Review of the genus Helcystogramma Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae: Dichomeridinae) from China
Author
Li, H. H.
Author
Zhen, H.
text
Journal of Natural History
2011
2011-04-19
45
17 - 18
1035
1087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2011.552798
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2011.552798
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Helcystogramma perelegans
(
Omelko and Omelko, 1993
)
(
Figures 4A
,
5A
,
7F
,
10D
,
11E
,
16C
)
Tricyanaula perelegans
Omelko and Omelko, 1993: 218
;
Omelko, 1999: 194
.
Helcystogramma perelegans
(Omelko
et
Omelko)
:
Ponomarenko, 1997: 8
;
Ponomarenko, 1999: 207
;
Park, 2004: 86
;
Park and Ponomarenko, 2007: 135
;
Ponomarenko, 2008: 103
.
Diagnosis
Adult (
Figures 4A
,
7F
). Wingspan 10.0–11.5 mm. This species is characterized by the forewing having dark silvery-grey markings with purplish-blue metallic lustre; the eighth tergite with posterior margin rounded, anterior margin concave in a semicircle (
Figure 10D
), the uncus narrow mesially (narrower than one-fifth width at base), broadly expanding in distal third, posterior margin slightly convex laterally, the valva slender and club-shaped from one-quarter length to three-quarters length (about onethird width at base), distal quarter dilated ovally in the male genitalia (
Figure 11E
); the anterior apophyses short, and the corpus bursae long oval in the female genitalia (
Omelko 1999
: Plate 106, figs 1,2).
Material examined
CHINA
:
Hunan Province
:
1 male
,
Zhangjiajie
(
29
◦
49
′
N
,
110
◦
26
′
E
),
650 m
,
8 August 2001
, coll.
Houhun Li
and
Xinpu Wang
;
Tianjin
:
3 males
,
Mt. Baxian
,
Jixian
(
40
◦
02
′
N
,
117
◦
24
′
E
),
450 m
,
25 June 2001
, coll.
Houhun Li
et al.
Distribution
China
(
Hunan
,
Tianjin
),
Korea
,
Russia
,
Japan
.
Remarks
This species is newly reported for
China
.