Promalactis

Du, Zhaohui, Li, Houhun & Wang, Shuxia, 2011, Taxonomic study of the genus Promalactis Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from Hainan Province, China, Zootaxa 3044, pp. 49-64 : 50

Key to species of Promalactis from Hainan Province based on male genitalia

1 Aedeagus with an apical spine or apical process............................................................. 2

- Aedeagus without apical spine or apical process............................................................ 6

2 Aedeagus without cornutus.............................................................................. 3

- Aedeagus with cornutus............................................................................... 4

3 Gnathos tongue-shaped (fig. 20)........................................................... P. c a r i n a t a sp. nov.

- Gnathos hooked (fig. 22)............................................................. P. uncignatha sp. nov.

4 Gnathos with a small apical process (fig. 21).................................................. P. serrata sp. nov.

- Gnathos without apical process.......................................................................... 5

5 Valva with a oxhorn-shaped dorsoapical process (fig. 17)..................................... P. tauricornis sp. nov.

- Valva with a spine-like dorsoapical process (fig. 13)........................................ P. rostriformis sp. nov.

6 Uncus concave at middle on posterior margin............................................................... 7

- Uncus tapering to apex................................................................................ 8

7 Saccus broad, semicircular, with a papillary process anteriorly (fig. 16)........................ P. hainanensis sp. nov.

- Saccus slender, club-shaped, without process anteriorly (Wang et al. 2009, fig. 19)................ P. semantris (Meyrick)

8 Aedeagus without cornutus............................................................................ 9

- Aedeagus with cornutus.............................................................................. 11

9 Costa with a large thorn-like spine near base (fig. 15)...................................... P. apicisetifera sp. nov.

- Costa without thorn-like spine near base................................................................. 10

10 Juxta with a large ovate cluster of fine spines on distal 1/3 (fig. 14)............................ P. fascispinata sp. nov.

- Juxta without ovate cluster of fine spines ( Wang 2006, fig. 51)............................... P. jezonica (Matsumura)

11 Juxta slender, with lateral lobes tapering distally............................................................ 12

- Juxta very broad, without lateral lobes; or slender, with lateral lobes bifurcate distally.............................. 14

12 Gnathos with an apical process ( Lvovsky 2000, fig. 28).................................. P. multimaculella Lvovsky

- Gnathos without apical process......................................................................... 13

13 Cornutus very small (fig. 18).............................................................. P. clavata sp. nov.

- Cornutus long, about 2/5 length of aedeagus (fig. 19)......................................... P. lunularis sp. nov.

14 Juxta slender, with lateral lobes bifurcate distally (Wang et al. 2009, fig. 12)..... P. similinfulata Wang, Kendrick & Sterling

- Juxta very broad, without lateral lobes ( Wang 2006, Fig. 92)...................................... P. simplex Wang