New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China Part IX Mironov, Vladimir Šumpich, Jan Zootaxa 2022 2022-12-09 5219 3 276 286 Mironov & Šumpich, 2022 Mironov & Šumpich 2022 [151,390,151,178] Insecta Geometridae Eupithecia Animalia Lepidoptera 3 279 Arthropoda species florianii sp. nov.  ( Figs 3, 9, 24)   Type material:  Holotype, ♀,  China,W. Yunnan, Salween valleymt.,  2000 m, Luzhangzhenvill.,  30 kmNord Liukuzhen, 25°58ʹ15ʺ N, 98°47ʹ40ʺ E,  16.xi.2017, A. Florianileg. Gen.prep. J. Procházka20169; Photo J. Šumpich22/126 ( NMPC).   Diagnosis.We cannot attribute this species to any group. The holotypeis worn, but the elongate discal dot and the narrow hind wings with a concave termen give it a distinctive appearance. The female genitalia are rather similar to those of  Eupithecia amiculaMironov & Galsworthy, 2004, but can be distinguished by the position and shape of the spines in the bursa copulatrix and also by the shape of the eighth tergite. The genitalia are very distinctive and could not be confused with genitalia of any other Asian species of the genus.   Description. Adult.( Figs 3, 9). Female. Wingspan 17.5 mm, fore wing 10.0 mm. Head and notum covered with ochreous scales. Fore wing elongate, costal margin almost straight, apex narrowly rounded. Ground colour pale brownish grey; transverse lines not visible, except for traces of five dark costal blotches; discal dot black, narrow and elongate. Hind wing paler, with shallowly concave termen in the middle and narrowly rounded apex; terminal area darker than rest of wing; discal dot narrow and elongate. Fringe missing on all wings.  Female genitalia( Fig. 24). Bursa copulatrix with a large, membranous, spineless diverticulum near base. The other basal part has a row of large, stout spines and a sclerotized area; posterior ½ of corpus bursae covered with numerous small spines. Ductus bursae short, membranous, narrowed posteriorly. Colliculum not expressed. Antrum narrow, elongate, membranous. Tergite A8 rectangular, narrow and elongate. Anterior and posterior apophyses relatively narrow, elongate. Papillae anales rather short, narrow, apically rounded.  Male.Unknown.  Bionomy.Host plant unknown. The holotypewas collected by light in mid-November at an elevation of 2000 m.   Distribution. China. Known from Yunnan province.   Etymology.This species is named in honour of the Italian lepidopterologist Alessandro Floriani (Milan, Italy) who collected the holotypeof this species and many other Chinese moths.  Note.The single typespecimen is very worn. 3989362302 2017-11-16 NMPC A. Floriani China 2000 25.970835 Luzhangzhen 20 98.79444 Salween valley 3 279 1 1 Yunnan holotype