Description of a new Pheosia from Sichuan and Gansu, China (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae)

Abstract

A new species of the genus Pheosia Hübner, 1819, Pheosia mayri sp. n., from Sichuan and Gansu Provinces in China is described. The new species is compared with Chinese Pheosia gelupka Gaede, 1934 and Pheosia buddhista (Püngeler, 1899). The two differ in wing coloration, male and, especially, female genitalia. Adults of both sexes, their genitalia and map of collecting sites are illustrated.