Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006

Ivinskis, Povilas, Rimsaite, Jolanta, Saldaitis, Aidas & Yakovlev, Roman, 2012, Description of two new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from China, ZooKeys 192, pp. 35-49 : 37

Genus Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006

Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006, Tinea, 19 (3): 203.

Type species.

Patoptoformis hanuman Yakovlev, 2006.

Small dark colored moths with dark hair densely covering the body. Antennae bipectinate. Forewing with a scarcely seen streaky pattern; hindwing dark without pattern; fringe evenly dark on both wings. Sexual dimorphism weakly expressed but female somewhat larger than male with wider wings and non-pectinate antennae.

Male genitalia.

Uncus long, narrowly triangular with pointed apex; gnathos arms long and densely covered with spinules; valva with costal crest, blunt apex and scarcely noticeable transition between sclerotized and membranous parts, sclerotization gradually weakening towards apex; arms of transtilla small, pointed; juxta small; saccus very poorly expressed; aedeagus short, vesica opening occupies a dorso-apical position and comprises half of aedeagus length; vesica without cornuti.

Female genitalia.

Papillae anales elongated with rounded apices; apophyses posteriores thin, twice as long as anteriores; ostium opening immersed, fissure-like, surrounded by cordate rim; ductus bursae membranous, long and narrow; bursa elongate, gradually inflating to apex; ductus seminalis thin, enters bursa near its junction with ductus bursae.

Distribution.

Three species distributed in NE India (Assam), Nepal, SE China (Sichuan).