多羽蛾科一新种

报道了为害中药材黄桅子花蕾及嫩枝髓部的砧心虫,是多羽蛾科一新种,定名为桅子多羽蛾 Orneodes gardeniflora Dai,Sp.n.1989.该蛾体7～11mm,翅展16～21mm,体淡黄色有光泽、翅深分裂,前后翅各6裂,裂片两侧密生缘毛,翅有黄白相间的横带斑,内横线和中横线有深褐色鳞片簇状斑.除前翅第一裂片,其余裂片的亚缘线有一深褐色小点,另在第二裂片的中横线与外缘线处各有一深褐色小点,翅的亚缘线至外缘均有淡黄色缘毛.雌雄蛾花斑基本相似.新种与近缘种 O.baihua;O.beinongdai;O.japonica;O.spilodesma;O.flavofascia 在体型及花斑上均有明显差异.

A NEW SPECIES OF AIUCITIDAE (ORNEODIDAE)

It has been discovered that the Capejasmine borer inflicts da- mage to the alabastrum and twig pith of the tree Gardenia Jasmi- noides.This borer is a new species belonging to Alacitidae,which is identified as orneodes gardeniflora Dai sp.nov,1989. Its body length is 7-11mm.,wing expanse is 16-21 mm.The body colour is light yellow with gloss and wings are pinnatifid. each of forewings and hindwings has six clefts,whieh have dense marginal hair at two sides of clefts The wings have fasciae macuiae in yellow and white check.There are lepis-clutered patches at inn- er or central cross line of the wings.All clefts have dark brown p- arches at subfrontal line of the wings except the 1st clefts of fore- wings.There are dark brown patches at central cross line or front- al line of the 2nd clefts of the wings.There are yellowish margin- al hair at subfrontal line to outer margin of the wings.The macul- ae of the male are similar to that of the female.This new species is similar to the affinis species of chinese O.baihua,O.beinogdai and Japanese O.japonica,O.spilodesma and Q.flavofascia,from which it may be distinguished in body size and maculae.