Glyphipterix magnatella Erschoff, 1877

Liu, Tengteng & Li, Houhun, 2014, Taxonomic study of the genus Glyphipterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae: Glyphipteriginae) from Mainland China, Zootaxa 3821 (1), pp. 1-25 : 6

Glyphipterix magnatella Erschoff, 1877

( Figs. 5 , 16 , 23 )

Glyphipteryx [sic] magnatella Erschoff, 1877: 346 . TL: Russia (Irkutsk).

Glyphipterix magnatella Erschoff : Heppner, 1982: 51; Diakonoff, 1986: 300, Pl. 14, Figs. 115 1−2.

Description. Adult ( Fig. 5 ) with wingspan 11.5 mm.

Diagnosis. This species resembles G. liui sp. nov., under which the diagnostic characters are given.

Variations. A weakly sclerotized cestum is present in the corpus bursae of the female genitalia ( Fig. 23 ), which is absent in Diakonoff (1986).

Material examined. CHINA. Xinjiang: 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Mohe Town (43°12′N 82°45′E), Gongliu County, 1100 m, 8, 19.vi.1994, leg. Xincheng An, genitalia slide Nos. XYL04255♂, LTT12159♂, LTT12175♀, LTT12184♀.

Distribution. China (Xinjiang), Uzbekistan, Kyrghyzstan, Russia.

Figures

FIGURES 1 − 5. Wing venation and adults of Glyphipterix spp. 1, The wing venation of G. gamma Moriuti et Saito; 2, G. semicircularis sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 3, G. liui sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 4, G. miniata continentalis ssp. nov., holotype, ♂; 5, G. magnatella Erschoff, ♂. (Scales = 2.0 mm)

FIGURES 14 − 17. Male genitalia of Glyphipterix spp. 14, G. semicircularis sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. LTT 12149; 15, G. liui sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. LTT 12160; 16, G. magnatella Erschoff, genitalia slide No. LTT 12159; 17, G. miniata continentalis ssp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. LTT 12155; 17 a, 7 th ventral plate of G. miniata continentalis ssp. nov., the same slide as 17. (Scales = 0.25 mm)

FIGURES 22 − 23. Female genitalia of Glyphipterix spp. 22, G. liui sp. nov., paratype, genitalia slide No. LTT 12171; 23, G. magnatella Erschoff, genitalia slide No. LTT 12175. (Scales = 0.5 mm)