Aphendala mina, Wu, 2020

Wu, Chunsheng, 2020, Four new species of Limacodidae from China (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea), Zoological Systematics 45 (4), pp. 316-320 : 317

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11865/zs.202037
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A23AF5AC-6834-4E86-ABD9-54AD561C458C
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5459111
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B9D41C-002D-C614-FF66-BF1BFAD5AB39
treatment provided by	Diego
scientific name	Aphendala mina
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Aphendala mina View in CoL sp. nov. ( Figs 2 View Figures 1–4 , 6 View Figures 5–8 )

Diagnosis. The new species is similar to A. kalinini Solovyev, 2010 in external, but differs from the latter by the forewing with a black discal spot. It can be easily distinguished from other species of this genus by the aedeagus with a cluster of lateral spines near apex.

Description. Wing expanse about 22.0 mm. Forewing length about 10.0 mm. Labial palpus short, yellowish brown. Antenna yellowish brown, short pectinations. Head, thorax and abdomen greyish brown, tegula dark brown. Forewing brown, a dark oblique line from apical 2/3 of costal margin to basal 1/3 of inner margin, wing basal part blackish brown inside the line, outside of the line bordered by a white fascia; discal spot small, black; dark brown submarginal fascia bordered by a greyish white line. Hindwing yellowish brown. Tibial spurs: 0-2-2.

Male genitalia. Uncus long; gnathos thick, apex pointed; valva narrow and long, wider in middle; juxta long, bullet like; aedeagus thin and long, waved, with a cluster of lateral spines near apex.

Female genitalia. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype (♂). Fujian, Wuyishan , 1979.VIII.10, Shimei Song leg. (gen. slide no. L06185). Paratype. 1♂, same locality as holotype, 1982. VI .29, Fan Jiang leg. All deposited in IZCAS .

Distribution. Fujian (Wuyishan).

Etymology. The specific name is named after the type locality, Fujian. Min is the abbreviation for Fujian.