Metaeuchromius inflatus Schouten, 1997

Li, Weichun, Li, Houhun & Nuss, Matthias, 2009, Notes on the genus Metaeuchromius Bleszynski (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 2287, pp. 55-63 : 61

Metaeuchromius inflatus Schouten, 1997

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Metaeuchromius inflatus Schouten, 1997: 119 , figs. 9, 22, 28.

Materials examined. CHINA: 2 3, Bubang, Mengla (21°29´N, 101°33´E), Yunnan Province, 650 m, 22.– 23.viii.2005, leg. Yingdang Ren; 1 3, Wenquan (24°59´N, 102°27´E), Kunming, Yunnan Province, 1900 m, 29.viii.2005, leg. Yingdang Ren; 7 3, Menglun Tropical Botanical Garden, Menglun (21°55´N, 101°13´E), Yunnan Province, 570 m, 15.viii.2005, leg. Yingdang Ren; 48 3, 5 ♀♀, Ruili Rare Bontanical Garden, Ruili (24°00´N, 97°50´E), Yunnan Province, 1000 m, 5–8.viii.2005, leg. Yingdang Ren.

Description. Adult ( Fig. 3 ): Wingspan 11.0–15.0 mm.

Distribution. China (Yunnan), Nepal.

Remarks. Schouten (1997) described this species in detail. This species is new to China.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Adults of Metaeuchromius spp.; 1, M. singulispinalis sp. nov., paratype, female; 2, M. anacanthus sp. nov., holotype, male; 3, M. inflatus Schouten, male; 4, M. flavofascialis Park, female.