Scythropiodes gnophus Park et 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 : 310

Scythropiodes gnophus Park et Wu, 1997

Figs 10 , 25 , 38

Scythropiodes gnophus Park et Wu, 1997: 40 . TL: China (Sichuan: Mt. Emei). TD: IZCAS.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 10 ) with wingspan 11.5–13.0 mm. This species is characterized by its valva that is bifurcated from distal 1/ 4 in the male genitalia. It is similar to S. barbellatus in appearance, and the differences between them are stated under the latter species.

Material examined. CHINA : Zhejiang Province: 1 Ƌ, Mt. Jiulong, 623 m, 5.VII.2013, coll. Aihui Yin and Xiuchun Wang; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: 5 Ƌ, Grand Canyon Maoershan, 1.VII.2001, Collector Unknown; 1 Ƌ, Nanning City, 1200 m, 7.VIII.2011, coll. Shulian Hao and Yinhui Sun; Sichuan Province: 1 ♀, Mt. Qingcheng, 14.VIII.1990, Academia Sinica; Guizhou Province: 1 ♀, Daozhen Gelaozu Miaozu Autonomous County, 1350 m, 24.VIII.2004, coll. Yunli Xiao.

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Zhejiang).

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 25 – 30. Male genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 25, S. gnophus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 13027; 26, S. dorsoprocessus sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. WQY 13028; 27, S. elasmatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14191; 28, S. oncinius Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14152; 29, S. malivora (Meyrick), genitalia slide No. WQY 13043; 30, S. issikii (Takahashi), genitalia slide No. WQY 13035. (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 38 – 42. Female genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 38, S. gnophus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15004; 39, S. elasmatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14203; 40, S. oncinius Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14139; 41, S. malivora (Meyrick), genitalia slide No. WQY 14181; 42, S. issikii (Takahashi), genitalia slide No. WQY 14027. (Scale bars = 1.0 mm).