Lecithocera, Herrich-Schaffer, 1853

Oku, Johei, Sakamaki, Yositaka & Hirowatari, Toshiya, 2021, Taxonomic revision of the genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 4996 (3), pp. 540-554 : 541-542

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Key to the Japanese species of the genus Lecithocera View in CoL

1. Forewing ground color brown ( Fig. 1g View FIGURE 1 ).......................................... Lecithocera fuscialaris View in CoL sp. nov.

- Forewing ground color pale yellow to brownish orange ( Figs 1a–f, h View FIGURE 1 )........................................... 2

2. Forewing with one small, obscure spot at middle of cell, another larger spot or strigula at end of cell ( Figs 1a, b, f View FIGURE 1 )....... 3

- Forewing with a pair of two distinct discal spots ( Figs 1c–e, h View FIGURE 1 )................................................. 4

3. Forewing with an oblong spot at end of cell, hindwing with long hair-pencils on upper surface in male ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 )...................................................................................................... L. chersitis View in CoL

- Forewing with a strigula at end of cell connected to tornal stripe, hindwing without hair-pencils in male ( Fig. 1f View FIGURE 1 )......................................................................................... L. fascimaculata View in CoL sp. nov.

4. Male genitalia with cuculus broad, 2/3 times as wide as long ( Fig. 3b View FIGURE 3 ). Forewing ground color dark grey ( Fig. 1c View FIGURE 1 ).................................................................................. L. daebuensis View in CoL (female unknown)

- Male genitalia with cucullus slenderer than 1/3 of length ( Figs 3c, f View FIGURE 3 ). Forewing ground color pale yellow to greyish yellow (Figs 1d, e, h)............................................................................................ 5

5. Cucullus parallel-sided with rounded apex ( Fig. 3c View FIGURE 3 ).................................. L. duplicata View in CoL (female unknown)

- Cucullus tapered with sharply narrowed apex ( Fig. 3f View FIGURE 3 ).............................................. L. tridentata View in CoL

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