Frisilia spuriella Park, 2005

Park, Kyu-Tek, Wu, Chunseng, Kun, Andras & Sohn, And Jae-Cheon, 2008, A taxonomic review of the genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 1696, pp. 1-24 : 13

25. Frisilia spuriella Park, 2005

Tinea 18: 60.TL: Thailand, Chiang Mai. [OPU, Japan].

Diagnosis. The species is superficially similar to F. sejuncta with the termen concaved, but can be distinguished by the male genitalia; lacking the long median lobe of the juxta. The male genitalia is very closed to those of F. s e n i l i s Meyrick, but it cab be distinguished, as noted in the preceding species. The female is as yet unknown.

Adult ( Fig. 26 , holotype in OPU). Wingspan, 13.0–13.5 mm.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 57, 57 a). See also Park (2005: Figs. 10, 10 a).

Material examined. 1♂ (holotype), Chiang Mai, Doi Pui 1300 m, 30 V 1983, gen. prep. no. CIS-4999; 1♂ (paratype), Chiang Mai, Doi Chiang Dao, 1130 m, 18 X 1984; 1Ψ (paratype), Loei, Phu Luang Wildlife Sanc., 10–12 X 1984, gen. prep. no. CIS-5004. The holotype and a paratype is in the OPU and a male paratype is in the CIS.

Distribution. Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 17 – 32. Adults. 17, F. anningensis Wu; 18, F. chinensis Gozmany; 19, F. compsostoma Meyrick; 20, F. c o r n u - alis sp. nov.; 21, F. homalistis Meyrick; 22, F. melanardis Meyrick; 23, F. neacantha Wu and Park; 24, F. procentra Meyrick; 25, F. senilis Meyrick; 26, F. spuriella Park; 27, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick; 28, F. sulcata Meyrick; 29, F. thapsina Wu and Park; 30, F. veriticosa Meyrick; 31, F. crossophaea (Meyrick); 32, F. homalistis Meyrick.

FIGURES 57 – 61. Male genitalia. 57, F. spuriella Park, CIS- 4999, holotype; 58, F. strepsiptilia Meyrick, BM- 8660, holotype; 59, F. sulcata Meyrick, BM- 8659, holotype; 60, F. thapsina Wu and Park, CIS- 5198, non-type; 61, F. veriticos Meyrick, BM- 8660.

FIGURES 2 – 15. Adults. 2, Frisilia ancylosana Wu and Park; 3, F. asiana Park; 4, F. ceylonica Park and Wu; 5, F. dipsia Meyrick; 6, F. forficatella Park; 7, F. heliapta (Meyrick); 8, F. moriutii Park; 9, F. nesciatella Walker; 10, F. nesiotes sp. nov.; 11, F. notifica Meyrick; 12, F. ro s t r a t a Meyrick; 13, F. sejuncta Meyrick; 14, F. tricrosura Wu and Park; 15, F. triturata Meyrick; 16, F. trizeugma Wu and Park.