Lecithocera bipunctata Park & Kim, 2020

Park, Kyu-Tek & Kim, Sora, 2020, Two new genera, Halista Park, gen. nov. and Mireana Park, gen. nov. and six new species of the family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines, Zootaxa 4803 (2), pp. 316-328 : 321-324

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.2.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:967F8247-C588-433A-B7D9-4FDC680CC008
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10564574
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038787BF-FFEF-B07D-FF00-F8C11DD6E409
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Lecithocera bipunctata Park & Kim
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Lecithocera bipunctata Park & Kim View in CoL , sp. nov.

( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 A–E)

Type material. Holotype: ♂, Philippines, Mindanao , 1,050 m, Mt. Agtuganon, 28 v–7 vi [19]96, leg. Mey, gen. prep. no. CIS-6922, in MfN.

Diagnosis. The new species is more or less similar to L. rubigona Park, 2006 in the forewing color pattern, which was described from Thailand, but it can be distinguished from the latter by the much larger size (wing length less than 7 mm in L. rubigona ), and the 2 nd segment of labial palpus without rough scales in L. bipunctata while they are present in L. rubigona .

Description. Male. ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 A–B). Forewing length 9.5 mm.

Head: Vertex brownish orange, with light yellow erect scales laterally. Antenna longer than forewing; basal segment elongated, light yellow all around; flagellum light yellow throughout, with indistinct annulations. Second segment of labial palpus long, thickened, porrect light yellow to grayish yellow; 3rd segment strongly upturned, nearly at a right angle, slightly shorter than 2 nd segment, light yellow on outer surface, dark brown ventrally.

Thorax: Tegula and thorax grayish yellow dorsally. Hind tibia with light-yellow rough scales ventrally and dorsally, spurs dark brown. Forewing ground color light yellow, speckled with grayish-yellow scales; discal spots well developed, large, dark brown, one at middle and the other at end of cell; costa slightly arched around basal 1/3; termen with dark-brown scales along margin; apex obtuse; fringe same as ground color. Hindwing yellowish white.

Abdomen: No spinous zones on upper surface.

Female genitalia ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 C–E): Abdominal sternite weakly sclerotized. Antrum cup-shaped, narrowed anteriorly. Ductus bursae with extremely long, more than two times longer than length of sternite. Corpus burase large, ovate; signum a hat-shaped.

Male genitalia. Unknown.

Distribution. The Philippines (Mindanao).

Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin, bi (= two) and punctum (= point).