Frisilia strepsiptila Meyrick, 1910

Park, Kyu-Tek, Wu, Chunseng, Kun, Andras & Sohn, And Jae-Cheon, 2008, A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 1696, pp. 1-24 : 13-14

26. Frisilia strepsiptila Meyrick, 1910

J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20: 436; Clarke, 1965: 63. TL: S. India, N. Coorg. [BMNH].

Diagnosis. The male genitalia are very similar to those of F. procentra Meyrick , and can be distinguished from the latter by the shorter lateral lobes of the juxta and the bigger aedeagus.

Adult ( Fig. 27 , lectotype). Wingspan, 18.0–20.0 mm.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 58, 58 a). See also Clarke (1965: Pl. 31, Figs. 3–3 b).

Diagnosis. The species is similar to F. strepsiptila Meyrick , but the hind wing is more grayish. It can also be distinguished from the latter by the slender aedeagus of the male genitalia,

Adult ( Fig. 28 , lectotype). Wingspan,18.0–20.0 mm.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 59, 59 a). See also Clarke (1965: Pl. 32, Fig. 1 ), Gozmány (1978: pl. 7, Fig. 76).

Material examined. 1♂ (lectotype), Khasis Hills, Assam, India, IV. 1906, gen. prep. no. BM-8659, and eight additional specimens are in the BMNH.

Distribution. India, Nepal.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Frisilia forficatella Park, male, adult. Left, overview of head, showing the fully scaled labial palpus as it appears in situ; right, denuded labial palpus, showing its atypical structure, which is diagnostic for males of this genus (after Park, 2005).

FIGURES 17 – 32. Adults. 17, F. anningensis Wu; 18, F. chinensis Gozmany; 19, F. compsostoma Meyrick; 20, F. c o r n u - alis sp. nov.; 21, F. homalistis Meyrick; 22, F. melanardis Meyrick; 23, F. neacantha Wu and Park; 24, F. procentra Meyrick; 25, F. senilis Meyrick; 26, F. spuriella Park; 27, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick; 28, F. sulcata Meyrick; 29, F. thapsina Wu and Park; 30, F. veriticosa Meyrick; 31, F. crossophaea (Meyrick); 32, F. homalistis Meyrick.

FIGURES 57 – 61. Male genitalia. 57, F. spuriella Park, CIS- 4999, holotype; 58, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick, BM- 8660, holotype; 59, F. sulcata Meyrick, BM- 8659, holotype; 60, F. thapsina Wu and Park, CIS- 5198, non-type; 61, F. veriticos Meyrick, BM- 8660.

FIGURES 2 – 15. Adults. 2, Frisilia ancylosana Wu and Park; 3, F. asiana Park; 4, F. ceylonica Park and Wu; 5, F. dipsia Meyrick; 6, F. forficatella Park; 7, F. heliapta (Meyrick); 8, F. moriutii Park; 9, F. nesciatella Walker; 10, F. nesiotes sp. nov.; 11, F. notifica Meyrick; 12, F. ro s t r a t a Meyrick; 13, F. sejuncta Meyrick; 14, F. tricrosura Wu and Park; 15, F. triturata Meyrick; 16, F. trizeugma Wu and Park.