Twelve new species and four new records of Stenoloba Staudinger 1892 from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Bryophilinae)
Author
Han, H. L.
Author
Kononenko, V. S.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-05
4388
3
301
327
journal article
30605
10.11646/zootaxa.4388.3.1
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Stenoloba gaoligonga
sp. n.
(
Figs 1
,
31
)
Type
material.
Holotype
:
male,
China
, Prov.
Yunnan
,
Tengchong
,
Mt. Gaoligong
,
16.vii.2012
, H.L.
Han
, X.X.
Jin
&
H. Geng
leg., slide HHL-2596-1, coll.
NEFU
.
Paratypes
:
7 males
,
Yunnan
,
Tengchong
,
Mt. Gaoligong
,
Huanxipo
18.vii.2012
, H.L.
Han
, X. X.
Jin
&
H. Geng
leg., slides: HHL-2595-1, HHL-2612-1;
1 male
,
Aut. Reg
.
Xizang
,
Linzhi
,
Hanmi
,
2200 m
,
20-28.vii.2013
,
Z.H. Pan
leg., slide HHL-6154-1;
1 male
with same label data, slide HHL-6155-1;
3 males
,
Prov
.
Yunnan
,
Mt. Gaoligong
,
30.vii–2.viii.2014
,
H.L. Han
leg., slides: HHL-3177-1; HHL-3177-1s HHL-3178-1 [coll.
NEFU
]
.
Diagnosis.
The new species belong to
S
.
manleyi
species-group. It is close to
S
.
liuii
Chen
,
S
.
pulla
Ronkay
, and
S
.
ronkayi
Behounek & Kononenko
, but differs from all by smaller size, wing pattern and structure of male genitalia: namely narrower valva, absence of subscaphium and shape of aedeagus and vesica. It is most close to
S
.
ronkayi
, from which differs by less sharp wing pattern with diffused transversal lines. In male genitalia it differs from
S
.
ronkayi
by stronger uncus, somewhat narrower valva slightly constricted distally (in
S
.
ronkayi
valva broader, with parallel margins, slightly extended distally); aedeagus longer, without coecum (very short in
S
.
ronkayi
, with small distinct coecum); distal diverticulum smaller and narrower, flat spine-like cornutus about two time larger than in
S
.
ronkayi
.
Description. Adult
(
Fig. 1
). Wingspan
23–24 mm
. Head and thorax ochreous-green, with whitish scales; ground colour of forewing greyish with ochreous-green tint, wing pattern unsharp, diffused; basal field dark, ochregreen, subbasal fields prominently whitish with ochre-green; submedial and part of medial fields grey, separated by indistinct greenish line; outer part of medial field pale greyish-green with pale yellowish suffusion in costal area; orbicular indistinct; reniform encircled with black, with black center and whitish medial line; postmedial line double, formed with two thin blackish lines; subterminal field greyish, with indistinct grey marks and prominent blackish subapical mark in costal area; terminal field pale greyish with greenish and prominent apical mark; terminal line interrupted, as a row of small blackish streaks; cilia uniformly greyish. Hindwing greyish, darker to terminal margin; discal spot hardly traceable; cilia pale grey.
Male genitalia
(
Fig. 31
). Uncus developed, relatively long and strong; tegumen and vinculum thin, tegumen two times higher than vinculum; transtilla with large and broad sclerotised bands; juxta more or less leave-shaped; valva rather long, broad basally, with almost parallel margins, from basal part to apex smoothly constricted distally, rounded apically; valva apex armed with strong fixed setae. Aedeagus rather short and wide, caulis not expressed, with plate like carina; vesica broadly-tubular, projecting ventrally, with small diverticulum and very large flat wide cornutus on plate base.
Female unknown.
Distribution.
Southwest
China
. The species is known only from its type-locality in Prov.
Yunnan
and Autonomic Region
Xizang
, where it occurs in mountains at elevation
1200–1500 m
. Moths were collected in July.
Etymology.
The species name refers to Gaoligong Mts., the type-locality of the new species.