Scoparia taiwanensis Sasaki, 1998

Li, Weichun, Li, Houhun & Nuss, Matthias, 2010, Taxonomic revision of Scoparia Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae) from China, Zootaxa 2609, pp. 1-33 : 30

26. Scoparia taiwanensis Sasaki, 1998

Scoparia taiwanensis Sasaki, 1998: 191 , figs. 1, 2, 29, 38. Type locality: Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan, China.

Diagnosis. Scoparia taiwanensis is similar to S. philippinensis , but can be distinguished by the short and thick phallus with length about four times as width, and the cornuti consisting of four to six spines of various size in the male genitalia. In S. philippinensis , the phallus is long and thin, with length about seven times of width, and the cornutus is absent ( Sasaki 1998).

Distribution. China ( Taiwan).

Remarks. This species was described based on thirteen specimens collected from Chinese Taiwan from July to August. We have not collected this species to date.