A review of the genus Syrastrenopsis Grünberg, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae)
Author
Saldaitis, Aidas
text
Zootaxa
2014
3794
4
525
535
journal article
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Syrastrenopsis bilinea
Kishida, 1995
Figs 12–13
Syrastrenopsis bilinea
Kishida, 1995
,
Tinea
14
(
Moths of
Nepal
Suppl. 2): 38, fig. 607, pl. 105, figs 3, 4. TL: Eastern
Nepal
, Kathmandu, Godavary,
1600 m
. HT: female (NSMT) [examined].
Forewing dark yellowish-brown with darker external zone, medial fasciae dark reddish-brown without light shadows, external fascia absent.
Hind
wings with darker outer margin and two smooth transversal reddish-brown fasciae; fore tibia with short epiphysis.
In female genitalia both pairs of apophyses are of the same length, long and narrow; antevaginal plate weak, short, with few wrinkles.
Males unknown so far.
Diagnosis
. The basic wing pattern is nearly the same as that of
S. moltrechti
and
kawabei
, but the ground color of both wings is paler brown and not tinged with red, the submarginal line of the forewing is absent, and the median fasciae of the hind wing is more prominent.
Differs from congeners by yellow saturated wings, absence of any light transversal fasciae, patterned hind wings and having the smallest epiphysis. Genitalic characters including the small antevaginal plate should confirm the identification.
Bionomics
. Believed to be univoltine, with flight period in late August to early December; is known from
1500–1600 m
. Females attracted to the light. Preimaginal stages still unknown
Distribution
.
Nepal
(Godavary), N
India
(Kumaon-Himalaya). New for
India
.
Material examined
. ♀,
holotype
,
Nepal
, Kathmandu, Godavary,
1600 m
,
2.xii.1991
(
NSMT
);
♀,
paratype
,
Nepal
, Kathmandu, Godavary,
1600 m
,
3.xii.1991
(
NSMT
);
♀, N.-
India
, Bhimtal (Kumaon),
1600 m
,
24.viii–03.ix.1980
, leg. A.Hauenstein & S. Ihle (coll. Armin Hauenstein);
♀, N.-
India
, Bhimtal (Kumaon),
1500 m
,
02.ix.2003
, leg. Peter Smetacek (coll. Armin Hauenstein).