Andraca bipunctata Walker, l865

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 : 30

Andraca bipunctata Walker, l865 Figs 1 –A2– A

Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 32: 582. Type locality: Hindustan, India.

Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1862: Chu& Wang, 1993, Sinozoologia, 10: 241.

Andraca henosa Chu & Wang, 1993, Sinozoologia,10: 242. Type locality: Yunnan, China.

Andraca henosa Chu & Wang: Chu & Wang, 1996, Fauna Sinica Insecta, 5: 55.

Description.

Male (China): wingspan 42-45 mm, length of forewing 21-23 mm, antenna length 6-8 mm (Fig. 1-A). Male genitalia (Fig. 2-A): uncus broad, duck beak-shaped; gnathos long, finger-shaped; vesica with a cluster of strong spinose cornuti

Female genitalia: see above under generic entry.

Material Examined.

[CHINA]2♂♂, western Yunnan, 2005-VI-15, Ming-Yi Tian leg.; 2♂♂, Dulongjiang, Yunnan Province, 2006-VII-21, Min Wang & Xiao-Ling Fan leg.; 1♂1♀, Gongshan Mountain, Yunnan Province, 2006-VII-22, Min Wang & Xiao-Ling Fan leg.

Host.

Camellia sinensis ( Theaceae ), Camellia Assamica ( Theaceae ), Camellia oleifera ( Theaceae ).

Distribution.

China (Yunnan); India.

Remarks.

This widely distributed species is rather variable in coloration and size. Moore (1865) described Andraca trilochoides from a brighter and grayish individual. This taxon was later synonymized with Andraca bipunctata by Hampson, ([1893]), an action that was followed by Strand (1924).

Andraca bipunctata is closely related to Andraca angulata Kishida, 1993 (Nepal and India: Sikkim), Andraca theae (Taiwan) and Andraca stueningi (Vietnam). These four species form the bipunctata group, and share the following characteristics: 1) male hindtibia with one pair of spurs; 2) two dorsally-directed projections present on subapical part of valva; 3) external surface of aedeagus partially covered with hair-like spines; 4) a cluster of strong spinose cornuti on vesica.

Larvae of Andraca bipunctata are well-known serious pests of tea trees, Camellia sinensis ( Theaceae ) ( Banerjee 1982; Chang 1989; Chen et al. 1992; Panigrahi 1995; Ho et al. 1996; Upadhyay et al. 2001).