Argyresthia (Argyresthia) subrimosa Meyrick, 1932

Liu, Tengteng, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2017, Review of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Argyresthiidae) from China, with descriptions of forty-three new species, Zootaxa 4292 (1), pp. 1-135 : 50-51

39. Argyresthia (Argyresthia) subrimosa Meyrick, 1932

( Figs. 5 , 48 , 117 , 173 , 229 , 275 )

Argyresthia subrimosa Meyrick, 1932: 227 . TL: China (Kwanhsien [now Dujiangyan County], Sichuan). TD: BMNH. Argyresthia mutuurai Moriuti, 1964: 20 . TL: Japan (Hokkaido, Honsyu). TD: UOPJ. [misidentification]

Description. Adult ( Fig. 48 ) wingspan 14.0̄ 15.5 mm.

Male genitalia: As in Figs. 117 , 173 and 229 .

Female genitalia: As in Fig. 275 .

Variation. In the male genitalia of Japanese specimens ( Moriuti 1969), the socius has 11̄13 scale-like setae and the saccus is produced triangularly, whereas in Chinese specimens the socius bears 18̄20 scale-like setae ( Fig. 229 ) and the saccus is produced into a band ( Fig. 117 ).

Material examined. Zhejiang Province: 2Ƌ, 2♀, Xianrending (30.26°N, 119.78°E), Mt. Tianmu , 1500 m, 18.viii.1999, leg. Houhun Li et al., slide no. LTT1303W ; 8♂, 7♀ (1 without abdomen), Kaishanlaodian (30.26°N, 119.78°E), Mt. Tianmu , 1140 m, 17.viii.1999, leg. Houhun Li et al., slide nos. YHL00062♀, LTT12108♀, LTT12109♂, LTT12713♂; 2♂ (1 without abdomen), 15♀, Xianrending (30.26°N, 119.78°E), Mt. Tianmu , 1500 m, 25̄ 26.vii.2011, leg. Linlin Yang and Na Chen, slide no. LTT12714♀; 1♀, Qianmutian (30.40°N, 119.44°E), Mt. Tianmu , 1320 m, 1.vii.2013, leg. Aihui Zhang and Xiuhui Wang. Guizhou Province: 1Ƌ , 3♀, Huixiangping (27.90°N, 108.71°E), Jiangkou County , 1700 m, 29.vii.2001, leg. Houhun Li and Xinpu Wang, slide nos. JQ07126♀, LTT12113♀; 1♀, Dashahe (28.86°N, 107.45°E), Daozhen County, 1370 m, 25.viii.2004, Yunli Xiao. Hunan Province : 1♀, Mt. Badagong (29.69°N, 110.07°E), Sangzhi County, 1250 m, 14.viii.2001, leg. Houhun Li and Xinpu Wang.

Distribution. China (Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Zhejiang), Japan.

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the large forewing length (wingspan 14.0̄ 15.5 mm) and yellow color, with dense transverse gray striae and a slightly hooked at apex.

Remarks. The holotype of this species was collected in China, labelled as “Kwanhsien/ China /F. 7.25” ( Moriuti 1969). Meyrick (1932) recorded the type locality as “N. China, Kwanhsien” in the original description.

Moriuti (1969) wrote N. China, and subsequently changed to C. China ( Moriuti 1977). Caradja (1931) clearly noted that Kwanhsien was in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. So the type locality of this species is Kwanhsien [now Dujiangyan County], Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Wing venation of Argyresthia spp. 1, A. (Blastotere) aureola, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12525 W, paratype; 2, A. (B.) cineretra, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12402 W, paratype; 3, A. (Argyresthia) cardiopetala, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12041 W, paratype; 4, A. (A.) punctuata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12536 W, paratype; 5, A. (A.) subrimosa Meyrick, slide no. LTT 1303 W; 6, A. (A.) lanosa, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12635 W, paratype; 7, A. (A.) beta Friese & Moriuti, slide no. LTT 12481 W; 8, A. (A.) ellipsoidea, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12385 W, paratype. (Scales = 2.0 mm)

FIGURES 44 – 51. Adults of Argyresthia spp. 44, A. (Argyresthia) campylotropa, sp. nov., ♂, holotype; 45, A. (A.) punctuata, sp. nov., ♀, paratype; 46, A. (A.) trochaula Meyrick, ♂; 47, A. (A.) chlorella, sp. nov., ♂, holotype; 48, A. (A.) subrimosa Meyrick, ♀; 49, A. (A.) aphoristis Meyrick, collected from Sichuan Province, ♀; 50, A. (A.) aphoristis Meyrick, collected from Shanxi Province, ♂; 51, A. (A.) triangulata, sp. nov., ♂, holotype. (Scales = 2.0 mm)

FIGURES 114 – 119. Eighth sternite and male genitalia excluding phallus of Argyresthia spp. 114, A. (Argyresthia) punctuata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12534, holotype; 115, A. (A.) trochaula Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12335; 116, A. (A.) chlorella, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12337, holotype; 117, A. (A.) subrimosa Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12713; 118, A. (A.) aphoristis Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12348; 119, A. (A.) triangulata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12362, paratype. (Scales = 0.2 mm)

FIGURES 170 – 173. Phallus of Argyresthia spp. 170, A. (Argyresthia) punctuata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12534, holotype; 171, A. (A.) trochaula Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12335; 172, A. (A.) chlorella, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12337, holotype; 173, A. (A.) subrimosa Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12713. (Scales = 0.2 mm)

FIGURES 221 – 232. Socii of Argyresthia spp. 221, A. (Argyresthia) decurtata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12334, paratype; 222, A. (A.) minutisocia, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12438, holotype; 223, A. (A.) scalprata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12134, holotype; 224, A. (A.) grammosacca, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12439, paratype; 225, A. (A.) campylotropa, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12443, holotype; 226, A. (A.) punctuata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12534, holotype; 227, A. (A.) trochaula Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12335; 228, A. (A.) chlorella, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12337, holotype; 229, A. (A.) subrimosa Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12713; 230, A. (A.) aphoristis Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12348; 231, A. (A.) triangulata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12362, paratype; 232, A. (A.) subzonata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12338, holotype. (Scales = 0.1 mm)

FIGURES 274 – 276. Female genitalia of Argyresthia spp. 274, A. (Argyresthia) punctuata, sp. nov., slide no. LTT 12535, paratype; 275, A. (A.) subrimosa Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12714; 276, A. (A.) aphoristis Meyrick, slide no. LTT 12346. (Scales = 0.5 mm)