Pelagodes proquadraria ( Inoue, 1976 )

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Pelagodes proquadraria ( Inoue, 1976)

Figs 11 , 30 , 49 , 71 , 91

Thalassodes proquadraria Inoue, 1976 , Tinea , 10 (2): 9, figs 7–9. Holotype 3, Japan: Okinawa, Yona. (BMNH) Pelagodes proquadraria: Holloway, 1996 , Malay. Nat . J., 49 (3–4): 261.

Material examined. Holotype ( BMNH), 3, JAPAN: Yona Okinawa I., Ryukyus, Japan, 29.VI.1971, S. Azuma, Inoue Coll. B.M. 1992-71 (type status verified by K. Buckmaster in 1992, type photographed in colour); paratype ( BMNH), Shuri, Okinawa, 4.XI.1965, S. Azuma, No. 1266, Brit. Mus . 1976-608, 13. CHINA: Taiwan ( BMNH): Kanschirei, Formosa, VII.1909, A.E. Wileman, Rothschild Bequest, B.M. 1939-1, 1Ƥ (Slide No. 4096); Koannania, Formosa, IX.1906, A. E. Wileman, Rothschild Bequest, B.M. 1939-1, 1 Ƥ.

Diagnosis. P. proquadraria is very similar to P. antiquadraria , except for the green frons, which is brown in P. antiquadraria . Moths of P. proquadraria are smaller than that of P. antiquadraria , with a forewing length 14–17 mm compared to 15–19 mm in both sexes. These two species can be distinguished on genitalia. The costal extension in P. proquadraria is straight and tapering and is not as curved as in P. antiquadraria . It is located much more distally than that of P. antiquadraria . The lateral processes in the male eighth sternite are much shorter than in P. antiquadraria , and are forked or divided into three thorns at the tip. However in P. antiquadraria , there are several teeth on the inner surface. The lamella antevaginalis in the female genitalia is smaller with two sclerites in P. proquadraria , but band-like and with two lateral processes in P. antiquadraria .

Distribution. China ( Taiwan), Japan, India.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 20. Adults of Thalassodes, Orothalassodes, Pelagodes and Remiformvalva. 1, Thalassodes immissaria; 2, T. intaminata; 3, T. maipoensis; 4, T. opalina; 5, Orothalassodes hypocrites; 6 – 7. O. floccosa. 6, male; 7, female; 8, O. pervulgatus; 9, O. falsaria; 10, Pelagodes antiquadraria; 11, P. proquadraria; 12 – 13, P. semengok; 14, P. paraveraria sp. nov., holotype; 15, P. bellula sp. nov., holotype; 16, P. simplvalvae sp. nov., holotype; 17, P. subquadraria; 18, P. sinuspinae sp. nov., holotype; 19, P. clarifimbria; 20, Remiformvalva viridicaput. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 27 – 32. Male genitalia of Orothalassodes and Pelagodes. 27, Orothalassodes pervulgatus; 28, O. falsaria; 29, Pelagodes antiquadraria; 30, P. proquadraria; 31 – 32, P. semengok. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 40 – 57. Aedeagus of Thalassodes, Orothalassodes, Pelagodes and Remiformvalva. 40, Thalassodes immissaria; 41, T. intaminata; 42, T. maipoensis; 43, T. opalina; 44, Orothalassodes hypocrites; 45, O. floccosa; 46, O. pervulgatus; 47, O. falsaria; 48, Pelagodes antiquadraria; 49, P. proquadraria; 50, P. semengok; 51, P. paraveraria sp. nov.; 52, P. bellula sp. nov.; 53, P. simplvalvae sp. nov.; 54, P. subquadraria; 55, P. sinuspinae sp. nov.; 56, P. clarifimbria; 57, Remiformvalva viridicaput. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 58 – 72. The eighth segment of Thalassodes, Orothalassodes and Pelagodes. 58, Thalassodes immissaria; 59, T. intaminata; 60, T. opalina; 61, Orothalassodes hypocrites; 62, O. floccosa; 63, O. pervulgatus; 64, O. falsaria; 65 – 70, Pelagodes antiquadraria; 71, P. proquadraria; 72, P. semengok. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 84 – 96. Female genitalia of Thalassodes, Orothalassodes, Pelagodes and Remiformvalva. 84, Thalassodes immissaria; 85, T. intaminata; 86, T. opalina; 87, Orothalassodes hypocrites; 88, O. floccosa; 89, O. pervulgatus; 90, Pelagodes antiquadraria; 91, P. proquadraria; 92, P. bellula sp. nov.; 93, P. simplvalvae sp. nov.; 94, P. subquadraria; 95, P. clarifimbria; 96, Remiformvalva viridicaput. Scales bars = 1 mm.