taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FD9E20FF80FFF2FF77FBBAFC248CDB.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938: 3 [in Caradja & Meyrick (1938)], by present designation.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF80FFF2FF77FBBAFC248CDB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new genus can be recognized superficially by the very long labial palpus far recurved over the head with smooth-scaled and slender palpomere 2 (Figs 4, 5). A membranous uncus, reduced gnathos, apically setaceous valva, short sacculus, very long juxta lobes in combination with phallic tube bearing ring-shaped apical cornuti, and very long bulbus ejaculatorius are characteristic for the male genitalia (Figs 12, 13). The female genitalia are identifiable by sternum VIII with a medial zone of mictrotrichia and paired drop-shaped sclerites on both sides slightly above the cape-shaped antrum, and a serrated signum with a broad medial zone (Fig. 11). Comparative remarks. External and genital characters of the new genus suggest a possible relationship with Gladiovalva. Both genera share a slender smooth-scaled palpomere 2 of the labial palps, a weakly sclerotized uncus, reduced gnathos, broad tegumen with a deep anterior emargination, a slender valva densely covered with setae, short sacculus, and long bulbus ejaculatorius. The female genitalia of Gladiovalva are similar in all aspects to those of Spinovalva gen. nov. Despite this similarity, long lobes of the juxta and very short, unmodified vinculum distinguish Spinovalva from Gladiovalva. In the latter, the vinculum is comparatively broad, covered with short setae, is deeply emarginated posteromedially and fused with transtilla lobes in a ring-shaped structure around the phallic tube (Bidzilya & Šumpich 2022).	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF80FFF2FF77FBBAFC248CDB.taxon	description	Description. Head (Figs 4, 6). Labial palpus strongly recurved, nearly 5 times as long as eye diameter, palpomere 2 smooth-scaled, 1.5 – 2 times as broad and only slightly longer than palpomere 3. Forewing elongate, ratio length / width at middle 4.5 – 4.6, apex weakly rounded; hindwing at middle as broad as forewing at middle, ratio length / width 3.4 – 3.6, termen weakly sinuated, apex comparatively obtuse. Abdomen. Male. Tergum VIII and sternum VIII (Fig. 7) merged in basal half, tergum VIII tongue-shaped, slightly longer than broad, sternum VIII twice as wide as long, unmodified; coremata a paired tuft of long hair-like scales; sternum I + II (Fig. 8) with pair of venulae, postero-medially with group of sensory setae (sensilla trichodea), apodemes well developed. In male genitalia (Figs 12, 13) uncus trapezoid, weakly sclerotized; gnathos absent; tegumen at base broader than long, as long as uncus, anteromedial emargination deep, rounded; valva densely covered with long setae in distal 1 / 4; sacculus 1 / 6 – 1 / 5 length of valva, digitate, covered with setae; juxta lobes as long and 1 / 3 – 2 / 3 as broad as valva, apex weakly inflated, covered with setae, top pointed; saccus tapered, far extending beyond top of pedunculus; phallic tube with ringshaped apical sclerite, caecum rounded, distinctly inflated, bulbus ejaculatorius very long, anterior part of ductus ejaculatorius with long coiled ribbon-shaped sclerotisation. Female. Tergum and sternum VII unmodified (Fig. 9), 1.5 – 2 times as broad as long; sternum I (Fig. 10) with pair of venulae, postero-medially with group of sensory setae (sensilla trichodea), apodemes well developed. In female genitalia (Fig. 11) tergum VIII evenly sclerotized, anterior margin broadly emarginated, sternum VIII with slender posteromedial incision to almost anterior margin, unmodified except for medial zone of mictrotrichia and paired drop-shaped sclerites on both sides above antrum; antrum cup-shaped; signum shaped as elongate plate with strongly sclerotized and toothed anterior and posterior margins, medial zone broad.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF80FFF2FF77FBBAFC248CDB.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Host plant and immature stages unknown.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF80FFF2FF77FBBAFC248CDB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Yunnan Province.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF80FFF2FF77FBBAFC248CDB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The generic name is derived from the Latin spinosus meaning spiny, thorny and refers to the valva densely covered with setae that is characteristic for the new genus.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF83FFF5FF77FCC6FB008F72.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 13	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF83FFF5FF77FCC6FB008F72.taxon	materials_examined	Type material examined. Lectotype female, here designated, labeled “ Likiang, China, H. 5.34 ” | “ Gelechia delodectis Meyr., 1 / 1, E. Meyrick det., in Meyrick Coll. ” | “ delodectis Meyr. “ | “ Meyrick Coll. B. M. 1938 - 290. ” | “ ♀ genitalia on slide 2. xi. 1948, J. F. G. C. 8278 ” | “ Type ” | “ Lectotype ” | “ SLIDE NHMUK 010316689 ” | “ NHMUK 013696905 ” [QR code] (NHMUK). Other material examined. 