Scythropiodes tribula (Wu, 1997)

Wang, Qingyun & Li, Houhun, 2016, Review of the genus Scythropiodes Matsumura, 1931 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Oditinae) from China, with a checklist of the world, Zootaxa 4132 (3), pp. 301-329 : 307

Scythropiodes tribula (Wu, 1997)

Figs 5 , 20

Odites tribula Wu, 1997: 1060 . TL: China (Sichuan: Mt. Qingcheng). TD: IZCAS. Scythropiodes tribula ( Wu): Park & Wu, 1997 : 39.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 5 ) with wingspan 16.0–18.0 mm. Scythropiodes tribula is similar to S. hamatellus and S. jiulianae superficially. In S. tribula the forewings are scattered with a few yellowish brown scales, while the forewings are covered with dense dark brown scales in the latter two species ( Figs 6–7 ); in the male genitalia, S. tribula has three cornuti ( Fig. 20 ), while S. hamatellus has no cornutus ( Fig. 21 ) and S. jiulianae has two cornuti ( Fig. 22 ). Scythropiodes tribula is also similar to S. approximans in appearance, and the differences between them are stated under S. approximans .

Material examined. CHINA : Hebei Province: 3 Ƌ, Jingxing County, 1200 m, 23.VII.2000, coll. Haili Yu; Henan Province: 3 Ƌ, Dengfeng, 700 m, 15–17.VII.2002, coll. Xinpu Wang; 1 Ƌ, Mt. Song, 1580 m, 23.VII.2002, coll. Xinpu Wang; 1 Ƌ, Jiaozuo City, 1028 m, 7.VIII.2014, coll. Peixin Cong et al.; Shaanxi Province: 1 Ƌ, Yang County, 420 m, 21.V.1995, coll. Hongjian Wang.

Distribution. China (Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan).

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 11. Adults of Scythropiodes spp. 4, S. approximans (Caradja), ♂; 5, S. tribula (Wu), ♂; 6, S. hamatellus Park et Wu, ♀; 7, S. jiulianae Park et Wu, ♂; 8, S. aculeiformus sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 9, S. barbellatus Park et Wu, ♀; 10, S. gnophus Park et Wu, ♂; 11, S. dorsoprocessus sp. nov., paratype, ♂. (Scale bars = 2.0 mm).

FIGURES 19 – 24. Male genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 19, S. approximans (Caradja), genitalia slide No. WQY 13030; 20, S. tribula (Wu), genitalia slide No. WQY 14214; 21, S. hamatellus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15033; 22, S. jiulianae Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15034; 23, S. aculeiformus sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. WQY 14226; 24, S. barbellatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14153. (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).