taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BD8787FFC28074DC9EFF46556B4B53.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3, 7, 12)	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC28074DC9EFF46556B4B53.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to its congeners: M. longipalpis (Fig. 6), M. decolatus (Sasaki 2016: Figs 7 – 11), M. yoshimotoi (Sasaki 2016: Figs 12 – 16) and the next new species M. simingensis sp. nov. in external characters, but can be easily separated from the species presented above by the characters of male genitalia: in new species gnathos absent; left and right saccular processes are symmetrical, and the juxta carries a pair of long spiculate processes.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC28074DC9EFF46556B4B53.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Figs 1 – 3, 12). Male. Forewing length 9 – 11 mm. Antennae filiform, brown-yellow with cream-brown scales. Vertex covered densely with beige hairs. Labial palpus pale yellow, longer and slender, about 2 – 3 times as long as diameter of eyes, upward curved. Thorax with orange-brown scales. Forewing ground color brown-gray with V-shaped yellowish-orange basal area; an orange patch present near the apex; fringe scales brownish-gray. Wing venation: forewing with R 2, R 3 and R 4 stalked, R 5 arising from apical angle of discal cell, M 1 originates from the middle of outer margin of discal cell, M 2 almost parallel to M 3. Hindwing grayish brown, with a blackish area and reddish-orange stripes at anal angle; Rs and M 1 stalked basally, M 2 and M 3 almost parallel. Hind tibiae with four slender spurs, two in middle and two at the end of tibia. Abdomen brown-yellow dorsally, with beige bristles. Male genitalia (Fig. 7). Uncus long tongue-shaped, with long hairs, gnathos absent. Valvae simple, covered with long hairs. Saccular processes symmetrical, each divided in two short branches. Juxta strongly sclerotized, with a pair of long spiculate processes. Aedeagus simple, straight, tube-shaped. Female unknown.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC28074DC9EFF46556B4B53.taxon	materials_examined	Type materials. Holotype (in SCAU): ♂, Weixi County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, N 27 ° 10 ′ 38.60 ″ E 99 ° 17 ′ 13.38 ″, 20 - VII- 2018, leg. Shifang Mo & Zhipeng Miao. Paratypes (in SCAU): 2 ♂, same data as holotype.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC28074DC9EFF46556B4B53.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Yunnan Province).	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC28074DC9EFF46556B4B53.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is given after its type locality. Dian is the abbreviation of Yunnan Province.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC48071DC9EFF4654414EE6.taxon	description	(Figs 4 – 5, 9 – 11, 13)	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC48071DC9EFF4654414EE6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is very similar to the congeners, but can be distinguished from other species of the genus Microleon by the following combination of characters: wider saccular processes, juxta without a pair of spines dorsally, aedeagus simple, without a sclerotized band apically.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC48071DC9EFF4654414EE6.taxon	description	Description. Adult (Figs 4, 13). Male and female. Forewing length 5 – 7 mm. Antennae filiform, with brownbeige scales. Vertex covered densely with cream-brown hairs. Labial palpus pale yellow, about 2 – 3 times as long as diameter of eyes, upward curved. Thorax with an intermixture of orange-brown scales. Ground colour of thorax orange brown. Forewing pattern not distinct, the species can be recognized by the presence of pale, orange fields near apex, tornus and base. Wing venation: forewing with R 2, R 3 and R 4 stalked, R 3 + R 4 branching from near the base of R 2, R 5 arising from apical angle of discal cell, M 1 originate from middle of outer margin of discal cell. Hindwing grayish brown, Rs and M 1 stalked basally branching from Sc + R 1, veins M 3 and CuA 1 rising from lower angle of the cell. Male genitalia (Figs 9, 10). Uncus long tongue-shaped, with long hairs. Gnathos well-developed, T-shaped apically. Valvae elongated, costal margin strongly sclerotized, outer margin oblique. Saccular processes long and wide, each with two apically acute arms, the right dorsal arm distinctly longer than the left one. Juxta sclerotized. Aedeagus simple, slightly curved at base. Female genitalia (Fig. 11). Ovipositor lobes flattened, nearly oval. Apophysis anterioris approximately three times longer than apophysis posterioris. Ductus bursae extremely long, slender, somewhat coiled, sclerotized basally. Corpus bursae with a gourd-shaped signum.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC48071DC9EFF4654414EE6.taxon	materials_examined	Type materials. Holotype (in SCAU): ♂, Siming Mountain, Ningbo City, Zhengjiang Province, China, N 27 ° 27 ′ 33.61 ″ E 121 ° 08 ′ 55.95 ″, 02 - VII- 2016, leg. Houshuai Wang. Paratypes: 2 ♂ (in SCAU), Tianmu Mts., Hangzhou City, Zhengjiang Province, China, N 30 ° 32 ′ 21.00 ″ E 119 ° 45 ′ 37.44 ″, 17 - VI- 2016, leg. Houshuai Wang; 1 ♂ (in MWM / ZSM), Qingcheng Mts., 60 km W Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, 1435 m, 11 - VI- 2004, leg. S. Murzin; 1 ♀ (in SCAU), same data as holotype.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC48071DC9EFF4654414EE6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Zhejiang and Sichuan Provinces).	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
03BD8787FFC48071DC9EFF4654414EE6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is given after its type locality, Siming Mountain.	en	Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V., Wang, Houshuai (2022): Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China. Zootaxa 5175 (1): 137-145, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7
