Aethaloptera sexpunctata Kolenati, 1859

Aethaloptera sexpunctata Kolenati, 1859 View in CoL

( Figs. 1–7 View Figs )

Setodes sexpunctata Kolenati, 1859: 266 [ Holotype male; India;

NHMW]. Polymorphanisus sexpunctatus (Kolenati) Brauer, 1868: 263 . Aethaloptera sexpunctata (Kolenati) Ulmer, 1907: 19 View in CoL . Aethaloptera dyakana Banks, 1920: 354 [ Holotype female; Borneo;

MCZ; synonymised by Ulmer, 1951: 194]. Paraethaloptera punctata Banks, 1938: 232 [ Lectotype female;

Peninsular Malaysia; NHMUK; synonymised by Barnard,

1980: 75]. Aethaloptera punctata (Banks) Kimmins, 1962: 96 .

Diagnosis. Male. Antennae 26 mm in length with dark brown striations, colour of each antennal segment (from one striation to the next) half brown and half whitish ( Fig. 7 View Figs ). Forewing 9 mm and hind wing 4 mm in length ( Figs. 1, 2 View Figs ). Mesoscutum without evident markings. Mesoscutellum with pair of dark brown spots located anterolaterally ( Fig. 7 View Figs ) Tibial spurs 0.3.2.

Male genitalia. Inferior appendages two-segmented ( Fig. 3 View Figs ). Segment X in dorsal view bifid with each lobe connected half midway ( Fig. 4 View Figs ). Phallus in lateral view bending almost 120° measured from central axis of the base of phallus to central axis of the shaft at 2/3 length recurving dorsally ca. 90° toward apex ( Fig. 5 View Figs ). In lateral view, phallus apex forming knob-like structure, in dorsal view forming two rounded heart-shaped lobes ( Fig. 6 View Figs ).

Female. Antennae 30 mm in length. Antennal flagellum brown with darker striations. Forewing 10 mm and hind wing 8 mm. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum without evident markings. Tibial spurs 0.3.2.

Material examined. Thailand: 3 males, Sakon Nakhon Province, Nam Phung , coll. C.J. Uy, 20 May 2015 ( UPLBMNH) ; 1 female, Mae Hong Son, Ban Huai Hia , coll. H. Malicky, 15 April 2000 (HMPC) ; Indonesia: 2 females, Sumatra, Palembang , coll. H. Malicky, 13 May 1972 (HMPC) ; India: 4 males, Kherani Mokam , coll. F. Schmid, 3 May 1960 ( CNC) .

Distribution. India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia ( Johor), Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea, Northern Australia.

Remarks. Kolenati (1859) originally said that brown spots were present on the posterior cubitus, arculus, and thyridium of each forewing, with a total of six spots on both forewings, thus inspiring the specific epithet sexpunctata . In the specimens examined here, the brown spots were more numerous and included a very evident humeral spot at the edge of the costa ( Fig. 1 View Figs ).