Teinoptila

Jin, Qing, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2009, Taxonomic study of the genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), Zootaxa 2249, pp. 44-50 : 45

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6218711
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scientific name	Teinoptila
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Key to species of Teinoptila View in CoL from China based on male genitalia

1. Socius with one spine at apex, sacculus with U-shaped mesal concavity ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 6 – 7 ) ...................................... T. bolidias View in CoL

- Socius with two spines at apex, sacculus without U-shaped mesal concavity ........................................................... 2

2. Saccus roundly dilated distally ( Fig. 8 View FIGURES 8 – 10 a) ................................................................................................. T. antistatica View in CoL

- Saccus slightly but not roundly dilated distally .......................................................................................................... 3

3. Sacculus triangular, smooth at apex ............................................................................................................................ 4

- Sacculus clavate, with small spines in distal 1/3 ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 8 – 10 ) .............................................................. T. clavata View in CoL sp. nov.

4. Gnathal arm with a pair of triangular processes ( Gershenson & Ulenberg, 1998: 97) ......................... T. brunnescens View in CoL

- Gnathal arm with a pair of fingerlike processes ( Moriuti, 1977: 206) ......................................................... T. guttella View in CoL

Gershenson, Z. S. & Ulenberg, S. A. (1998) The Yponomeutinae (Lepidoptera) of the World exclusive of the Americas. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde Tweede Reeks, 99, i - x, 1 - 202.

Moriuti, S. (1977) Fauna Japonica. Yponomeutidae s. lat. (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Keigaku Publishing Co., Tokyo, 327 pp, 95 pls.

Figures

FIGURES 6 – 7. Teinoptila bolidias. 6. male genitalia (slide no. JQ 08327); 7. female genitalia (slide no. JQ 08333).

FIGURES 8 – 10. Teinoptila spp. 8. T. antistatica: 8 a. male genitalia (slide no. JQ 08336), 8 b. sclerite of eighth abdominal segment (slide no. JQ 08336); 9. T. brunnescens, female genitalia (slide no. JQ 08299); 10. T. clavata sp. nov., male genitalia (holotype, slide no. JQ 08337).