M. trigonilamella sp. nov., paratype, slide No. ZD21220; 34a−39a, enlarged signum. Scales = 0.5 mm.