A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species Author Xue, Dayong Author Cui, Le Author Jiang, Nan text Zootaxa 2018 2018-03-08 4392 1 101 127 journal article 30571 10.11646/zootaxa.4392.1.5 87f27ca8-5527-45a3-a570-0db3f60f7d9f 1175-5326 1195157 5BE4121B-EAEB-4450-8E3C-451F9F58AD8B Problepsis phoebearia Erschov, 1870 Figs 24–26 , 48 , 49 , 69, 70 , 89 , 106 Problepsis phoebearia Erschov, 1870 , Trudy russk. ent . Obshch. , 4: 164, 197. [Replacement name for deliaria Bremer. ] Argyris deliaria Bremer, 1864 , Mém. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. , (7) 8 (1): 79, pl. 7, fig. 3. Syntypes , Russia : East Siberia, Bureja Mountains; lower Ussuri. [Junior primary homonym of Argyris deliaria Guenée, 1858 .] Diagnosis. See under P. discophora kardakoffi . Material examined. CHINA : Heilongjiang : 3 ♂ ( IZCAS ), Yichun , 8.VII.1956 , 10.VIII.1956 , 31.VII.1957 , IZCAS slide no. Geom-03384; 11 ♂ 2♀ (IZCAS), Yichun, Dailing, 390 m , 16.VI.1956 , 7.VII.1956 , 29.VI.– 20.VIII.1957 , 2–16.VII.1962 , coll. Bai Jiuwei et al. , IZCAS slide no. Geom-04576; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Pingshan, 11.VII.2007 , coll. Lang Jin; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Muling, Daimagou, 28.VI.2007 , coll. Li Chengde; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Harbin, Laoyeling, 24–25.VII. 2008 , coll. Han Huilin et al. Jilin : 2 ♂ ( IZCAS ), Changbai Shan , 3–9.VII.1982 , coll. Zhang Baolin , IZCAS slide no. Geom-03411; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU ), Wangqing, Tianqiaoling, 5.VIII.2007 , coll. Han Huilin et al. Beijing ( IZCAS ) : 1 ♂ , Mentougou, Xiaolongmen, 1100 m , 7– 8.VII.2014 , coll. Cheng Rui, IZCAS slide no. Geom-04577. RUSSIA ( IZCAS ): 1 ♂ , S. Primorje , vic. Spank , 200 m , 20.VIII.1989 (presented by D. Stüning ) ; 1 ♂ , Amur region, Maliy khingan Mts , 500 m , VII.1992 (presented by D. Stüning ), IZCAS slide no. Geom-03410. Distribution. China ( Heilongjiang , Jilin , Beijing ), Southeast Russia , North Korea . Remarks. In our study, we found the species and P. discophora only show some differences on the shape of ocellus. Besides, we also found one male specimen from Beijing (figs 24, 49, 70) shows a transition between the two species: the ocellus of the forewing is fused to the posterior small marking, smooth on the inner margin, and forms a small protrusion on the outer margin, not reaching the postmedial line; the ocellus of the hind wing is similar to that of P. phoebearia . Therefore we suspect P. phoebearia and P. discophora maybe the same species.