Torodora lichi Yu & Wang 2024, sp. nov.

Torodora lichi Yu & Wang sp. nov. Figs 1 A, B, 2 A Type materials. Holotype: China • ♂; Yunnan Prov., Menghai County, Nabanhe; 22.243 ° N, 100.599 ° E; 810 m elev.; 2 Aug. 2022; Shuai Yu & Kaijian Teng leg.; slide no. YUS 004, in LCU. Diagnosis. Torodora lichi is externally similar to the Thailand’s species, T. epicharis Park, 2002. It can be distinguished by the forewing absent of a postmedian line, in the male genitalia by the foot-shaped cucullus, and the juxta with a triangular median process below the posterior margin; T. epicharis has a postmedian line in the forewing and has an ovate cucullus and a juxta lacking the median process (Park 2002: 156). Description. Wingspan 15.0 mm (Fig. 1 A). Head pale yellow. Antennae pale yellow, scape apically dark brown. Labial palpus with second palpomere white, roughly scaled ventrally; third palpomere white dorsally, dark brown ventrally, as long as second palpomere. Patagium white. Thorax and tegula white, mixed with pale, orange-yellow scales. Forewing with a slightly arched costal margin, apex triangularly produced, termen concave; ground color pale orange-yellow, with three white spots along the distal half of the costal margin; basal 1 / 4 with two straight, white lines running from the costal margin to the dorsum; a large black patch before the middle, mixed with white scales, anteriorly reaching below the costal margin of the forewing, posteriorly reaching the dorsum; outer margin sinuate; median line white, extending from the costal margin of the forewing along the outer margin of the patch to the dorsum; a crescent pale yellow spot at the distal 2 / 3 anterior of M 2; area between median line and termen brown along posterior 2 / 3; fringe pale orange yellow; venation with R 3, R 4, and R 5 stalked, M 1, M 2, and M 3 free, and CuA 1 and CuA 2 stalked. Hindwing and fringe pale, greyish brown; fringe with a pale-yellow basal line; venation with M 3 and CuA 1 stalked basally, distant from CuA 2 at base (Fig. 1 B). Male genitalia (Fig. 2 A). Uncus elongated and triangular. Gnathos with median process wide at base, slightly narrowed toward the distal 2 / 5 where it curves and sharply tapers to a pointed apex. Valva wide basally, narrowed medially; cucullus foot-shaped, widened basally, narrowing toward a narrowly rounded apex; outer margin concave, ventral margin round, produced distally; costa deeply concave broadly; sacculus band-shaped. Vinculum U-shaped. Juxta rectangular, longer than wide, with a heavily sclerotized, triangular median process along the posterior margin; posterolateral lobes elongated, horn-shaped; posterior lobes near the posterolateral lobes, weakly sclerotized, digitate, setose; anterior margin with an imbricate process near middle. Phallus wide at the base, gradually narrowing toward a blunt apex, curved; cornuti located distally, consisting of two small spinose plates, with two elongate spiculose bars. Female. Unknown. Distribution. China (Yunnan Province). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from Mandarin li (beautiful) and chi (wing), referring to the colorful forewing.

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2024-11-22
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Torodora lichi Yu & Wang 2024, sp. nov.

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Torodora lichi Yu & Wang 2024, sp. nov.

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Torodora lichi Yu & Wang sp. nov. Figs 1 A, B, 2 A Type materials. Holotype: China • ♂; Yunnan Prov., Menghai County, Nabanhe; 22.243 ° N, 100.599 ° E; 810 m elev.; 2 Aug. 2022; Shuai Yu & Kaijian Teng leg.; slide no. YUS 004, in LCU. Diagnosis. Torodora lichi is externally similar to the Thailand’s species, T. epicharis Park, 2002. It can be distinguished by the forewing absent of a postmedian line, in the male genitalia by the foot-shaped cucullus, and the juxta with a triangular median process below the posterior margin; T. epicharis has a postmedian line in the forewing and has an ovate cucullus and a juxta lacking the median process (Park 2002: 156). Description. Wingspan 15.0 mm (Fig. 1 A). Head pale yellow. Antennae pale yellow, scape apically dark brown. Labial palpus with second palpomere white, roughly scaled ventrally; third palpomere white dorsally, dark brown ventrally, as long as second palpomere. Patagium white. Thorax and tegula white, mixed with pale, orange-yellow scales. Forewing with a slightly arched costal margin, apex triangularly produced, termen concave; ground color pale orange-yellow, with three white spots along the distal half of the costal margin; basal 1 / 4 with two straight, white lines running from the costal margin to the dorsum; a large black patch before the middle, mixed with white scales, anteriorly reaching below the costal margin of the forewing, posteriorly reaching the dorsum; outer margin sinuate; median line white, extending from the costal margin of the forewing along the outer margin of the patch to the dorsum; a crescent pale yellow spot at the distal 2 / 3 anterior of M 2; area between median line and termen brown along posterior 2 / 3; fringe pale orange yellow; venation with R 3, R 4, and R 5 stalked, M 1, M 2, and M 3 free, and CuA 1 and CuA 2 stalked. Hindwing and fringe pale, greyish brown; fringe with a pale-yellow basal line; venation with M 3 and CuA 1 stalked basally, distant from CuA 2 at base (Fig. 1 B). Male genitalia (Fig. 2 A). Uncus elongated and triangular. Gnathos with median process wide at base, slightly narrowed toward the distal 2 / 5 where it curves and sharply tapers to a pointed apex. Valva wide basally, narrowed medially; cucullus foot-shaped, widened basally, narrowing toward a narrowly rounded apex; outer margin concave, ventral margin round, produced distally; costa deeply concave broadly; sacculus band-shaped. Vinculum U-shaped. Juxta rectangular, longer than wide, with a heavily sclerotized, triangular median process along the posterior margin; posterolateral lobes elongated, horn-shaped; posterior lobes near the posterolateral lobes, weakly sclerotized, digitate, setose; anterior margin with an imbricate process near middle. Phallus wide at the base, gradually narrowing toward a blunt apex, curved; cornuti located distally, consisting of two small spinose plates, with two elongate spiculose bars. Female. Unknown. Distribution. China (Yunnan Province). Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from Mandarin li (beautiful) and chi (wing), referring to the colorful forewing.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Liaocheng University (CN), Nankai University (CN)
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Diatoms and Algae Research
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