Introduction

The genus Crypsiptya was erected by Meyrick in 1894 for Botys nereidalis Lederer, 1863. MEYRICK (1894) recognized at that time only one species. It can be recognized by the special tufts of scales on the ventral base of the forewing, and in the male genitalia the editum has peculiar setae arranged in a line and a prominent, sclerotized sella. To date, the genus has eight species worldwide (HAMPSON, 1913; ROSE & PAJNI, 1979; MAES, 2002, 2014). Prior to this study, only a single species, C. coclesalis (Walker, 1859), was recorded in China (MAES, 2002). In the present paper, we add a new species to the genus from China. All the specimens are deposited in the Insect Museum, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China (JXAUM).

Crypsiptya spinosa Jie & Li, sp. n. (Figs. 1-5)

Material examined: Holotype ♂, CHINA, Jiangxi Province: Tongboshan [28º15’N, 117º07’E], 700 m, 28-IV-2012, Weichun Li, genitalia slide no. JL18030. Paratypes, 2 ♂♂, same data as holotype; 1 ♂, CHINA, Jiangxi Province: Fuliang, Huangzihao [29º15’N, 117º09’E], 220 m, 26-V-2012, Weichun Li, genitalia slide no. JL17256.

Description: Adult (Figs. 1-3): Forewing length 10.0-11.0 mm. Frons rounded, ocherous with two lateral white streaks. Vertex ocherous. Labial palpus porrect, ocherous except basally white. Maxillary palpus slightly upright, basal half ocherous, distal half white. Antenna scape dorsally white, ventrally pale brown; flagellomere pale brown. Thorax pale brown. Forewing ocherous, apex obtuse; ventral base with three tufts of scales; antemedian line pale brown, not well-developed; distal discoidal stigma ovate, blackish brown; postmedian line brown, wave-shaped, meeting costa and dorsum perpendicularly, convex at costal one-third, concave at dorsal one-third; termen pale yellow with six black marginal spots; cilia yellow. Hindwing grayish brown; postmedian line pale brown; termen with six black marginal spots; cilia yellow. Abdomen pale brown.

Tympanal organs (Fig. 4): Bulla tympani convex on inner margin, concave at base. Pons tympani divided into two small branches at base. Saccus tympani extending to about one-third of second tergite. Venula secunda nearly straight.

Male genitalia (Fig. 5): Uncus nearly triangular, densely covered with setae. Valva with same width at basal two-thirds, distal one-third gently narrowed towards round apex; editum consist of five peculiar flattened, terminally forked setae; sella well-developed and strongly sclerotized, ventrally serrated, reaching middle of ventral margin of valva. Saccus a semicircle. Juxta nearly ovate. Phallus thin and long, about half as long as valva, equipped with two clusters of long spine like cornuti.

Figs. 1-5.–
Crypsiptya spinosa Jie & Li, sp. n.: 1. Head on lateral view, paratype; 2. Adult, holotype; 3. Basal detail of forewing on ventral side, holotype; 4. Tympanal organs, holotype (slide no. JL17256); 5. Male genitalia, holotype (slide no. JL17256)

Female: Unknown.

Distribution: China (Jiangxi).

Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from its congers by the unique characters: the ventral base of forewing has three tufts of scales; the valva with a thin and long sella reaching the ventral part of the valva, and the cornuti consisting of two clusters of long spines in the male genitalia.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin spinosus = spinous, in reference to the spine shaped cornuti in the male genitalia.

Acknowledgments

We give our cordial thanks to the reviewers for their critical reading of the manuscript and helpful comments. Special thanks are given to Dr. Antonio Vives for providing the Spanish translation in this work. The research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31601885).

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Author notes

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