Dasypolia (Tatsipolia) brandstetteri Benedek, Behounek, Floriani & Saldaitis 2011

Dasypolia (Tatsipolia) brandstetteri Benedek, Behounek, Floriani & Saldaitis, 2011 Figs 21, 49 Dasypolia (Tatsipolia) brandstetteri Benedek et al., 2011: 109, fig. 2 (male genitalia), pl. 15: figs 5, 6 (adults) (type locality: “ China, W. Sichuan, Kangding, near Zheduo Pass, 3700–4200 m ”). Type material examined. Holotype (Figs 21, 49): • ♂, “ China, W. Sichuan | Kangding near | Zheduo Pass | 3700–4200 m., | 14.10 [x]. 2009. | Floriani & Saldaitis leg. ”, gen. slide. No.: JB 1477 (ZSM). Paratypes. China • 4 ♂♂, same data as in holotype (AFM, ASV, BBT). Diagnosis. The forewing length is 12.0 mm in males. Dasypolia brandstetteri with its strongly bipectinate male antenna, brown colouration, and the lack of the forewing transverse lines, is externally dissimilar to other species in the D. nivalis species group and is most reminiscent of D. ruficilia, a detailed comparison with which is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter. The male genital capsule of D. brandstetteri is distinct from other species in the D. nivalis species group by the narrower cucullus and the triangular valvula protruding ventrally. The vesica structure of D. brandstetteri is most reminiscent of D. nivalis with its vesica having a ventral diverticulum but in the former species the diverticulum is longer and bilobate. The female is unknown. Distribution. The species is currently known only from its type locality in western Sichuan Province, China.