Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae Author FIBIGER, MICHAEL text Zootaxa 2010 2010-08-31 2583 1 1 119 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1 1175­5334 10094382 Genus Asyprocessa Fibiger , new genus Type-species: Asyprocessa wapi Fibiger , new species . Taxonomic notes. The genus Asyprocessa contains three known species. Features of the genitalia indicate relationship with the previous genus Abes , and the following genera, Tantulius and Asylemissa . The species of the genus are held together by several unique features described below. Diagnosis. Imago (external). Wingspan: 8–10 mm ; type-species 9 mm . Labial palps: porrect; second segment brown outside, beige inside, outwards roughly scaled both dorsally and ventrally; third segment 1/3 of second, narrow, beige (apo.). Head, patagia, tegulae, thorax, and ground colour of forewing: brown or grey suffused with few dark brown scales; ground colour of forwing of one species light yellow. Forewing: relatively narrow, pointed at apex. Abdomen: dark grey, with dorsal tuft on basal segment. Crosslines: indistinct, brown. Terminal line: well marked by brown interneural dots. Reniform stigma: tiny or small, white or beige. Hindwing: grey, with indistinct discal spot. Underside: forewing light brown; hindwing grey, with discal spot. Male genitalia. Tegumen: dorsally gradually narrower (apo.). Vinculum: dorsally reduced to a prominent, narrow, sticklike structure (apo.). Saccus: short, V shaped. Valvae: narrow, asymmetrical, basally with processes that almost join medially (apo.). Sacculus: asymmetrical, long spinelike process on right side, small triangular plate on left side (apo.). Clasper: barlike, along valva margin. Ampulla: rather small, asymmetrical, almost as long as wide. Juxta: small, inconspicuous. Anellus plate: very small, only visible as a streak dorsad to hole for phallus (apo.). Phallus: curved to or almost to right angle (apo.). Vesica: basally with slightly sclerotised plate with spinules (apo.). Female genitalia. Ovipositor: short, smoothly rounded posteriorly and at corners. Posterior apophyses: slightly longer than ovipositor. Anterior apophyses: length 0.75 of posterior apophyses. 7 th and 8 th abdominal segment: strongly fused ventrally, free laterally and dorsally. Ostium: large, displaced to left. Antrum: posteriorly very broad, conelike, strongly curved to almost right angle (apo.) (matching shape of phallus). Ductus bursae: membranous and narrow, 1.5 times length of corpus bursae. Corpus bursae: globular. Appendix bursae: arising posteriorly from ductus bursae. Signum: cross shaped. Differential diagnosis. Asyprocessa differs from other Obscurini species in: - brown or yellow ground colour; - crosslines indistinct; male genitalia, in - ampulla almost as long as wide; - prominent saccular spine on right side; - sacculus on left side small, triangular; - phallus smoothly curved to or almost to right angle; female genitalia, in - 7 th and 8 th segment fused ventrally; - ostium large, displaced to left; - antrum posteriorly wide, strongly curved, strongly tapered. Distribution. Species of Asyprocessa are known from Thailand , Laos , and Malaysia .