Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Drepanidae

Mimozethes angula Chu & Wang, 1987 Figs 20, 21, 35, 46, 56

Mimozethes angula Chu & Wang, 1987: 207. Holotype ♂, China: Sichuan: Mt. Emei (IZCAS).

Diagnosis.

This species is very similar to Mimozethes lilacinaria (Leech, 1897) and Mimozethes argentilinearia, but it can be distinguished by the following characters: the outer margin of the forewing is less strongly protruding than that of Mimozethes lilacinaria and Mimozethes argentilinearia; the black patch inside the anal angle of the forewing is less distinct than that of Mimozethes argentilinearia; the yellowish brown patch on the underside of the forewing is much smaller and less distinct than that of Mimozethes lilacinaria and Mimozethes argentilinearia . In the male genitalia, the uncus is shorter; the ventral margin of the valva forms a small triangular protrusion apically, but Mimozethes lilacinaria and Mimozethes argentilinearia lack this character; the sacculus process is much longer than that of Mimozethes lilacinaria .

Type material examined.

CHINA: Sichuan (IZCAS): 1♂ (Holotype), Emeishan, Qingyinge, 800-1000 m, 15.IX.1957, coll. Zhu Fuxing; 1♀ (Allotype), same locality, 22.IX.1957, coll. Zhu Fuxing; 4♂2♀ (Paratype), same locality, 22.VI.1957, 15-19. IX.1957, coll. Zhu Fuxing et al.

Additional material examined.

CHINA: Henan (IZCAS): 1♀, Baiyunshan, 13-15.VIII.2008, 1550 m, coll. Jiang Nan. Hubei (IZCAS): 1♂, Shennongjia, Dajiuhu, 1800 m, 1.VIII.1981, coll. Han Yingheng. Sichuan (IZCAS): 9♂2♀, Emeishan, Qingyinge, 800-1000 m, 20.VI.1957, 15-22.IX.1957, coll. Zhu Fuxing et al.; 1♀, Qingchengshan, 1000 m, 4.VI.1979, coll. Shang Jinwen; 1♂, Emeishan, 1288 m, 31.VII.2013, coll. Cheng Rui.

Genetic data.

No genetic data available.

Distribution.

China (Henan, Hubei, Sichuan).