Acanthocorona kuranishii, Mey & Léger & Lien, 2021

Mey, Wolfram, Leger, Theo & Lien, Vu Van, 2021, New taxa of extant and fossil primitive moths in South-East Asia and their biogeographic significance (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae, Agathiphagidae, Lophocoronidae), Nota Lepidopterologica 44, pp. 29-56 : 42

Acanthocorona kuranishii sp. nov. Fig. 24

Material.

Holotype ♂, Burmese amber, MB.I. 5484, ( MfN).

Etymology.

The species is named in honour of Ryoichi Kuranishi (Chiba, Japan), who generously donated the amber piece with the inclusion to W. Mey and the MfN .

Preservation.

Completely preserved in a round, polished piece of amber, but not clearly visible due to several fractures in the amber; numerous small bubbles of air present; wings overlapping, legs and postabdomen clearly visible.

Description.

Length of forewings 4.0 mm, antennae light brown, 25 flagellomeres, legs with strong spines.

Male genitalia (Fig. 24 ): segment IX with short,triangular, median prolongation in ventro-caudal view; rod-like spine on ventral apex of valvae short, apical margin of valvae with row of five denticules, no denticules on inner side before margins; one pair of basal spikes of valvae present, about 1/3 the length of valvae. Phallus not visible.

Figures

Figures 18 - 25. Acanthocorona spp.: 18 - 20. A. skalskii sp. nov.: 18. Wing venation; 19. Male genitalia, ventral; 20. Male genitalia, dorsal; 21. A. muelleri sp. nov., male genitalia, ventral, 22. A. bowangi sp. nov., male genitalia, ventral; 23. A. wichardi sp. nov., ventral; 24. A. kuranishi sp. nov., ventro-caudal, 25. A. sattleri sp. nov., male genitalia; A - ventro-lateral, B - dorso-lateral. Scale bars: 1 mm (18.); 0.5 mm (20., 22., 23., 25.).