Andraca gongshanensis, Wang, Xing, Zeng, Ling & Wang, Min, 2011

Wang, Xing, Zeng, Ling & Wang, Min, 2011, The genus Andraca (Lepidoptera, Endromidae) in China with descriptions of a new species, ZooKeys 127, pp. 29-42 : 32-33

Andraca gongshanensis sp. n. Figs 1 –E2– E

Description.

Male: wingspan 46-48 mm, length of forewing 22-24 mm, antenna length 5-8 mm (Fig. 1-E). Antenna bipectinate except apex. Wings ground color dark brow with dark brow fasciae and reddish-yellow patterns, which is consisting of antemedian, discocellar, postmedian fascia, and reddish-yellow patterns nearly placed on the wholly wings but termen. Forewing apex falcate; outer edge smooth and straight; tornus almost rectangular. Hindwing with anal margin straight; outer margin angled at vein M3, straight above and below this.

Male genitalia (Fig. 2-E): uncus long with wedge-shaped apex; tegumen broad; gnathos very well developed, arms upcurved; valvae basally broad with many long setae, strongly sclerotized, caudally constricted to a spatulate apex; sacculus broad, without a dorsal spike; aedeagus short but strong and straight, distally with a large number of spines.

Holotype.

♂, Gongshan Mountain, Yunnan Province, China, 2006-VII-22, Min Wang & Xiao-Ling Fan leg., deposited in Department of Entomology, SCAU; Paratypes, 2 ♂♂, same data as holotype but 2006-VII-21.; 1 ♂, same data as holotype but 2006-VII-23; deposited in Institute of Entomology, HUNAU.

Host.

Unknown.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan).

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to the type locality(Gongshan Mountain, China).

Remarks.

This new species is very similar to Andraca flavamaculata , but can be distinguished by the following characters of the male genitalia: Andraca gongshanensis , sp. n. with uncus apex wedge-shaped,apex of valva constricted and truncate, sacculus without a strong dorsal spike. And Andraca flavamaculata with uncus apex finger-shaped, apex of valva boot-shaped; sacculus broad, with a strong dorsal spike.

Externally, Andraca gongshanensis is paler than Andraca flavamaculata .