Neopseustis sinensis Davis, 1975

Chen, Liusheng, Owada, Mamoru, Wang, Min & Long, Yang, 2009, The genus Neopseustis (Lepidoptera: Neopseustidae) from China, with description of one new species, Zootaxa 2089, pp. 10-18 : 15

Neopseustis sinensis Davis, 1975

( Figs. 10 , 15 )

Neopseustis sinensis Davis, 1975: 22 –23, figs. 17, 26–27, 79–83; Davis, 1997, 5.

Diagnosis: Wing expanse 23mm. Forewings whitish to yellow brown, heavily mottled with various shades of fuscous; basal 2/3 of wing dull yellow brown, with 3 dark fuscous spots along costa, distal 1/3 of wing whitish, almost without brown spots. Hindwings whitish to yellow brown, basal 2/3 yellow brown, distal 1/3 whitish, with brown spots along terminal of vein. Male genitalia: Gnathos slender uncinate; tegumenal lobes long and compressed; Vinculum with a broad compressed basal lobe, broad apically; lateroposterior process of anellus deeply forked, one branch acute, and another rough apically; parameres rather lengthened, densely covered with cilia ventrally.

This species is relatively larger than the other members in size, expanse 23 mm. The distal of the 1/3 margin of hindwings almost without brown spots, and the male genitalia with unique spicate parameres and aciculate lateroposterior process of anellus.

Material examined. Mangshan Mt. (Gui Zizhai), Hunan Province, China, 2 males, 20-VI-2003, Min WANG leg.

Bionomics. Moths were attracted by a light trap at one hour after the twilight.

Distribution. China (Omei Mt., Sichuan Province; Mangshan Mt., Hunan Province).

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 10. Adults of Neopseustis spp. 3, N. moxiensis sp. nov., male; 4, N. moxiensis sp. nov., female; 5, N. meyricki Hering, male; 6, N. meyricki Hering, female; 7, N. fangjingshana Yang, male; 8, N. fangjingshana Yang, male resting posture; 9, N. bicornuta Davis, male; 10, N. sinensis Davis, male. Scale bars: 5 mm.

FIGURES 11 – 16. Male genitalia of Neopseustis spp. 11, N. moxiensis sp. nov.; 12, N. meyricki Hering; 13, N. fanjingshana Yang; 14, N. bicornuta Davis; 15, N. sinensis Davis; 16, Lateroposterior process of anellus of N. meyricki Hering.