Encolapta valvispinata (Li, 2002) comb. nov.

(Figs 33, 47, 58)

Homoshelas valvispinata Li, 2002a: 376 .

Type material. CHINA: Holotype Ƌ, Dongtang, Maolan National Nature Reserves, Guizhou Province, 23.v.1998, leg. Qirong Liao, genitalia slide no. L99078 . Paratypes: 1 ♀, 26.v.1998, other data as holotype, genitalia slide no. L99077.

Other material: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: 1 Ƌ, Shaoping Forest, Pingxiang, 280 m, 18.v.2012, leg. Xiaofei Yang, genitalia slide no. YMQ15611 ; 1 ♀, Nonggang Conservation Station, Longzhou, 280 m, 24.vii.2012, leg. Xiaofei Yang ; 1 ♀, Mt. Daming, 1500 m, 25.viii.2012, leg. Xiaofei Yang and Zhenguo Zhang, genitalia slide no. YMQ15384 ; 2 ƋƋ, 5 ♀♀, Shuolong Town, Daxin, Chongzuo, 295 m, 5−6.vii.2013, leg. Xiaofei Yang, genitalia slide nos . YMQ 15386m, YMQ 15389m.

Diagnosis. Adult (Fig. 33) with wingspan 14.0−18.0 mm. This species can be easily separated from other known Encolapta species in the male genitalia by the valva with six long spines on the inner surface (Fig. 47), and in the female genitalia by the ductus bursae sclerotized distally (Fig. 58).

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Guizhou).

Remarks. Encolapta valvispinata is transferred from Homoshelas . Its 2nd palpomere possesses long loose scale tuft on the ventral surface, which is similar to members of the tegulifera -group. However, its forewing patterns, venation and genital characters are more similar to those of the members in the epichthonia -group, based on which we here place it in the epichthonia -group.