Bivincula Dierl, 1978

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X. Bivincula Dierl, 1978 ( FIGURES 16 , 17 )

Bivincula Dierl, 1978 , Spixiana 1 (3): 258. Type species: Ocinara diaphana Moore, 1879 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Characterized by the following features: gray white or pale ochre forewing with complex gray patterns; hindwing with medial and antemedial lines obscure, postmedial and submarginal lines consisting of gray spots, inner margin with black spots; outer margins of fore- and hindwings with short fringes; valva short with broad base and sickle- or thumb-shaped apex.

Distribution. South Himalaya area.

Remarks. Three species of this genus are currently recorded in China (Map 10).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Adults of Bivincula spp. A. B. diaphana, male (Thailand); B. B. diaphana, female (Thailand); C. B. diaphana, male (Yunnan); D. B. diaphana, female (Yunnan); E. B. kalikotei, female (Yunnan); F. B. watsoni, male (Yunnan).

FIGURE 17. Genitalia of Bivincula spp. A. B. diaphana, male (N. Vietnam); B. B. kalikotei, male (E. Nepal); C. B. watsoni, male (Yunnan); D. B. kalikotei, female (Sikkim).