Lecithocera rubigona Park, 2006

Yu, Shuai & Wang, Shuxia, 2024, The genus Lecithocera (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of twenty-one new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 924, pp. 1-74 : 30-31

Lecithocera rubigona Park, 2006

Figs 4F , 13F , 17G

Lecithocera rubigona Park, 2006a: 98 . TL: Thailand (Loei Province). TD: ZMUC.

Material examined

CHINA – Zhejiang Province • 1 ♂; Mt Tianmu, Qianjiangyuan ; 866 m a.s.l.; 10 Jul. 2014; A.H. Yin et al. leg.; slide no. YS19753 ; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

ADULT ( Fig. 4F ). Wingspan 16.5 mm.

Distribution

China (Zhejiang), Thailand ( Park 2006a).

Remarks

This species is newly recorded for China.

Figures

Fig. 4. Adults of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU), dorsal view. A. L. nullisigna sp. nov., holotype, male. B. L. orbiculata Park, 2010, male. C. L. parviflava sp. nov., holotype, male. D. L. parvispinea sp. nov., holotype, male. E. L. sichuanensis sp. nov., holotype, male. F. L. rubigona Park, 2006, male. Scale bars =2.0 mm.

Fig. 13. Male genitalia of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. nullisigna sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19467. B. L. orbiculata Park, 2010, slide no. LSR13465. C. L. parviflava sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19645. D. L. parvispinea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR11259. E. L. sichuanensis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19028. F. L. rubigona Park, 2006, slide no. YS19753. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 17. Male seventh abdominal sternite of species of Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 (NKU). A. L. neosticta Meyrick, 1918, slide no. LSR13344.B. L. nullisigna sp. nov., holotype, slide no.YS19467. C. L. orbiculata Park, 2010, slide no. LSR13465. D. L. parviflava sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19645. E. L. parvispinea sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR11259. F. L. sichuanensis sp. nov., holotype, slide no. YS19028. G. L. rubigona Park, 2006, slide no. YS19753. H. L. serratiloba sp. nov., paratype, slide no. LSR14024. I. L. tenuextrema sp. nov., holotype, slide no. LSR13405.J. L. tumicuculla sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS18085. K. L. yunnanensis sp. nov., paratype, slide no. YS19616. Scale bars =0.5 mm.