Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 93. (Budapest 2001)
Kun, A.: New Ethmiinae (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) species from Southeast Asia
signum forming a "dentate bar" (sensu POWELL 1973, meaning a shallow crease with numerous, more or less equal-sized teeth). Distribution - Nepal (Phulchoki, Chisapani Garhi). Bionomics - Unknown. Etymology - The shape of the valva resembles a sitting duck. Ethmia amissus sp. n. (Figs 2, 10, 16) Holotype - Female, "Thailand, Saraburi, 18.V. 1960. coll. Pajszan, (?ex ovo), Capparis sp."; slide No. BMNH Microlep. 29720. The holotype is deposited in the BMNH. Paratypes - Myanmar: 1 female, "Myingyan, Burma, Watson. 95-223. No?93.", slide No. BMNH Microlep. 29717. India: 1 female, "Sikkim, 2000ft V.l 896, Pilchcr, Walsingham Collection 1910-427", slide No. BMNH Microlep. 29718. The paratypes are deposited in the BMNH and the HNHM. Diagnosis - The external appearance of the new species conspicuously differs from the other Ethmia species (see Fig. 2); the thoracic pattern with the six spots is also very characteristic (Fig. 16). Description - (Fig. 2): Wingspan 20-25 mm. Antenna filiform, with slightly dilated basal segments; scape and flagellum with grey scales. Maxillary palp and labial palp whitish grey; base of proboscis white; frons and vertex whitish grey. Thorax white with six black spots (Fig. 16); prothorax with two black dots; tegulae whitish grey. Forewing overlaid with black markings on whitish background; characteristic marking of forewing consisting of three simple dots and one elongate patch; hindwing and cilia whitish. Legs whitish grey; abdomen brownish, last abdominal segment with black scales; anal tuft yellow. Female genitalia (Fig. 10): Ovipositor conical; posterior apophyses as long as papillae anales, anterior apophyses short, weak. Antrum membranous, with a sclerotized ring. Ductus bursae thin, as long as abdomen, its posterior part strongly sclerotized; signum forming large "dentate bar" (sensu POWELL 1973, meaning a shallow crease with numerous, more or less equal-sized teeth). Corpus bursae spherical, with large appendix. Distribution - Thailand, Myanmar (= Burma), India (Sikkim). Bionomics - Early stages and foodplant are undescribed, although one of the labels of the specimen mentions "Capparis sp.", "egg" (latter in Thai), thus, the specimen was probably reared from an egg found on Capparis. Etymology -The species name amissus refers to the unidentified, old specimens in the collections. —• Figs 8-12. Genitalia: 8 = Ethmia anatiformis sp. n. male, holotype, slide no. BMNH Microlep. 29715; 9 = E. anatiformis sp. n female, paratype, slide no. BMNH Microlep. 29714; 10 = E. amissus sp. n. female, holotype, slide no. BMNH Microlep. 29720; 11 — E. szabokyi sp. n. male, paratype, slide no. Kun 157; 12 = E. szabokyi sp. n. female, paratype, slide no. Kun 331
