Encolapta valvispinata (Li, 2002) Li, 2002

Yang, Meiqing & Li, Houhun, 2016, Review of the genus Encolapta Meyrick, 1913 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Chelariini) from China, with descriptions of six new species, Zootaxa 4193 (2), pp. 201-227 : 226

Encolapta valvispinata (Li, 2002) comb. nov.

( Figs 33 , 47 , 58 )

Homoshelas valvispinata Li, 2002a: 376 .

Type material. CHINA: Holotype Ƌ, Dongtang, Maolan National Nature Reserves , Guizhou Province, 23.v.1998, leg. Qirong Liao, genitalia slide no. L99078 . Paratypes: 1 ♀, 26.v.1998, other data as holotype, genitalia slide no. L99077 .

Other material: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: 1 Ƌ, Shaoping Forest, Pingxiang , 280 m, 18.v.2012, leg. Xiaofei Yang, genitalia slide no. YMQ15611 ; 1 ♀, Nonggang Conservation Station, Longzhou , 280 m, 24.vii.2012, leg. Xiaofei Yang ; 1 ♀, Mt. Daming , 1500 m, 25.viii.2012, leg. Xiaofei Yang and Zhenguo Zhang, genitalia slide no. YMQ15384 ; 2 ƋƋ, 5 ♀♀, Shuolong Town, Daxin, Chongzuo , 295 m, 5−6.vii.2013, leg. Xiaofei Yang, genitalia slide nos . YMQ 15386m, YMQ 15389m.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 33 ) with wingspan 14.0−18.0 mm. This species can be easily separated from other known Encolapta species in the male genitalia by the valva with six long spines on the inner surface ( Fig. 47 ), and in the female genitalia by the ductus bursae sclerotized distally ( Fig. 58 ).

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Guizhou).

Remarks. Encolapta valvispinata is transferred from Homoshelas . Its 2nd palpomere possesses long loose scale tuft on the ventral surface, which is similar to members of the tegulifera -group. However, its forewing patterns, venation and genital characters are more similar to those of the members in the epichthonia -group, based on which we here place it in the epichthonia -group.

Figures

FIGURES 28 − 33. Adults of Encolapta spp. 28, E. catarina, ♀; 29, E. shenae, ♂; 30, E. marginans, ♀; 31, E. epichthonia, ♂; 32, E. sheni, ♂; 33, E. valvispinata, ♀. (Scale bars = 2.0 mm).

FIGURES 42 − 47. Male genitalia of Encolapta spp. 42, E. catarina, slide no. L 95207; 43, E. shenae, slide no. L 94339; 44, E. marginans, slide no. YMQ 15622; 45, E. epichthonia, slide no. YMQ 15241; 46, E. sheni, slide no. YMQ 15249; 47, E. valvispinata, slide no. YMQ 15611. (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 53 − 58. Female genitalia of Encolapta spp. 53, E. catarina, slide no. L 95426; 54, E. subtegulifera, slide no. YMQ 15470; 55, E. marginans, slide no. YMQ 15633; 56, E. epichthonia, slide no. YMQ 15216; 57, E. sheni, slide no. YMQ 15223; 58, E. valvispinata, slide no. YMQ 15384. (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).