1 ♂, Li-kiang (China), Provinz Nord-Yuennan, 29. v. 1934 (Höne) (gen. slide 9 / 22, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♂, Li-kiang (China), Provinz Nord-Yuennan, 3. vi. 1934 (Höne) (gen. slide 9 / 22, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Li-kiang (China), Provinz Nord-Yuennan, 10. vi. 1934 (Höne) (gen. slide 10 / 22 ♀, O. Bidzilya); 1 ♀, Li-kiang (China), Provinz Nord-Yuennan, 5. vii. 1934 (Höne); 1 ♂, Li-kiang (China), Provinz Nord-Yuennan, 16. viii. 1934 (Höne) (gen. slide 70 / 22, O. Bidzilya) (all SMNK). Re-description. Head (Figs 4, 6) greyish black, frons dark grey, labial palpus strongly recurved, long, extended far over head, covered with grey, black-tipped scales, apex of both palpomeres white, palpomere 2 smooth-scaled, 1.5 – 2 times as broad and only slightly longer than palpomere 3, scape blackish brown, flagellomeres with alternated black and dark brown rings. Thorax and tegulae black mixed with brown; wingspan 17.5 – 19.8 mm, forewing (Figs 1, 3, 5) blackish brown, costal margin grey from base to ½, with diffuse white rounded pattern at middle, white tornal and costal spot at ¾, white spots along apex, indistinct black spot at middle of cell, cilia yellowish white, grey-tipped; hindwing and cilia grey. Abdomen. Male. Tergum VIII tongue-shaped, longer than wide, sternum VIII twice as wide as long, unmodified (Figs 7, 8). Coremata as paired tuft of long hair-like scales. In male genitalia (Figs 12, 13) uncus trapezoid, posterior margin ½ length of anterior margin, twice as long as broad at base, weakly sclerotized; gnathos absent; tegumen at base broader than long, as long as uncus, anteromedial emargination deep, rounded; valva gently bent, of even width, densely covered with long setae in distal ¼, apex pointed, far extending beyond posterior margin of uncus; sacculus 1 / 6 – 1 / 5 length of valva, digitate, covered with setae; juxta lobes as long and 1 / 3 – 2 / 3 as broad as valva, apex weakly inflated, covered with setae, top pointed; saccus tapered, far extending beyond top of pedunculus; phallic tube about as long as valva, straight in distal portion with ring-shaped apical sclerite, caecum rounded, distinctly inflated, bulbus ejaculatorius very long, anterior part of ductus ejaculatorius with long, coiled, ribbon-shaped sclerotisation. Female. Tergum and sternum VIII unmodified, 1.5 – 2 times as broad as long (Fig. 9). In female genitalia (Fig. 11) papillae anales elongate, subovate, covered with short setae; apophyses posteriores straight, twice as long as papillae anales; tergum VIII evenly sclerotized, anterior margin broadly emarginated, sternum VIII trapezoid, anterior margin straight, posterior margin weakly emarginated with slender medial incision to almost posterior margin, unmodified except medial zone of microtrichia and paired drop-shaped sclerites on both sides slightly above antrum; apophyses anteriores about 2 / 3 length of segment VIII; ductus bursae slender in posterior portion, gradually broadened anteriorly, antrum distinct, cup-shaped; corpus bursae egg-shaped, 2 / 3 length of ductus bursae, signum plate elongate with strongly sclerotized and toothed anterior and posterior margins, and weakly toothed medial zone.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF83FFF5FF77FCC6FB008F72.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Host plant and immature stages unknown. Adults have been collected from late May to mid August at altitudes between 3200 and 4000 m.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF83FFF5FF77FCC6FB008F72.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Yunnan Province.	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
03FD9E20FF83FFF5FF77FCC6FB008F72.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Gelechia delodectis was described from a male and a female collected in Likiang, Yunnan Province of China: “ Yül., 3200 – 4000 m., V, VI, 2 ex ”. The female adult and slide of the genitalia from Meyrick collection of NHMUK were illustrated as “ type ” by Clarke (1969: 111, pl. 55, figs 1 - 1 c). This female was selected as lectotype by K. Sattler (manuscript designation). Here I formally designate this specimen (Figs 1, 2) as lectotype in order to stabilise the nomenclature. The male from the Caradja collection of NHMB has been designated as paralectotype by Popescu-Gorj (1992) and its genitalia have been illustrated by Park (1998: 303, figs 11 - 11 b).	en	Bidzilya, Oleksiy (2022): Spinovalva gen. nov., a new genus for Gelechia delodectis Meyrick, 1938 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 5209 (4): 490-496, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5209.4.8
