Lecithocera neosticta Meyrick, 1918

Yu, Shuai & Wang, Shuxia, 2024, The genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of twenty-one new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 924, pp. 1-74 : 25

Lecithocera neosticta Meyrick, 1918

Figs 3F , 12F , 17A , 20B

Lecithocera neosticta Meyrick, 1918: 107 . TL: India (Coorg). TD: NHMUK.

Material examined (3 ♂♂, 1 ♀)

CHINA – Guizhou Province • 2 ♂♂; Jiangkou County, Heiwan ; 600 m a.s.l.; 27‒28 Jul. 2001; H.H. Li and X.P. Wang leg.; slide no. LSR13344 ; NKU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jiangkou County, Taiping Town ; 540 m a.s.l.; 13 and 16 Jul. 2019; M.R. Xing et al. leg.; slide nos YS19580 ♂, YS19581 ♀; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

ADULT ( Fig. 3F ). Wingspan 11.0‒12.0 mm.

FEMALE GENITALIA ( Fig. 20B ). Eighth abdominal sternite concave at middle of posterior margin. Apophyses posteriores slightly shorter than twice as long as apophyses anteriores. Antrum rectangular, length twice as long as width. Ductus bursae shorter than corpus bursae, broad except narrowed posteriorly; ductus bursae relatively narrow, arising from middle of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae ovate; signum small, rounded, densely denticulate, placed at posterior ⅓.

Distribution

China (Guizhou), India ( Meyrick 1918).

Remarks

This species is newly recorded for China and its female is described for the first time.

Figures

Fig. 3. Adults of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU), dorsal view. A. L. haviensis Park, 2016, female. B. L. laticuculla sp. nov., holotype, male. C. L. ligulacea sp. nov., holotype, male. D. L. margirecta sp. nov., paratype, male. E. L. medogensis sp. nov., paratype, male. F. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, male. Scale bars =2.0 mm.

Fig. 12. Male genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. haviensis Park, 2016, slide no. YS19710.B. L. laticuculla sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19684. C. L. ligulacea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR13453. D. L. margirecta sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19483. E. L. medogensis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19166. F. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, slide no. LSR13344. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 17. Male seventh abdominal sternite of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, slide no. LSR13344.B. L. nullisigna sp. nov., holotype, slide no.YS19467. C. L. orbiculata Park, 2010, slide no. LSR13465. D. L. parviflava sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19645. E. L. parvispinea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR11259. F. L. sichuanensis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19028. G. L. rubigona Park, 2006, slide no. YS19753. H. L. serratiloba sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR14024. I. L. tenuextrema sp. nov., holotype, slide no. LSR13405.J. L. tumicuculla sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS18085. K. L. yunnanensis sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19616. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 20. Female genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853, all paratypes (NKU). A. L. medogensis sp. nov., slide no. YS19703. B. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, slide no. YS19581. C. L. nullisigna sp. nov., slide no. YS19468. D. L. orbiculata Park, 2010, slide no. ZMR10278. E. L. sichuanensis sp. nov., slide no. YS19585. F. L. serratiloba sp. nov., slide no. LSR13351. Scale bars =0.5 mm.