Prays inconspicua Yu et Li, 2004

Cong, Peixin & Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Prays Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Praydidae) from China, with descriptions of twelve new species, Zootaxa 4263 (2), pp. 201-227 : 219-220

Prays inconspicua Yu et Li, 2004

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Prays inconspicua Yu et Li, 2004: 16 . TL: China (Henan). TD: NKU.

Type material. CHINA: Holotype ♂, Henan Province: Ganshan [34.70°N, 111.10°E], Shan County, 1100 m, 1.VI.2000, coll. Meicai Wei, genitalia slide No. YHL00259.

Other material. Hebei Province: 3 ♂, 3 ♀, Mt. Wuling, Xilong , 1000 m, 15–17.VI.2014, coll. Shurong Liu et al., genitalia slide Nos. CPX15146 ♀ , CPX15158♂; Liaoning Province: 1 ♂, Heshangmaozi, Benxi , 25.VI.2010, coll. Jiayu Liu and Yanpeng Cai, genitalia slide No. CPX16022.

Diagnosis. Adul ( Fig. 19 ) with wingspan 12.0–14.0 mm. The male genitalia of P. inconspicua are close to those of P. acinacea sp. nov. and P. gamma Moriuti, 1977 by having a pair of incurved socii with thorn-shaped distal part. Prays inconspicua can be distinguished from P. acinacea sp. nov. by the relatively narrow valva, and the aedeagus almost as long as the valva ( Fig. 35 ), while in P. acinacea sp. nov., the valva is broad and the aedeagus is approximately 1.5 times the length of the valva; from P. gamma by the tegumen with the lateral band oblique outwards anteriorly, which is more or less oblique inwards in P. gamma ( Moriuti, 1977: Plate XXII, fig. 250). In appearance, P. inconspicua is similar to P. dorsiprotrusa sp. nov., P. helanshana sp. nov. and P. delta Moriuti, 1977 , and the differences are stated respectively under each of the latter three species.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 45 ): Apophyses posteriores about three times length of apophyses anteriores. Lamella postvaginalis being a pair of adjacent triangular processes bearing long setae. Ostium bursae large and rounded.

Ductus bursae 2/5 length of corpus bursae, evenly sclerotized; ductus seminalis arising from connection between ductus bursae and corpus bursae. Corpus bursae nearly oviform; signum large, sub-quadrate, edged with denticles, placed close to posterior margin.

Distribution. China (Hebei, Henan, Liaoning).

Notes. The female is described for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 22. Adults of Prays spp. 17, P. lobata, holotype, ♂; 18, P. dorsiprotrusa sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 19, P. inconspicua, ♀; 20, P. helanshana sp. nov., paratype, ♀; 21, P. acinacea sp. nov., paratype, ♀; 22, P. alpha, ♀. (Scales = 2.0 mm).

FIGURES 35 – 38. Male genitalia of Prays spp. 35, P. inconspicua (slide no. CPX 15158); 36, P. helanshana sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. JQ 08082); 37, P. acinacea sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15154); 38, P. alpha (slide no. CPX 15152). (Scales = 0.2 mm).

FIGURES 44 – 48. Female genitalia of Prays spp. 44, P. semicircularis sp. nov. (paratype, slide no. CPX 16013); 45, P. inconspicua (slide no. CPX 15146); 46, P. helanshana sp. nov. (paratype, slide no. JQ 08176); 47, P. acinacea sp. nov. (paratype, slide no. CPX 15196); 48, P. alpha (slide no. CPX 14081). (Scales = 0.5 mm).