Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009

Shuai YU & Shuxia WANG, 2022, Taxonomy of the genus Antiochtha Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) in China, with descriptions of three new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 826, pp. 163-175 : 170-172

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https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.826.1843

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6788572

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scientific name

Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009
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Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009 View in CoL

Figs 1C–D View Fig , 3C–D View Fig , 4C View Fig

Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009: 19 View in CoL . TL: China (Hainan). TD: NKU.

Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009: 21 View in CoL , Syn. nov. TL: China (Guizhou). TD: NKU.

Diagnosis

This species is similar to A. purpurata Zhu & Liu, 2009 in both appearance and male genitalia. It can be distinguished in the male genitalia by the posterolateral lobes of the juxta subacute at the apex, the lateral lobes shorter than the juxta ( Fig. 3C–D View Fig ); and in the female genitalia by the eighth abdominal sternite without a process on the anterior margin ( Fig. 4C View Fig ). In A. purpurata , the posterolateral lobes are straight at the apex, the lateral lobes are as long as the juxta ( Zhu & Li 2009: 23, fig. 2c), and the eighth abdominal sternite has a process at middle on the anterior margin ( Zhu & Li 2009: 24, fig. 3b).

Type material

Holotype CHINA – Hainan Province • ♂; Ledong County, Jianfengling ; 18°44′ N, 109°10′ E; 940 m a.s.l.; 4 Apr. 2007; Z.W. Zhang leg.; slide No. ZYM06433; NKU. GoogleMaps

Paratypes CHINA • 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; 4‒6 Apr. 2007; NKU GoogleMaps .

Other material examined (17 ♂♂, 33 ♀♀)

CHINA – Guizhou Province • ♂ holotype of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; Guiyang City ; 26°35′ N, 106°42′ E; 1100 m a.s.l.; 25 May 2001; H.H. Li leg.; slide No. ZYM06040; NKU GoogleMaps .• 1 ♂, 9 ♀♀ paratypes of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; same collection data as for preceding; slide Nos. ZYM06039♀, ZYM06392♀, ZYM06394♀; NKU GoogleMaps 1 ♀ paratype of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; Guizhou Province, Daozhen Town, Xiannvdong ; 600 m a.s.l.; 17 Aug. 2004; Y.L. Xiao leg.; slide No. ZYM06393; NKU 1 ♀ paratype of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; Hubei Province, Lichuan City, Maobaqu ; 700 m a.s.l.; 30 Jul. 1999; H.H. Li leg.; slide No. ZYM06117; NKU 3 ♂♂; Libo County, Shuizuxiang ; 740 m a.s.l.; 19‒21 Jul. 2015; M.Q. Yang and G.E. Lee leg.; NKU 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; Maolan, Banzhai Village ; 530 m a.s.l.; 8‒13 Aug. 2018; M.L. Zheng, J.Q. Deng and X.J. Zhu leg.; slide Nos. YS20067♂, YS20068♀; NKU 1 ♀; Maolan, Banzhai Village ; 513 m a.s.l.; 24 Jul. 2019; M.R. Xing, B.X. Zhao and H. Sun leg.; NKU Hainan Province • 1 ♂; Ledong County, Jianfengling ; 770 m a.s.l.; 29 May 2015; P.X. Cong, W. Guan and S. Hu leg.; YS20059; NKU 1 ♂; Ledong County, Jianfengling ; 810 m a.s.l.; 14 Jun. 2018; P. Liu, X. Bai and S. Yu leg.; NKU 1 ♀; Mt. Limu ; 632 m a.s.l.; 29 Jun. 2015; Q.Y. Wang, S.R. Li and M.T. Chen leg.; NKU 2 ♂♂; Wuzhishan City, Shuimanxiang ; 690 m a.s.l.; 5 Nov. 2016; X. Bai, S.N. Qian and W.D. Qi leg.; NKU 5 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀; Wuzhishan City ; 738 m a.s.l.; 29 Oct.‒4 Nov. 2016; X. Bai, S.N. Qian and W.D. Qi leg.; slide Nos. YS17078♂, YS17079♂, YS20074♀; NKU 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Wuzhishan City, Hudiemuchang ; 680 m a.s.l.; 27, 31 Oct. 2016; X. Bai, S.N. Qian and W.D. Qi leg.; slide Nos. YS17080♂, YS20073♀; NKU .

Redescription

ADULT ( Fig. 1C–D View Fig ). Wingspan 17.5‒19.5 mm.

Distribution

China (Guizhou Province, Hainan Province, Hubei Province) ( Zhu & Li 2009).

Remarks

Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 is synonymized with A. jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009 . Antiochtha rotunda is identical to A. jianfengensis in appearance, venation, as well as in the female genitalia, and differs only by the sacculus more produced distally in the male genitalia ( Fig. 3D View Fig ), hence it should be treated as an individual variation.

Park K. T. 2002. Four new species of the genus Antiochtha Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from Thailand. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 5 (2): 139 - 143. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / S 1226 - 8615 (08) 60144 - 2

Zhu Y. M. & Li H. H. 2009. Review of Antiochtha (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China with descriptions of four new species. Oriental Insects 43 (1): 17 - 24. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.2009.10417571

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Fig. 1.AdultsofAntiochtha spp. (dorsal view).A. A. erromerasp.nov., holotype(NKU).B. A. hainanensis sp. nov., paratype (NKU). C. A. jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009, from Hainan, China. D. A. jianfengensis, holotype of A. rotunda syn. nov. from Guizhou, China. E. A. miniscula sp. nov., holotype. F. A. semialis Park, 2002. Scale bars = 2.0 mm.

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Fig. 3. Male genitalia of Antiochtha spp. A. A. erromera sp. nov., holotype, slide No. YS20048. B. A. hainanensis sp. nov., paratype, slide No. YS20058. C. A. jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009, holotype, slide No. ZYM06433. D. A. jianfengensis, holotype of A. rotunda syn. nov., slide No. ZYM06040. E. A. miniscula sp. nov., holotype, slide No. YS20276. F. A. semialis, slide No. YS20098. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

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Fig. 4. Female genitalia of Antiochtha spp. A. A. erromera sp. nov., paratype, slide No. YS20065. B. A. hainanensis sp. nov., paratype, slide No. YS20228. C. A. jianfengensis, slide No. YS20074. D. A. semialis Park, 2002, slide No. YS20275. Scale bars = 0.5 mm

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

SuperFamily

Gelechioidea

Family

Lecithoceridae

Genus

Antiochtha