A Revision of the Old World Species (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)

40 Osamu Yata
angle between vinculum and saccus80-90°. Uncus short, extendingstrongly down
wards; uncal projection long projecting posterodorsally, with its apex strongly
bicuspid. Valva as long as high; PI somewhat weakly sclerotized, much shorter than
P4, extending almost laterally or somewhat posteriorly; P2 broadly produced and
appearing as a large protuberance; P3 slender, parallel-sided, its apex bluntly ended;
P4 represented by two processes which are almost same in length and shape, and
their apices curved ventrally; P5 much flattened. Phallus long, somewhat thickened,
strongly arched dorsally, subzonal sheath about as long as 1/4 length of phallus or
shorter. Juxta weakly sclerotized, consisting of a pair of broad pouches producing a
short and slender median stalk.
Female genitalia (Fig. 13): Seventh abdominal sternum with nearly straight
posterior margin. Lateral hollow elliptical, with dorsal eaves barely traceable,
ventral eaves long and deep, median groove long, having a long eaves and situated
ventral 1/2 of lateral hollow. Genital plate weakly invaginated ventromedially;
Fig. 13. Female genitalia of Eurema timorensis Shirozu & Yata, 1977 from Timor. A:
Female genitalia (ventral). B: Bursa copulatrix (ventral). C: Lateral hollow (lateral).
D: Papilla analis (lateral).