Promalactis sectoralis Wang, Du et Li, 2013

Liu, Chen & Wang, Shuxia, 2020, Genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) from Malaysia with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4755 (1) : -

Promalactis sectoralis Wang, Du et Li, 2013 ( Fig. 10 )

Promalactis sectoralis Wang, Du et Li, 2013: 424 . TL: Brunei (Bukit Pagon). TD: BMNH.

Material examined. Malaysia, Mt. Trusmadi , Sabah: 3 ♂, 1223 m, 9‒13. V.2019, coll. S Yu , slide Nos. LC19115, LC19271; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1223 m, 10‒11.II.2018, coll. MJ Qi , slide Nos. JYY17644 ♂ , JYY17655 ♀ ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1223 m, 10‒11.II.2018, coll. KJ Teng, slide Nos. JYY17900 ♂ , JYY17915 ♀ .

Description of female. Adult female wingspan 11.0‒12.0 mm.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 10 ). Apophyses anteriores about 1/3 length of apophyses posteriores. Eighth tergite rounded and serrate on posterior margin; eighth sternite being a narrow sclerotized band. Lamella postvaginalis sub-rectangular, finely serrate on posterior margin, produced posterolaterally. Ductus bursae entirely sclerotized, narrowed toward corpus bursae. Corpus bursae membranous, elongate, longer than ductus bursae; signum absent.

Distribution. Brunei, Malaysia.

Notes. This species is recorded for the first time in Malaysia, and the female is described here for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 8‒11. Female genitalia of Promalactis spp. 8, P. trusmadiensis, paratype, slide No. JYY17666; 9, P. folivalva, slide No. JYY17631; 10, P. sectoralis, slide No. JYY17915; 11, P. trigonilobata, slide No. LC19279. Scales = 0.2 mm.