Promalactis vulvida Wang, Du & Li 2013

Wang, Shuxia, Liu, Chen & David, Lees, 2024, Partial revision of Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae), based on specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, Zootaxa 5536 (1), pp. 1-58 : 45

Promalactis vulvida Wang, Du & Li 2013

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Promalactis vulvida Wang, Du & Li 2013: 433 . TL: Thailand (Chiang Mai). TD: NHMUK.

Material examined. Thailand: 1♀, San Kuu , Doi Suthep-Pui NP Chiang Mai, 1540 m, 22.IV.–6.V.1994, leg. I.J. Kitching et al., slide No. NHMUK010316983 .

Female genitalia ( Fig. 81 ). Apophyses anteriores 1/2 length of apophyses posteriores. Lamella postvaginalis enlarged, quadrate, squamous, with chrysanthemum-like process formed by clustered lamellar scales, near its inner margin placed a longitudinal narrow plate, beyond posterior 1/3 situated a lip-like process in middle line. Antrum uniform. Ductus bursae membranous, with a small plate bearing four spines. Corpus bursae ovate, full of minute teeth.

Distribution. Thailand.

Note. The female of this species is described for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 79–84. Female genitalia of Promalactis spp. 79. P. similidierli sp. nov.; 80. P. latignatha; 81. P. vulvida; 82. P. circulignatha; 83. P. clinometra; 84. P. thiasitis. Scale bar: 79 = 0.25 mm; 80–84 = 0.2 mm.