Glaucocharis

Li, Weichun & Li, Houhun, 2012, Taxonomic revision of the genus Glaucocharis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Crambinae) from China, with descriptions of nine new species, Zootaxa 3261, pp. 1-32 : 2

Key to Glaucocharis species based on male genitalia

(excluding G. alatella , G. forcipella , G. m e l l i, G. ochronella , G. qujingella , G. spiculella , G. spinulella , G. taeniata )

1. Costa of valva without prong........................................................................... 2

- Costa of valva with prong............................................................................. 6

2. Gnathos protuberant distally........................................................................... 3

- Gnathos not protuberant distally........................................................................ 5

3. Juxta ovate, without accessory structure; cornuti longer than one third length of phallus ( Wang et al. 1988: Fig. 87)............................................................................................... G. t a p h ro p h r a c t a

- Juxta U-shaped, with a Y-shaped accessory structure; cornuti much shorter than one third length of phallus............. 4

4. Gnathos with a rounded ventroapical protuberance; apex of valva rounded ( Wang et al. 1988: Fig. 81)........ G. chelatella

- Gnathos with a nearly triangular ventroapical protuberance; apex of valva pointed ( Bleszynski 1965: Pl. 33, Fig. 12 ).................................................................................................... G. ramona

5. Uncus much shorter than gnathos; gnathos without ventroapical spine; apex of valva truncate; juxta with two clusters of spines posterolaterally ( Fig. 11 )................................................................... G. brevis sp. n.

- Uncus nearly as long as gnathos; gnathos with ventroapical spines; apex of valva concave conspicuously; juxta without spine ( Wang et al. 1988: Fig. 77)................................................................... G. himalayana

6. Costal prong reaching beyond middle of valva............................................................. 7

- Costal prong not reaching beyond middle of valva......................................................... 30

7. Costal prong reaching beyond apex of valva............................................................... 8

- Costal prong not reaching beyond apex of valva........................................................... 15

8. Valvae symmetrical.................................................................................. 9

- Valvae asymmetrical................................................................................ 13

9. Phallus with a long spinelike cornutus................................................................... 10

- Phallus without cornutus............................................................................. 11

10. Phallus without short spinelike cornutus ( Fig. 14 ).......................................... G. grandispinata s p. n.

- Phallus with many short spinelike cornuti ( Chen et al. 2003: Fig. 3 )..................................... G. s e t a c e a

Figures

FIGURES 11 – 16. Male genitalia of Glaucocharis spp. 11. G. brevis sp. n., holotype, genitalia slide No. LWC 07235; 12. G. flavifasciaria sp. n., holotype, genitalia slide No. LHM 01182; 13. G. paulispinata sp. n., holotype, genitalia slide No. LWC 06350; 14. G. grandispinata sp. n., holotype, genitalia slide No. LWC 07144; 15. G. siciformis sp. n., holotype, genitalia slide No. LWC 08267; 16. G. tridentata sp. n., holotype, genitalia slide No. LWC 07147 (scales: 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 2 – 10. Adults of Glaucocharis spp. 2. G. brevis sp. n., holotype, male; 3. G. flavifasciaria sp. n., holotype, male; 4. G. paulispinata sp. n., holotype, male; 5. G. grandispinata sp. n., paratype, male; 6. G. siciformis sp. n., paratype, male; 7. G. tridentata sp. n., paratype, male; 8. G. biconvexa sp. n., paratype, male; 9. G. scrotiformis sp. n., paratype, female; 10. G. setosa sp. n., holotype, male.