Betapsestis brevis (Leech, 1900)

Zhuang, Hailing, Yago, Masaya, Owada, Mamoru & Wang, Min, 2017, Taxonomic review of the moth family Thyatiridae (Lepidoptera) from Yunnan province, China, Zootaxa 4306 (4), pp. 451-477 : 463

Betapsestis brevis (Leech, 1900)

( Figs 42 , 84 )

Palimpsestes [sic] brevis Leech, 1900 , Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1900: 18 (TL: Ta-tsien-lu, Sichuan, China [ BMNH]).

Material examined. 1 female, 12. VII. 2013, alt. 2,670 m, Weixi, Yunnan, leg. Hailing Zhuang, slide No. SCAU- Thy049.

Distribution. China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan).

Figures

FIGURES 32 – 42. Adults of Thyatiridae from Yunnan, upperside. 32. Parapsestis tachengensis sp. n., holotype, male; 33. Parapsestis tomponis almasderes László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007, male; 34. Paragnorima fuscescens Hampson, [1893], male; 35. Gaurena margaritha Werny, 1966, female; 36. Macrothyatira fasciata (Houlbert, 1921), female; 37. Isopsestis meyi László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007, female; 38. Psidopala undulans (Hampson, [1893]), female; 39. Mimopsestis basalis sinensis László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007, female; 40. Parapsestis naxii sp. n., paratype, female; 41. Parapsestis tachengensis sp. n., paratype, female; 42. Betapsestis brevis (Leech, 1900), female.

FIGURES 80 – 84. Female genitalia of Thyatiridae from Yunnan, ventral view. 80. Psidopala undulans (Hampson, [1893]); 81. Mimopsestis basalis sinensis László, Ronkay, Ronkay & Witt, 2007; 82. Parapsestis naxii sp. n., paratype; 83. Parapsestis tachengensis sp. n., paratype; 84. Betapsestis brevis (Leech, 1900).