Archischoenobius Speidel, 1984

Chen, Fu-Qiang & Wu, Chun-Sheng, 2014, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China, Zoological Systematics 39 (2), pp. 163-208 : 195

3.8 Archischoenobius Speidel, 1984 ( Figs 8 , 98–101 , 108–111 , 117–119 )

Archischoenobius Speidel, 1984 . Neue Ent. Nachr., 12: 17; Chen, Song & Wu, 2007. Oriental Insects, 41: 259.

Type species: Parthenodes pallidalis South, 1901 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. The genus is different from other genera by the complex fasciae on both wings, especially the series of black metallic spots on outer margin of hindwing.

Distribution. China.

Figures

Figs 7–12. Venations. 7. Ramila. 8. Archischoenobius. 9. Acropentias. 10. Leechia. 11. Brihaspa. 12. Promacrochilo.

Figs 95–101. Male genitalia. a. Aedeagus. 95. Ramila marginella. 96. R. acciusalis. 97. R. minima sp.nov. 98. Archischoenobius pallidalis. 99. A. nigrolepis. 100. A. nanlingensis. 101. A. minumus. Scale bars =1 mm.

Figs 108–115. Adults. 108. Archischoenobius pallidalis. 109. A. nigrolepis. 110. A. nanlingensis. 111. A. minumus. 112. Acropentias aureus. 113. Leechia sinuosalis. 114. Brihaspa atrostigmella sinensis. 115. Promacrochilo ambiguellus.

Figs 116–121. Female genitalia. 116. Donacaula forficellus. 117. Archischoenobius pallidalis. 118. A. nigrolepis. 119. A. nanlingensis. 120. Brihaspa atrostigmella sinensis. 121. Promacrochilo ambiguellus. a. Sclerotized plate. Scale bars=1 mm.