Stericta flavopuncta Inoue & Sasaki, 1995

Rong, Hua & Li, Houhun, 2017, Taxonomic study of the genus Stericta Lederer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) from China, Zoological Systematics 42 (4), pp. 463-475 : 472

Stericta flavopuncta Inoue & Sasaki, 1995 ( Figs 9, 10 , 17, 18 , 25 )

Stericta flavopuncta Inoue & Sasaki, 1995: 247 .

Diagnosis. Adult ( Figs 9–10 ). Wingspan 17.0–19.0 mm. Stericta flavopuncta is similar to S. kogii superficially. The differences between the two species are stated under the latter species S. kogii .

Variation. One specimen collected from Sichuan is diffrent from other speciemens in the forewing with grayish green scales on the median area ( Fig. 10 ), the valva with the saccular process about 1/2 the width of the valva, and the length of the juxta lateral lobes about 2.0 times of its width at base ( Fig. 18 ). In other specimens, the forewing bears pink scales on the median area ( Fig. 9 ), the length of the saccular process is about 2/3 the width of the valva, and the length of the juxta lateral lobes is about 4.0 times its width at base ( Fig. 17 ).

Material examined. China. Tianjin: 2♂, Mt. Jiulong, Jixian , 10–12 July 2009, coll. Weichun Li ; 1♂, Heishui River, Mt. Baxian (elev. 600 m), 28 July 2010, coll. Yinghui Mou, Shurong Liu. Hebei: 1♂, Gaoyu Village , Jingxing County, 22–28 July 1998, coll. Xinsheng Tian , slide Nos. WYP05033 ♂, WYP05177 ♂; 1♀, Mt. Bulaoqing , Xingtai County (elev. 952 m), 10 July 2016, coll. Sihan Lu, Hua Rong ; 1♂, Piancheng, She County, Handan (elev. 915 m), 13 July 2016, coll. Sihan Lu, Hua Rong. Jilin: 1♀, Dongliao , 16 July 1991 . Zhejiang: 4♂, 1♀, Sanmuping (elev. 800 m), 29 July 2011, coll. Xicui Du, Xiaobing Fu ; 1♂, Mt. Jiulong (elev. 400 m), 4 August 2011, coll. Linlin Yang, Na Chen. Henan: 1♂, 1♀, Shibanyan, Linzhou (elev. 550 m), 22–23 July 2006, coll. Hui Zhen, Denghui Kuang , slide Nos. WYP05285 ♀, WYP05286 ♂; 1♀, Wangwushan, Jiyuan (elev. 800 m), 29 July 2006, coll. Denghui Kuang, Hui Zhen , slide No. WYP06030 ♀; 1♂, Dakuaidi, Lushi (elev. 1100 m), 6 August 2006, coll. Denghui Kuang, Hui Zhen. Guangxi: 3♂, Huaping (elev. 950 m), 7–8 August 2006, coll. Weichun Li , slide No. WYP05284 ♂; 1♂, 1♀, Mt. Daming (elev. 1250 m), 24–29 May 2011, coll. Linlin Yang, Yinghui Mou , slide Nos. RH 15199 ♂, RH15200 ♀. Sichuan: 3♀, Fengtongzhai, Baoxin (elev. 1600 m), 2 August 2004, coll. Yingdang Ren , slide No. WYP05030 ♀; 1♂, Caoping Village , Sanjiang County (elev. 1557 m), 12 July 2014, coll. Kaijian Teng, Wei Guan, Xiuchun Wang, Shurong Liu , slide No. RH 15484 ♂. Guizhou: 1♀, Huguosi, Mt. Fanjing (elev. 300 m), 3 August 2001, coll. Houhun Li, Xinpu Wang , slide No. WYP05028 ♀. Yunnan: 1♂, 1♀, Ruili Rare Botanical Garden (elev. 1000 m), 6 August 2005, coll. Yingdang Ren , slide No. WYP05097 ♀; 1♂, Zijiaosuo , Jingdong County (elev. 1244 m), 4 July 2013, coll. Shurong Liu, Yuqi Wang, Kaijian Teng ; 1♀, Mt. Yunpan, Pu’er (elev. 1400 m), 9 July 2014, coll. Zhenguo Zhang , slide No. RH 16198 ♀; 1♂, Baihualing, Baoshan (elev. 1473 m), 7 August 2014, coll. Kaijian Teng, Shurong Liu, Hua Rong , slide No. RH 15493 ♂; 1♂, Daluo, Menghai County, Jinghong (elev. 640 m), 2 August 2016, coll. Kaijian Teng, Ga-Eun Lee, Tao Wang , slide No. RH 16161 ♂; 1♂, Taiyanghe Nature Reserves, Pu’er (elev. 1450 m), 14 August 2016, coll. Kaijian Teng, Ga-Eun Lee, Tao Wang.

Distribution. China (Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Sichuan, Tianjin, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, Russian (the Far East).

Figures

Figures 3–10. Adults of Stericta spp. 3. S. digitata sp. nov., paratype, male. 4. S. corollina sp. nov., paratype, male. 5. S. asopialis, male. 6. S. hoenei, male. 7. S. sinuosa, female. 8. S. kogii, male. 9. S. flavopuncta, male, from Yunnan. 10. S. flavopuncta, male, from Sichuan. Scale bars=2.0mm.

Figures 11–18. Male genitalia of Stericta spp. 11. S. digitata sp. nov., holotype, slide No. RH15466. 12. S. corollina sp. nov., holotype, slide No. RH15475. 13. S. asopialis, slide No. RH15479. 14. S. hoenei, slide No. RH16143. 15. S. sinuosa, slide No. RH16143. 16. S. kogii, slide No. RH16146. 17. S. flavopuncta from Guangxi, slide No. RH15199. 18. S. flavopuncta from Sichuan, slide No. RH15484. Scale bars=0.5mm.

Figures 19–25. Female genitalia of Stericta spp. 19. S. digitata sp. nov., paratype, slide No. RH16066. 20. S. corollina sp. nov., paratype, slide No. RH15476. 21. S. asopialis, slide No. RH15196. 22. S. hoenei, slide No. RH16144. 23. S. sinuosa, slide No. RH16154. 24. S. kogii, slide No. RH16112. 25. S. flavopuncta, slide No. RH15200. Scale bars=0.5mm.