Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis, Gorbunov, 2022

Gorbunov, O. G., 2022, A new species of the genus Paranthrenopsis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from China with a catalogue of the genus, Zoosystematica Rossica (Zoosyst. Rossica) 31 (1), pp. 55-65 : 62

Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis sp. nov.

Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis sp. nov.: present publication: 55–60, Figs 1–9 (“ Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis sp. nov. ”). Type locality: China, Sichuan: Qingcheng Hou Shan Mts. , 70 km W Chengdu, 1500 m. Holotype: female (COGM).

Flight period. The type series was collected in late October.

Distribution. The species is only known from the type locality.

Figures

Figs 1–4. Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis sp. nov. 1–2, female (holotype; alar expanse 15.8 mm; Sesiidae picture No.0527-0528–2021); 3–4, male (paratype; alar expanse 16.0 mm; Sesiidae picture No. 0529-0530–2021). Dorsal view (1, 3) and ventral view (2, 4).

Figs 5–9. Genitalia of Paranthrenopsis sichuanensis sp. nov. 5–8, male (paratype; genital preparation No. OG– 001-2022): tegumen–uncus complex (5), valva (6), saccus (7), aedeagus (8); 9, female (paratype; genital preparation No. OG–002-2022). Scale bar: 0.5 mm (5–8), 1.0 mm (9).