Eudonia taiwanalpina Sasaki, 1998

Li, Weichun, Li, Houhun & Nuss, Matthias, 2012, Taxonomic revision of the genus Eudonia Billberg, 1820 from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae), Zootaxa 3273, pp. 1-27 : 25

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.212626
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6174573
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scientific name	Eudonia taiwanalpina Sasaki, 1998
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24. Eudonia taiwanalpina Sasaki, 1998 View in CoL

Eudonia taiwanalpina Sasaki, 1998: 199 View in CoL , figs. 13, 35. Type locality: Hualien, Hohuanshan, Taiwan, China.

Diagnosis. Eudonia taiwanalpina Sasaki, 1998 is similar to E. alpina ( Curtis, 1850) , but can be distinguished by the ventral margin of valva convex at middle and the phallus straight in the male genitalia. In E. alpina , the ventral margin of valva is straight or concave slightly at middle, and the phallus is curved medially.

Distribution. China ( Taiwan).

Remarks. Eudonia taiwanalpina was described based on a single male specimen collected from Hohuanshan in Taiwan by A. Kawabe in July or August ( Sasaki 1998). We have not collected this species to date.