Ancylosis gozmanyella ( Roesler, 1970 )

Gulzar, Abdukirim, You, Wanxue, Ren, Yingdang & Li, Houhun, 2025, The genus Ancylosis Zeller, 1839 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) from Ningxia Shapotou Nature Reserves of China, Zootaxa 5719 (1), pp. 73-90 : 80

Ancylosis gozmanyella ( Roesler, 1970)

Staudingeria gozmanyella Roesler, 1970: 82 . TL: Sükhbaatar Aimak, Mongolia.

Ancylosis gozmanyella ( Roesler, 1970) , Nuss et al. 2003 –2025.

Material examined. 6♀, CHINA, Ningxia: Shapotou, Zhongwei , 1220 m, 6.VIII.2023, leg. HH Li, H Sun & ZW Han, gen. slide Nos. GLZ24286, GLZ24287, GLZ24293, GLZ24294, GLZ25054 .

Diagnosis. Ancylosis gozmanyella is similar to A. morbosella Staudinger, 1879 . It can be distinguished by the forewing with a white costal band, the postmedial line with an inward acute angle near the posterior margin, and the two black discocellular spots connected. In A. morbosella , the forewing lacks a costal band, the postmedial line has two inward angles, and the two black discocellular spots are separated. The male genitalia of A. gozmanyella are characterized by the uncus pointed at apex, the gnathos about 1/2 the length of the uncus, the triangular sacculus, and the vinculum straight on the anterior margin. Ancylosis morbosella differs in the uncus rounded at apex, the gnathos about 1/4 the length of the uncus, the sacculus banded, and the vinculum medially concave on the anterior margin. The female genitalia of A. gozmanyella can be recognized by the small triangular papillae anales twice as wide as long, and the anterior margin of the eighth tergum straight. Ancylosis morbosella differs in the triangular papillae anales with length equal to width, and the anterior margin of the eighth tergum convex.

Distribution. China ( Ningxia), Mongolia.

Note. This species is newly recorded from China.