Anthonympha speciosa Moriuti, 1974

Ponomarenko, Margarita G., 2015, A new species of Anthonympha Moriuti (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) from Russian Far East, with annotated check list of the genus, Zootaxa 4057 (3), pp. 430-436 : 435

Anthonympha speciosa Moriuti, 1974

Anthonympha speciosa Moriuti, 1974: 109 , Figs 1–4 . Type locality: Formosa [ Taiwan].

Diagnosis. Wingspan 7–8 mm. Thorax white. Venation with M3 and Cu1 separate in the forewing and M3 and Cu1 stalked in the hindwing. Forewing relatively narrow, its width at the middle one-fourth length of wing; oblique transverse pale bronzy band from dorsum reaching three-fourth across wing and merged with pale bronzy spot extending on anterior half of distal two-fifth of wing; costal margin with 3 oblique brown strokes alternated with white ones. In pattern of forewing and the male genitalia the species is related to oxydelta . It can be separable from the latter by aedeagus shorter than valva. It is similar to rossica by wing venation, but can be distinguishable by 3 costal strokes in forewing; by short finger-like socii, extended distally valva and narrow small aedeagus with diameter in distal part about one-seventh the width of valva in the male genitalia.

Distribution. Taiwan.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. Anthonympha rossica sp. n.: 1, adult, holotype, ♂. 2 – 3 c, male genitalia: 2, lateral view; 3 a, socii, tegumen and vinculum, ventral aspect; 3 b, valvae and transtilla; 3 c, aedeagus. 4 a – 5 b, female genitalia: 4 a, ventral aspect; 4 b, ductus seminalis and bursae seminalis; 5 a and 5 b, antrum and bifurcation into ductus bursae and ductus seminalis (shown by arrow), dorso-lateral aspect. Scale 0.1 mm.