Anarsia ovula Park & Ponomarenko, 1996

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 : 276

Anarsia ovula Park & Ponomarenko, 1996

( Figs. 9, 9a–b, 10, 10a–c )

Anarsia ovula Park & Ponomarenko, 1996: 44 ; Ponomarenko, 2009: 348. TL: Thailand, Chiang Mai.

Diagnosis. This species is superficially similar to A. simplicampa Park which was described from Vietnam, but the male genitalia differ from those of the latter by the shorter uncus, the basal process of the left valva shorter and strongly bent from near base, distal part of right valva larger and ovate, and the phallus strongly curved basally.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 10, 10a ): The male genitalia illustrations provided by Park & Ponomarenko (1996, Figs. 37–41) with their description are line drawings, thus photos are provided here for more details. In their description, the socius is broad and the distal part of valva is quadrate, but the socius of the specimens from Laos is more or less elongate and the distal part of valva ovate with convex dorsally. These differences are probably due to the different orientation of the parts in the process of dissection. The abdominal sternite VIII is deeply concaved medially on caudal margin ( Fig. 11 ).

Material examined. 2 6, Ban Tha , Xiengkhouang Prov., 19°45'N, 103°33'E, 12 xi 2015, Bae et al., genital (gen.) slide no. CIS-6729, -6751.

Distribution. Laos (first record), Thailand.

Figures

FIGURES 9–11. Anarsia ovula by Park & Ponomarenko: 9, Adult, 9a, Dorsal view of head; 9b, Labial palpus; 10, male genitalia; 10a, Tegumen + uncus with right valva, different view; 10b, Phallus;11, Abdominal segment VIII.