Cidariplura gladiata, Butler, 1879

Wu, Shipher, Owada, Mamoru & Wang, Min, 2019, Review of Cidariplura Butler, 1879 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae). Part 1: the Cidariplura gladiata species complex, Zootaxa 4668 (4), pp. 489-502 : 491

Key to the species of Cidariplura gladiata complex

1a. Hindwing without ochreous spot on the tornal area; 3 rd segment of labial palpus segment as long as or less than 2 X longer than the 2 nd ............................................................................ C. gladiata subgroup, 2

1b. Hindwing with an ochreous spot on the tornal area; 3 rd segment of labial palpus segment more than 3 X longer than the 2 nd ................................................................................... C. shanmeii subgroup, 5

2a. Wing ground coloration ochreous, region between forewing antemedial and postmedial lines darker, as ochreous brown or brown, forewing discocellular spot bean-like, white or black; corpus bursae densely wrinkled longitudinally along 1/2 posterior half part...................................................................................... C. maraho

2b. Wing ground coloration uniformly brown to dark brown; bean-like discocellular spot always white; corpus bursae smooth.. 3

3a. Forewing 12–15 mm in length; distal portion of valva and saccular process of valva close tightly; ductus bursae rather slender........................................................................................... C. gladiata

3b. Forewing 16–21 mm in length; distal portion of valva and saccular process of valva well separated; ductus bursae rather broad............................................................................................... 4

4a. Forewing discocellular spot wider; forewing postmedial line distinctly incurved at subcostal region; hindwing postmedial line incurved at subtornal region; apex of saccular process truncate with sparse scale tufts................. C. nanling sp. nov.

4b. Forewing discocellular spot narrower; forewing postmedial line smoothly excurved at subcostal region; hindwing postmedial line straight at tornal region; apex of saccular process tapered with dense scale tufts................... C. luding sp. nov.

5a. Forewing discocellular spot white; basal part of 3 rd segment of labial palpus as wide as medial part; costal process and distal portion of valva close to each other; saccular process short, curved and digitiform; ductus bursae narrow and as long as corpus bursae, a pair of lateral sclerites of ductus bursae slender.............................................. C. shanmeii

5b. Forewing discocellular spot yellowish-white; basal part of 3 rd segment of labial palpus wider than medial part; costal saccular processes and distal portion of valva separated well from each other, saccular process stout, rod-like; ductus bursae 2/ 3 X shorter than corpus bursae, a pair of lateral sclerites of ductus bursae broader.......................... C. hbun sp. nov.