Thubana fangensis Park, 2003

Yu, Shuai & Wang, Shuxia, 2025, New species and new records of the genus Thubana Walker (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the genus in the country, European Journal of Taxonomy 987, pp. 81-97 : 83

Thubana fangensis Park, 2003

Figs 1B , 3B , 5B

Thubana fangensis Park, 2003: 142 . TL: Thailand. TD: OPU.

Material examined

CHINA – Yunnan Prov. • 1 ♂; Xishuangbanna, Yexianggu ; 762 m a.s.l.; 20 Jul. 2014; W. Guan, X.C. Wang and S.R. Liu leg.; slide no. YS19774 ; NKU • 3 ♀♀; Xishuangbanna ; 23, 29 May 2015; Z.G. Zhang leg.; slide no. YS20299 ; NKU • 4 ♀♀; Xishuangbanna, Yexianggu ; 762 m a.s.l.; 9‒10, 13 Jul. 2015; K.J. Teng and X. Bai leg.; slide no. YS19775 ; NKU • 1 ♂; Xishuangbanna, Yexianggu ; 895 m a.s.l.; 28 Jul. 2023; K.J. Teng leg.; slide no. LCU007 ; LCU .

Short morphological characterization

Adult ( Fig. 1B )

Wingspan 17.0‒19.0 mm.

Distribution

China (new record: Yunnan), Thailand.

Figures

Fig. 1. Dorsal habitus of Thubana spp. A. Th. circularis Park, 2006, ♀ (NKU). B. Th. fangensis Park, 2003, ♀ (slide no. YS19775, NKU). C. Th. felinaurita Li, 2010, ♀ (slide no. YS20303, NKU). D. Th. porcata sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (slide no. YS20169, NKU). Scale bars = 2.0 mm.

Fig. 3. Male genitalia of Thubana spp. A. Th. circularis Park, 2006 (slide no. YS19766, NKU). B. Th. fangensis Park, 2003 (slide no. YS19774, NKU). C. Th. felinaurita Li, 2010 (slide no. YS19767, NKU). D. Th. porcata sp. nov., holotype (slide no. YS20169, NKU). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 5. Female genitalia of Thubana spp. A. Th. circularis Park, 2006 (slide no. YS20290, NKU). B. Th. fangensis Park, 2003 (slide no. YS19775, NKU). C. Th. felinaurita Li, 2010 (slide no. YS20303, NKU). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.