Stericta melanobasis Wang & Chen & Wu 2018, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Wang, Mingqiang
name: Chen, Fuqiang
name: Wu, Chunsheng
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Stericta
Stericta melanobasis

description: Stericta melanobasis (Hampson, 1906) comb. nov. (Figs 2, 6, 10)
Orthaga basis South, 1901: 417. Type locality: Japan.
Lepidogma melanobasis Hampson, 1906: 129; Lu & Guan, 1953: 107; Solis, 1992: 283. Type locality: Japan.
Stericta tripartita Wileman & South, 1917: 128; Shibuya, 1928: 19. Type locality: China, Taiwan.
Stericta japonica Marumo, 1920: 266. Type locality: Japan.
Jocara melanobasis (Hampson): Yamanaka & Yoshiyashu, 1992: 92.
Diagnosis. Forewing length 8.0–11.0 mm (n =10). The species is similar to S. hoenei Caradja, 1935 by wings pattern. Both of them have forewing covered with fuscous scales on basal and outer areas and hindwing all corvered with fuscous scales. However, the medial area of forewing in S. hoenei covered with pale yellow scales rather than more or less covered with fuscous scales in S. melanobasis. In S. hoenei, the outer area of forewing is broader than that in S. melanobasis. In male genitalia, S. hoenei has its juxta bifurcated deeply to the end of juxta, while to half-length in S. melanobasis.
Material examined. Hubei, Xingshan, Longmenhe, 1350 m, 3♂, 22–24.VII.1993, Song Shimei (gen. slide no. Ep46). Fujian, Longxishan, 700 m, 3♀, 7–16.VIII.1991, Song Shimei (gen. slide no. Ep48). Fujian, Jiangle, 1♂, 1990.IX.11 (gen. slide no. Ep69). Fujian, Wuyishan, Pikeng, 520 m, 3♂ 1♀, 29.VII.2000, Song Shimei (gen. slide no. Ep477). Fujian, Wuyishan, Mali, 1260 m, 1♂, 30.VII.2000. Fujian, Chonganxingcun, 740 m, 1♂, 21.VIII.2000, Song Shimei. Sichuan, Emeishan, Qingyinge, 800–1000 m, 1♂, 30.V.1957, 1♂, 30.VI.1957, 3♂, 16.VII.1957, Zhu Fuxing (gen. slide no. Ep93). Shaanxi, Foping, 950 m, 3♂ 8♀, 23.VII.1998, Yao Jian (gen. slide no. Ep476). Zhejiang, Tianmushan, 1♀, 25.VIII.1973, Zhang Baolin (gen. slide no. Ep468). Zhejiang, Tianmushan, 1500 m, 1♂, 28–29.VII.2003, Xue Dayong. Zhejiang, Botanical garden of Zhejiang, 1♂, 17.VI.1976, Chen Tailu (gen. slide no. Ep70). Guizhou, Leigongshan, Lianhuaping, 1600–2200 m, 1♀, 2.VI.2005, Chen Fuqiang. Hainan, Jianfengling, 1♀, 30.VII.1981, Chen Zhiqing. Hainan, Jiangfengling, Tianchi, 828 m, 1♀, 5.V.2007, Chen Fuqiang. Gansu, Wenxian, Bikou, 900–1450 m, 1♀, 25.VI.1998, Yao Jian. Gansu, Kangxian, 1200 m, 1♂, 11.VII.1998, Yao Jian. Gansu, Kangxian, Qinghe, 1♂, 8.VII.1999, Yao Jian. Guangxi, Miaoershan, 1♂, 6.VII.1985, Song Shimei. Jiangxi, Lushan, 1♂, 18.VI.1975, Liu Youqiao. Shanghai, 1♂, 20.VIII.1933 (gen. slide no. Ep76). Beijing, Miyun, Wulingshan, 565 m, 1♂, 7–8.VII.2015, Wang Mingqiang (gen. slide no. Ep615).
Distribution. China (Beijing, Tianjin, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Xizang), Japan.
description: Published as part of Wang, Mingqiang, Chen, Fuqiang & Wu, Chunsheng, 2018, Three new species and a new combination of Stericta Lederer from China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae), pp. 190-195 in Zoological Systematics 43 (2) on page 191, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201817, http://zenodo.org/record/4617064