Promalactis clinometra Meyrick, 1908

Wang, Shuxia, Liu, Chen & David, Lees, 2024, Partial revision of Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), based on specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 5536 (1), pp. 1-58 : 53

Promalactis clinometra Meyrick, 1908

( Fig. 83 )

Promalactis clinometra Meyrick, 1908: 809 . TL: Sri Lanka. TD: NHMUK.

Materialexamined.SriLanka[ CEYLON]: 1♂ 2♀, Colombo ,1891,leg. Walsingham,slideNos. NHMUK010316986 ♂, NHMUK010317108 ♀; 3♂ 1♀, Nawalapitiya , 1891, leg. Walsingham, slide Nos. NHMUK010316987 ♂, NHMUK010317123 ♂, NHMUK010317156 ♂, NHMUK010317122 ♀; 1♂, Ceylon , Nawalapitiya 2500 ft, 1889, leg. Walsingham.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 83 ). Apophyses anteriores about 1/2 length of apophyses posteriores. Eighth tergum rectangular, sparsely setose on posterior margin. Lamella postvaginalis sub-elliptical, concave at middle on posterior margin, setose. Antrum elongate funnel-shaped, narrowed to posterior 1/3, uniformly wide in anterior 2/3. Ductus bursae membranous, wider than antrum, with five spines posteriorly. Corpus bursae membranous, ovate, shorter than ductus bursae; singum absent.

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Note. The female genitalia of this species are described for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 79–84. Female genitalia of Promalactis spp. 79. P. similidierli sp. nov.; 80. P. latignatha; 81. P. vulvida; 82. P. circulignatha; 83. P. clinometra; 84. P. thiasitis. Scale bar: 79 = 0.25 mm; 80–84 = 0.2 mm.