Lecithocera alpestra Park, 2005

Yu, Shuai & Wang, Shuxia, 2024, The genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of twenty-one new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 924, pp. 1-74 : 3

Lecithocera alpestra Park, 2005

Figs 1A , 10A , 15A , 18A

Lecithocera alpestra Park, 2005: 234 . TL: Thailand (Loei). TD: ZMUC.

Material examined

CHINA – Yunnan Province • 5 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Xishuangbanna ; 762 m a.s.l.; 25 May 2015; Z.G. Zhang leg.; slide nos YS19092♂, YS19093♀, YS19101♂; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

ADULT ( Fig. 1A ). Wingspan 21.0‒23.0 mm.

Distribution

China (Yunnan), Thailand ( Park 2005).

Remarks

This species is newly recorded for China.

Figures

Fig. 1. Adults of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU), dorsal view. A. L. alpestra Park, 2005, male. B. L. alpina Park, 2016, male. C. L. angustifolia sp. nov., holotype, male. D. L. asticta sp. nov., holotype, male. E. L. balteiformis sp. nov., holotype, male. F. L. bicornuta sp. nov., paratype, male. Scale bars=2.0 mm.

Fig. 10. Male genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. alpestra Park, 2005, slide no. YS19101. B. L. alpina Park, 2016, slide no. YS19008. C. L. angustifolia sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19607. D. L. asticta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19603. E. L. balteiformis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. LSR13346. F. L. bicornuta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19614. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 15. Male seventh abdominal sternite of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. alpestra Park, 2005, slide no. YS19101. B. L. alpina Park, 2016, slide no. YS19008. C. L. angustifolia sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19607. D. L. asticta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19603. E. L. balteiformis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. LSR13346. F. L. bicornuta sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19614. G. L. bigeminata sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR13407. H. L. chersitis Meyrick, 1918, slide no.YS19635.I. L. duplicispinea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. ZYM06270. Scale bars =0.5 mm.

Fig. 18. Female genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853, all paratypes (NKU). A. L. alpestra Park, 2005, slide no.YS19093.B. L. alpina Park, 2016, slide no.YS19464.C. L. bigeminata sp. nov., slide no. YS18194. D. L. cherstis Meyrick, 1918, slide no. YS19206. E. L. duplicispinea sp. nov., slide no. ZMR10313. F. L. flavalba sp. nov., slide no. YS19061. Scale bars =0.5 mm.