Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009

Wang, Shuxia, 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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scientific name	Antiochtha jianfengensis Zhu & Li, 2009
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Treatment

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

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

Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009: 21 , 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 View Materials ; 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 View Materials ; NKU GoogleMaps .• 1 ♂, 9 ♀♀ paratypes of Antiochtha rotunda Zhu & Li, 2009 ; same collection data as for preceding; slide Nos. ZYM06039 View Materials ♀, ZYM06392 View Materials ♀, ZYM06394 View Materials ♀; 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 View Materials ; 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 View Materials ; 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. YS 20067 ♂, 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. YS 17078 ♂, 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. YS 17080 ♂, 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.