A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS CHRYSOTEUCHIA HUBNER (LEPIDOPTERA : CRAMBIDAE) FROM PAKISTAN WITH ITS RELATIONSHIP

(ProQuest: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) Abstract A new species of the genus Chrysoteuchia Hubner is described in detail with reference to its morphology of head appendages , venations of fore and hind wings and male and female genital components from Pakistan . Comments: This genus is most closely resemble with the genus Agriphila Hubner in nearly general characters of colour pattern, body small sized but it can easily be isolated from the same in nearly both wings with highly metallic cilia, in male herpagon very large with an long process, in female both apophysesses medially dilated and by the other characters as listed in the key and explanation. Male genital component (Figs. 5-7) Tegumen (Figs. 5 and 6)short Vase-shaped, saccus small V-shaped, a pair of large bunch of scales at distal lateral margin of tegumen, uncus narrowed bilobed, much shorter than membranous gnathos, herpagon large flipper-shaped, with a large thorn-like process, apically toothed, aedeagus (Fig. 7)large tubular, distally broad, membranous conjunctiva lobe-like with a serrated margins of thorn-like cornuti.