Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009

Shuai YU & Shuxia WANG, 2022, Taxonomy of the genus Antiochtha Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) in China, with descriptions of three new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 826, pp. 163-175 : 170-172

Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009

Figs 1C–D , 3C–D , 4C

Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009: 19 . TL: China (Hainan). TD: NKU.

Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009: 21 , Syn. nov. TL: China (Guizhou). TD: NKU.

Diagnosis

This species is similar to A. purpurata Zhu & Liu, 2009 in both appearance and male genitalia. It can be distinguished in the male genitalia by the posterolateral lobes of the juxta subacute at the apex, the lateral lobes shorter than the juxta ( Fig. 3C–D ); and in the female genitalia by the eighth abdominal sternite without a process on the anterior margin ( Fig. 4C ). In A. purpurata , the posterolateral lobes are straight at the apex, the lateral lobes are as long as the juxta ( Zhu & Li 2009: 23, fig. 2c), and the eighth abdominal sternite has a process at middle on the anterior margin ( Zhu & Li 2009: 24, fig. 3b).

Type material

Holotype CHINA – Hainan Province • ♂; Ledong County, Jianfengling ; 18°44′ N, 109°10′ E; 940 m a.s.l.; 4 Apr. 2007; Z.W. Zhang leg.; slide No. ZYM06433; NKU.

Paratypes CHINA • 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; 4‒6 Apr. 2007; NKU .

Other material examined (17 ♂♂, 33 ♀♀)

CHINA – Guizhou Province • ♂ holotype of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; Guiyang City ; 26°35′ N, 106°42′ E; 1100 m a.s.l.; 25 May 2001; H.H. Li leg.; slide No. ZYM06040; NKU .• 1 ♂, 9 ♀♀ paratypes of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; same collection data as for preceding; slide Nos. ZYM06039♀, ZYM06392♀, ZYM06394♀; NKU • 1 ♀ paratype of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; Guizhou Province, Daozhen Town, Xiannvdong ; 600 m a.s.l.; 17 Aug. 2004; Y.L. Xiao leg.; slide No. ZYM06393; NKU • 1 ♀ paratype of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; Hubei Province, Lichuan City, Maobaqu ; 700 m a.s.l.; 30 Jul. 1999; H.H. Li leg.; slide No. ZYM06117; NKU • 3 ♂♂; Libo County, Shuizuxiang ; 740 m a.s.l.; 19‒21 Jul. 2015; M.Q. Yang and G.E. Lee leg.; NKU • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; Maolan, Banzhai Village ; 530 m a.s.l.; 8‒13 Aug. 2018; M.L. Zheng, J.Q. Deng and X.J. Zhu leg.; slide Nos. YS20067♂, YS20068♀; NKU • 1 ♀; Maolan, Banzhai Village ; 513 m a.s.l.; 24 Jul. 2019; M.R. Xing, B.X. Zhao and H. Sun leg.; NKU – Hainan Province • 1 ♂; Ledong County, Jianfengling ; 770 m a.s.l.; 29 May 2015; P.X. Cong, W. Guan and S. Hu leg.; YS20059; NKU • 1 ♂; Ledong County, Jianfengling ; 810 m a.s.l.; 14 Jun. 2018; P. Liu, X. Bai and S. Yu leg.; NKU • 1 ♀; Mt. Limu ; 632 m a.s.l.; 29 Jun. 2015; Q.Y. Wang, S.R. Li and M.T. Chen leg.; NKU • 2 ♂♂; Wuzhishan City, Shuimanxiang ; 690 m a.s.l.; 5 Nov. 2016; X. Bai, S.N. Qian and W.D. Qi leg.; NKU • 5 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀; Wuzhishan City ; 738 m a.s.l.; 29 Oct.‒4 Nov. 2016; X. Bai, S.N. Qian and W.D. Qi leg.; slide Nos. YS17078♂, YS17079♂, YS20074♀; NKU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Wuzhishan City, Hudiemuchang ; 680 m a.s.l.; 27, 31 Oct. 2016; X. Bai, S.N. Qian and W.D. Qi leg.; slide Nos. YS17080♂, YS20073♀; NKU .

Redescription

ADULT ( Fig. 1C–D ). Wingspan 17.5‒19.5 mm.

Distribution

China (Guizhou Province, Hainan Province, Hubei Province) ( Zhu & Li 2009).

Remarks

Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 is synonymized with A. jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009 . Antiochtha rotunda is identical to A. jianfengensis in appearance, venation, as well as in the female genitalia, and differs only by the sacculus more produced distally in the male genitalia ( Fig. 3D ), hence it should be treated as an individual variation.

Figures

Fig. 1.AdultsofAntiochtha spp. (dorsal view).A. A. erromerasp.nov., holotype(NKU).B. A. hainanensis sp. nov., paratype (NKU). C. A. jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009, from Hainan, China. D. A. jianfengensis, holotype of A. rotunda syn. nov. from Guizhou, China. E. A. miniscula sp. nov., holotype. F. A. semialis Park, 2002. Scale bars = 2.0 mm.

Fig. 3. Male genitalia of Antiochtha spp. A. A. erromera sp. nov., holotype, slide No. YS20048. B. A. hainanensis sp. nov., paratype, slide No. YS20058. C. A. jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009, holotype, slide No. ZYM06433. D. A. jianfengensis, holotype of A. rotunda syn. nov., slide No. ZYM06040. E. A. miniscula sp. nov., holotype, slide No. YS20276. F. A. semialis, slide No. YS20098. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 4. Female genitalia of Antiochtha spp. A. A. erromera sp. nov., paratype, slide No. YS20065. B. A. hainanensis sp. nov., paratype, slide No. YS20228. C. A. jianfengensis, slide No. YS20074. D. A. semialis Park, 2002, slide No. YS20275. Scale bars = 0.5 mm