Athetis longiharpe Han & Kononenko, 2011

Han, H. L. & Kononenko, V. S., 2011, Twelve new species of Athetis Hübner, [1821] 1816 from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Zootaxa 3068 (1), pp. 49-68 : 66

Athetis longiharpe Han & Kononenko , sp.n.

( Figs. 13 , 27 , 38 )

Type material. Holotype: China, Prov. Yunnan, Xianggelila , 9.vi.2007, H. L. Han leg., genit. prep. HHL-1976-1 . Paratypes: 5 males, 4 females, same data as for holotype, genit. prep. female, HHL-1976-2 ; 3 females, Prov. Yunnan, Deqin , 7, 8.vi.2007 H. L. Han leg. ( NEFU) ; 1 male, 4 females, Prov. Yunnan, Diqing, Tibetan Aut. pref., 8 km NEE of Shangri La et Nairi village , 3300 m., 14.vi.2009, leg. B. Benedek, genit. prep. male 2683GyP ( PG). The holotype and paratypes are deposited in the collection of NEFU ; five preparates are deposited in the collection PG.

Diagnosis. The new species is externally somewhat similar to A. minivalva , and to A. bifurcata, described herein. It differs from both species by the brownish-grey color of forewing and more uniform wing pattern, with traceable ante- and postmedial lines and reniform and rather prominent pale subterminal line. In the male genitalia it is close to A. minivalva owing to the absence of digitus, but differs by a long, strongly developed harpe

Description. External appearance ( Fig. 12 ). Wingspan 32–33 mm. Male antennae filiform. Palps pressed, grey; 3rd segment less than half length of 2nd; eyes surrounded with lashes. Head and thorax covered with grey hair-like scales. Ground color of forewing brownish-grey with intrusion of black scales; basal line marked in costal field; antemedial line thin, black, hardly expressed; orbicular dark spot; reniform small, dark brown, surrounded with pale brown scales; postmedial line weak, thin, represented as indistinct row of black scales; subterminal line straight, thin, pale yellowish, surrounded with dark suffusion, contrasted with background; terminal line as row of small dots; cilia grey. Hindwing grey, somewhat darker in outer part, discal spot not traceable; cilia brown, with pale borderline. Male genitalia. ( Fig. 27 ). Abdominal hair brushes missing. All structures of genitalia armature relatively large. Uncus missing; tegumen narrow, higher than vinculum; juxta rounded-spatulate, with long apical extension; valva relatively long, with parallel dorsal and ventral margins, dorsally slightly arched inward; cucullus rounded, covered by thin hairs, sacculus elongate, with broad saccular lobe; costa well expressed; editum elongate; clasper long, positioned longitudinally; harpe situated at distal fourth of valva, long, about 1/4 of length of valva, basally slightly arched, directed ventrally, extended beyond plate of valva; costa without digitus. Aedeagus rather thin, longer than valva, straigth, narrower in distal part, carina with two sclerotised bands; vesica tubular, rather narrow, with single strong claw-like basal cornutus and medial fine scobination. Female genitalia. ( Fig. 38 ). Ovipositor relatively long, distally tapering, papillae anales weak; apophyses anteriores and posteriores very long, thin, about equal in length; antrum very large, cup-like, sclerotised; ductus bursa moderate, flattened, distally in connection with antrum membranous, basally sclerotised to joining with corpus bursae; appendix bursae moderate, membranous somewhat extended, corpus bursae moderate, elongate, membranous, medially finely scobinated.

Etymology. The name longiharpe is indicative of the comparatively long harpe of the species.

Distribution. South West China (Northwest of Prov. Yunnan). The moths fly in June.

Figures

FIGURES 9–16. Athetis spp., adults. 9. A. flavicolor sp. n., male, holotype, China (ZFMK); 10. A. flavicolor sp. n., male, paratype, Thailand (AB); 11. A. biserrata sp. n., male, holotype, China (ZFMK); 12. A. minivalva sp. n., male, holotype, China (ZFMK); 13. A. longiharpe sp.n., male, holotype, China (NEFU); 14. A. bicornuta sp. n., male, holotype, China (ZFMK); 15. A. furcatula sp. n., male, holotype, China (ZFMK); 16. A. furcatula sp. n., male, paratype, China (NEFU).

FIGURES 25–29. Athetis spp., male genitalia. 25. A. biserrata sp. n., paratype, China, 1731ZFMK; 26. A. minivalva sp. n. Holotype, China, 1736ZFMK; 27. A. longiharpe sp.n., holotype, China, HHL-1976-1; 28. A. bicornuta sp. n., holotype, Hö1(Varga) ZFMK; 29. A. furcatula sp. n., paratype, China, HHL-1972-1.

FIGURES 35–41. Athetis spp., female genitalia. 35. A. flavicolor sp. n., paratype, Thailand, 4-090311VK; 36. A. biserrata sp. n., paratype, China, 1729ZFMK; 37. A. minivalva sp. n., paratype, China, 1726VK; 38. A. longiharpe sp.n., paratype, China, HHL-1975-2; 39. A. bicornuta sp. n., paratype, China, 1734ZFMK; 40. A. furcatula sp. n., paratype, China, 1726VK; 41. A. furcatula sp. n., paratype, China, HHL-1973-2.