Saridoscelis sphenias Meyrick, 1894

(Figs 6, 14)

Saridoscelis sphenias Meyrick, 1894: 28 . TL: Myanmar. TD: NHMUK.

Saridoscelis issikii Moriuti, 1961: 66 . TL: Japan. TD: OPU.

Diagnosis. Adult (Fig. 6). Wingspan 11.0‒12.0 mm. Saridoscelis sphenias is characterized by having a broad sclerotized ring-shaped plate at the conjunction of the ductus bursae and the corpus bursae that bears a second sclerotized plate, and the signum being a large slender circle of fine spines in the female genitalia (Fig. 14).

Material examined. CHINA, Guangdong: 1♀, Mt. Babao, Nanling, 1070 m, 23.VIII.2010, leg. SL Hao, slide No. LHY21760 ; Zhejiang: 1♀, Fuze Village (29.34°N, 119.13°E), Chun’an County, 144 m, 1.VIII.2018, leg. S Yu et al., slide No. LHY21757 .

Distribution. China (Guangdong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang), India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Sri Lanka.