Thubana circularis Park, 2006

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 : 82-83

Thubana circularis Park, 2006

Figs 1A , 3A , 5A

Thubana circularis Park in Park et al., 2006: 336. TL: Vietnam. TD: NSMT.

Material examined

CHINA • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Hainan Prov., Tianchi, Jianfengling ; 1050 m a.s.l.; 29‒30 Apr. 2013; Y.H. Sun, W. Guan and T.T. Liu leg.; slide nos. YS19766 ♂, YS20290 ♀; NKU .

Short morphological characterization

Adult ( Fig. 1A )

Wingspan 24.0‒25.0 mm.

Distribution

China (new record: Hainan), Vietnam.

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.