Asyprocessa wapi Fibiger, 2010

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C67FC6F-2D0E-FF95-FF28-F8D6EC6D712D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Asyprocessa wapi Fibiger
status	sp. nov.

( Plate 7 View PLATE 7 , figure 6; male genit. plate 17, figure 2)

Material examined. Holotype. Male , Laos, Prov. Wapi, Wapikhamthong, 15.iii.1967, leg. Native collector, genit. prep. 3313 M. Fibiger, coll. BPBM.

Paratype: male, Laos, Prov. Sayaboury, Sayaboury , 12.ii.1966, leg. Native collector, genit. prep. 3314 M. Fibiger, coll. BPBM .

Diagnosis. Imago (external). Wingspan: from 9 mm.

Head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and ground colour of forewing: brown suffused with dark brown scales.

Basal part of costa, costal part of medial area, subterminal, and terminal area, including fringes: blackish brown; costal medial area quadrangular.

Forewing: narrow, pointed at apex, brown.

Reniform stigma: small, white.

Hindwing: grey, discal spot absent.

Male genitalia. Vinculum: dorsally reduced to a prominent, narrow, sticklike structure.

Sacculus: asymmetrical; long, straight spinelike process on right side; small triangular plate on left side (apo.).

Ampulla: rather small, asymmetrical, almost as long as wide (apo.).

Phallus: curved to a right angle (apo.).

Vesica: basally with slightly sclerotised plate with spinules.

Female genitalia. Unknown.

Differential diagnosis. A. wapi differs from other Asyprocessa species in:

- brown ground colour throughout;

- indistinct crosslines;

male genitalia, in

- ampulla almost as long as wide;

- saccular spine straight;

- phallus smoothly curved to right angle.

Distribution. A. wapi known only from South Laos.

BPBM	Bishop Museum