Prays

Cong, Peixin & Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Prays Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Praydidae) from China, with descriptions of twelve new species, Zootaxa 4263 (2), pp. 201-227 : 205-206

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Key to species of Prays from China based on male genitalia

Adults of some species are hardly distinguishable by superficial characters and females are unknown for several species. The key is based on the male genitalia that have distinct characters to make species identification easier. The key excludes P. kalligraphos whose male is still unknown.

1. Sacculus more or less S-shaped......................................................................... 2

- Sacculus not S-shaped................................................................................ 8

2. Socius extended straightly outwards, with an apical spine curved upwards ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 35 – 38 )........................... P. alpha

- Socius curved inwards..................................................................................3

3. Valva with one or two processes on dorsal margin distally.................................................... 4

- Valva without procecss on dorsal margin.................................................................. 5

4. Valva with a triangular process at about dorsal 1/5; socius without tooth in distal half ( Fig. 34 View FIGURES 29 – 34 )..... P. dorsiprotrusa sp. nov.

- Valva with two small processes at about dorsal 1/5; socius with several teeth in distal half ( Fig. 33 View FIGURES 29 – 34 )............. P. lobata

5. Valva acinaciform; socius without tooth ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 35 – 38 )............................................ P. acinacea sp. nov.

- Valva not acinaciform; socius with teeth................................................................... 6

6. Socius narrowly apart, slightly oblique outwards ( Sohn & Wu 2011: Fig. 5 View FIGURES 5 – 10 )................................. P. delta

- Socius widely apart, distinctly arched inwards...............................................................7

7. Saccus stout, nearly same length as socius ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 35 – 38 )........................................ P. helanshana sp. nov.

- Saccus slender, about 1.5 times length of socius ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 35 – 38 )........................................... P. inconspicua

8. Sacculus shorter than valva............................................................................. 9

- Sacculus nearly same length as or longer than valva........................................................ 15

9. Socius with a spinous process at about distal 1/4 produced ventrad ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ).................... P. spiniprocessa sp. nov.

- Socius without such process as mentioned above............................................................10

10. Valva covered with dense strong setae distally.............................................................. 11

- Valva without any strong setae.......................................................................... 13

11. Socius with a strong thorn; sacculus semicircular ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 29 – 34 )................................ P. semicircularis sp. nov.

- Socius with two strong thorns; sacculus not semicircular......................................................12

12. Socius broadly sub-ovate; sacculus narrowly rounded at apex ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 23 – 28 )........................ .. P. bisechinata sp. nov.

- Socius elongately narrowed; sacculus pointed at apex ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 29 – 34 )....................................... P. tineiformis

13. Valva truncate apically ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 23 – 28 )....................................................... P. orthacantha sp. nov.

- Valva bluntly rounded or pointed apically................................................................ 14

14. Valva bluntly rounded apically; socius with dense denticles ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ).......................... ... P. erromera sp. nov.

- Valva pointed apically; socius without denticles ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 4 ).............................................. P. cingulata

15. Sacculus longer than valva ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 29 – 34 ).................................................... P. longisaccula sp. nov.

- Sacculus nearly same length as valva.................................................................... 16

16. Valva sub-rectangular, apex shallowly concave medially ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ).............................. P. rectangula sp. nov.

- Valva not rectangular, bluntly rounded apically............................................................ 17

17. Socius thumb-like; saccus about two times length of socius ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 29 – 34 )............................ P. semilunata sp. nov.

- Socius oxhorn-shaped; saccus 2/5 length of socius ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 23 – 28 ).................................. P. tauricornis sp. nov.

References

Sohn, J. C. & Wu, C. S. (2011) A taxonomic review of Prays Hubner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Praydidae) from China with descriptions of two new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 154 (1), 25 - 32. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 22119434 - 900000306

Figures

FIGURES 35 – 38. Male genitalia of Prays spp. 35, P. inconspicua (slide no. CPX 15158); 36, P. helanshana sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. JQ 08082); 37, P. acinacea sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15154); 38, P. alpha (slide no. CPX 15152). (Scales = 0.2 mm).

FIGURES 29 – 34. Male genitalia of Prays spp. 29, P. longisaccula sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15160); 30, P. semilunata sp. nov. (paratype, slide no. CPX 15153); 31, P. tineiformis (slide no. CPX 15202); 32, P. semicircularis sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 16003); 33, P. lobata (holotype, slide no. YHL 00282); 34, P. dorsiprotrusa sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15142). (Scales = 0.2 mm).

FIGURES 5 – 10. Adults of Prays spp. 5, P. orthacantha sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 6, P. spiniprocessa sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 7, P. erromera sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 8, P. cingulata, ♂; 9, P. kalligraphos, ♀; 10, P. rectangula sp. nov., holotype, ♂. (Scales = 2.0 mm).

FIGURES 23 – 28. Male genitalia of Prays spp. 23, P. orthacantha sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15149); 24, P. spiniprocessa sp. nov. (paratype, slide no. CPX 15159); 25, P. erromera sp. nov. (paratype, slide no. CPX 15164); 26, P. rectangula sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. JQ 08151); 27, P. bisechinata sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15195); 28, P. tauricornis sp. nov. (holotype, slide no. CPX 15162). (Scales = 0.2 mm).

FIGURES 3 – 4. Genitalia of Prays cingulata. 3, Male genitalia (slide no. CPX 15167); 4, Female genitalia (slide no. CPX 15198). (Scales: 3 = 0.2 mm; 4 = 0.5 mm).