Anarsia choana Park, 1995

Park, Kyu-Tek & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2018, The genus Anarsia Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in Laos, with description of a new species and ten new records of the genus, Zootaxa 4399 (2), pp. 272-280 : 277

Anarsia choana Park, 1995

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Anarsia choana Park, 1995: 61 ; Ponomarenko, 2009: 345; Bae et al., 2016: 11. TL: Taiwan.

Diagnosis. The species is superficially similar to A. patulella (Walker) , but can be distinguished by the male genitalia with a narrow, strongly curved basal process in the left valve, and with common modified scales without long thread-like stalks. For illustration of male genitalia, see Park (1995, Figs. 25–28) and Bae et al. (2016, Figs. 53, 53a–b).

Material examined. 1 6, Phou Khao Khouay Nat. Park, Bolikhampsai Prov. , 4 viii 2016, 451 m, 18°27'N, 103°34'E, coll. Bae YS et al., gen. slide no. CIS-6755.

Distribution. Laos (first record), Vietnam (North), Taiwan,

Figures

FIGURES 12–19. Adults: 12, A. choana Park; 13, A. isogona Meyrick; 14, A. kepensis Park; 15, A. paraisogona Park & Ponomarenko; 16, A. patulella (Walker); 17,A.porthmisa Park; 18, A. phortica Meyrick; 19, A. tricornis Meyrick.