Frisilia verticosa Meyrick, 1914

Park, Kyu-Tek, Wu, Chunseng, Kun, Andras & Sohn, And Jae-Cheon, 2008, A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 1696, pp. 1-24 : 14

29. Frisilia verticosa Meyrick, 1914

J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 22: 772; Clarke, 1965: 64. TL: Nilgiris, Pykara [BMNH].

Diagnosis. The species is one of the largest species of the genus, and it differs from others by its larger size and having the brownish oblique fascia beyond two thirds of the forewing.

Adult ( Fig. 30 , lectotype). Wingspan, 23.0–24.0 mm.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 61, 61 a). See also Clarke (1965: Pl. 32, Figs. 3 a–b).

Material examined. 1♂ (lectotype), Pykara, Nilgiri Hills. 6,500 ft. India, gen. prep. no. BM-8664 and six additional specimens are in the BMNH.

Distribution. India.

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 32. Adults. 17, F. anningensis Wu; 18, F. chinensis Gozmany; 19, F. compsostoma Meyrick; 20, F. c o r n u - alis sp. nov.; 21, F. homalistis Meyrick; 22, F. melanardis Meyrick; 23, F. neacantha Wu and Park; 24, F. procentra Meyrick; 25, F. senilis Meyrick; 26, F. spuriella Park; 27, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick; 28, F. sulcata Meyrick; 29, F. thapsina Wu and Park; 30, F. veriticosa Meyrick; 31, F. crossophaea (Meyrick); 32, F. homalistis Meyrick.

FIGURES 57 – 61. Male genitalia. 57, F. spuriella Park, CIS- 4999, holotype; 58, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick, BM- 8660, holotype; 59, F. sulcata Meyrick, BM- 8659, holotype; 60, F. thapsina Wu and Park, CIS- 5198, non-type; 61, F. veriticos Meyrick, BM- 8660.

FIGURES 2 – 15. Adults. 2, Frisilia ancylosana Wu and Park; 3, F. asiana Park; 4, F. ceylonica Park and Wu; 5, F. dipsia Meyrick; 6, F. forficatella Park; 7, F. heliapta (Meyrick); 8, F. moriutii Park; 9, F. nesciatella Walker; 10, F. nesiotes sp. nov.; 11, F. notifica Meyrick; 12, F. ro s t r a t a Meyrick; 13, F. sejuncta Meyrick; 14, F. tricrosura Wu and Park; 15, F. triturata Meyrick; 16, F. trizeugma Wu and Park.