Scythropiodes jiulianae Park et Wu, 1997

Wang, Qingyun & Li, Houhun, 2016, Review of the genus Scythropiodes Matsumura, 1931 (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Oditinae) from China, with a checklist of the world, Zootaxa 4132 (3), pp. 301-329 : 308

Scythropiodes jiulianae Park et Wu, 1997

Figs 7 , 22 , 36

Scythropiodes jiulianae Park et Wu, 1997: 37 . TL: China (Jiangxi: Dayu). TD: IZCAS.

Diagnosis. Adult ( Fig. 7 ) with wingspan 14.0–19.0 mm. Scythropiodes jiulianae is characterized by its transtilla with lateral lobes bearing a long slender spine anteriorly and a stout triangular spine posteriorly. It is superficially similar to S. hamatellus , and the differences between them are stated under S. hamatellus .

Material examined. CHINA : Zhejiang Province: 1 ♀, Mt. Tianmu, 350 m, 15.VIII.1999, coll. Houhun Li et al.; 2 ♀, Mt. Jiulong, 400 m, 4–6.VIII.2011, coll. Lingling Yang and Na Chen; Hubei Province: 1 Ƌ, Maoba District, Lichuan City, 700 m, 30.VII.1999, coll. Houhun Li et al.; 2 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Yingshan County, 635 m, 23– 26.VI.2014, coll. Wei Guan and Meiqing Yang; 1 Ƌ, 2 ♀, Luotian County, 570 m, 2–4.VII.2014, coll. Wei Guan and Meiqing Yang; Hunan Province: 1 ♀, Taojiang County, 26.VII.2004, coll. Yunli Xiao; 1 ♀, Xiangtan City, 29.VII.2004, coll. Yunli Xiao; 4 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Xinhua County, 3.VIII.2004, coll. Yunli Xiao; 2 Ƌ, Xinhua County, 6.VIII.2004, coll. Yunli Xiao; 1 Ƌ, Xinhua County, 10.VIII.2004, coll. Yunli Xiao; Sichuan Province: 1 Ƌ, Wenchuan County, 1557 m, 11.VII.2014, coll. Kaijian Teng et al.; Guizhou Province: 8 Ƌ, Chishui Alsophila Nature Reserves, 390 m, 27–30.V.2000, coll. Yanli Du; 1 Ƌ, Chishui Alsophila Nature Reserves, 240 m, 22.IX.2000, coll. Haili Yu; 1 ♀, Xishui County, 500 m, 25.IX.2000, coll. Haili Yu; 1 Ƌ, Mt. Fanjing, 530 m, 3.VI.2002, coll. Xinpu Wang; 3 Ƌ, Daozhen Gelaozu Miaozu Autonomous County, 600 m, 28–29.V.2004, coll. Shulian Hao; 1 ♀, Suiyang County, 15.VIII.2010, coll. Lingling Yang.

Distribution. China (Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang).

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 11. Adults of Scythropiodes spp. 4, S. approximans (Caradja), ♂; 5, S. tribula (Wu), ♂; 6, S. hamatellus Park et Wu, ♀; 7, S. jiulianae Park et Wu, ♂; 8, S. aculeiformus sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 9, S. barbellatus Park et Wu, ♀; 10, S. gnophus Park et Wu, ♂; 11, S. dorsoprocessus sp. nov., paratype, ♂. (Scale bars = 2.0 mm).

FIGURES 19 – 24. Male genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 19, S. approximans (Caradja), genitalia slide No. WQY 13030; 20, S. tribula (Wu), genitalia slide No. WQY 14214; 21, S. hamatellus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15033; 22, S. jiulianae Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15034; 23, S. aculeiformus sp. nov., holotype, genitalia slide No. WQY 14226; 24, S. barbellatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14153. (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).

FIGURES 34 – 37. Female genitalia of Scythropiodes spp. 34, S. approximans (Caradja): a – c, enlarged signa (a, genitalia slide No. WQY 14192; b, genitalia slide No. WQY 14231, c genitalia slide No. WQY 14221); 35, S. hamatellus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 14211; 36, S. jiulianae Park et Wu: a – b, enlarged signa (a, genitalia slide No. HXM 13166; b, genitalia slide No. WQY 15007); 37, S. barbellatus Park et Wu, genitalia slide No. WQY 15006. (Scale bars = 1.0 mm).