Neopseustis meyricki Hering, 1925

Chen, Liusheng, Owada, Mamoru, Wang, Min & Long, Yang, 2009, The genus Neopseustis (Lepidoptera: Neopseustidae) from China, with description of one new species, Zootaxa 2089, pp. 10-18 : 15-16

Neopseustis meyricki Hering, 1925

( Figs. 5, 6 , 12, 16 )

Diagnosis. Wing expanse 20–22mm. Basal 2/3 of forewing brownish, mottled with dark fuscous spots and with sparse scattering of silvery white scales; distal 1/3 whitish, mottled with large brownish spots, largest one along the costa from Sc2 to apex; one conspicuous geniculate spot from tornus to middle of R4, outward turn at the middle of M2. Hindwings with basal 2/3 grayish brown, distal 1/3 whitish with grayish brown edge from Sc2 to CuA1. Male genitalia with greatly lengthened parameres similar to that of N. sinensis , and lateroposterior process of anellus deeply forked basally forming two slender branches. Inner branch with smooth edge which can be distinguished from the coarsely serrated edge of N. archiphenax ( Davis, 1975) .

Material examined. Shihtyutou (=Shihtzutou), Nantou Hsien, Taiwan, 1 male, 25-III-1995, 1 male, 30- IV-1995, 1 female, 5-VIII-1996, 1 male, 1-IX-1992, 6 males, 8 females, 15-26-X-1992, 1 female, 14-X-1998, J. LUO leg., ex Y. Arita and B. Tanaka Collections.

Bionomics. All the moths were collected by a light trap set. Distribution. China ( Taiwan).

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 10. Adults of Neopseustis spp. 3, N. moxiensis sp. nov., male; 4, N. moxiensis sp. nov., female; 5, N. meyricki Hering, male; 6, N. meyricki Hering, female; 7, N. fangjingshana Yang, male; 8, N. fangjingshana Yang, male resting posture; 9, N. bicornuta Davis, male; 10, N. sinensis Davis, male. Scale bars: 5 mm.

FIGURES 11 – 16. Male genitalia of Neopseustis spp. 11, N. moxiensis sp. nov.; 12, N. meyricki Hering; 13, N. fanjingshana Yang; 14, N. bicornuta Davis; 15, N. sinensis Davis; 16, Lateroposterior process of anellus of N. meyricki Hering.