A systematic revision of the genus Gnophopsodos Wehrli, 1945, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) Author Erlacher, Sven Author Erlacher, Josepha text Zootaxa 2016 4169 3 435 456 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.3.2 9c0bf858-c899-45a8-824d-d6c9252185ea 1175-5326 267918 317C18E8-BC46-4984-9EF5-0F30BF5376B9 5. Gnophopsodos puengeleri ( Bohatsch, 1910 ) stat. rev. (adults Pl. 1, Figs 5 a, 5b and Pl. 2, Fig. 5 c; male gen. Pl. 3, Figs 5 d, 5e; female gen. Pl. 5, Fig. 5 f) Gnophos puengeleri Bohatsch, 1910 , Jahresbericht des Wiener Entomologischen Vereins , 20: 164.— Locus typicus: Uzbekistan , Fergana region , Alai Mountains . Deposition of lectotype : MNHU . Examined. Chelegnophos alaianus Viidalepp, 1988 syn. nov. , Fauna pyadenits gor Srednei Azii [ Geometridae fauna of the Central Asian mountains ] : 159, Pl. 3, Fig. 15, text-Pl. 37, figs. 2–5.— Locus typicus: Kyrgyzstan , northern slope of the Alaiski mountain range , River Terek , Darvaza , 2600 m . Deposition of holotype : ZRAS . Examined. Material examined. Type material. Lectotype 1Ƌ of Gnophos puengeleri Bohatsch, 1910 (Pl. 1, Fig. 5 a; Pl. 3, Fig. 5 d) (hereby designated): [ Kyrgyzstan :] ‘ Asia centr[al]. | Fergane , Alai | M. Korb’ , ‘ Type | Püngeleri Bohatsch Ƌ’, ‘ Genit. Unters. | Nr. 5395 | Zool [ogisches]. Mus [eum]. Berlin’ , MNHU . Paralectotype 1♀ of Gnophos puengeleri Bohatsch, 1910 (Pl. 1, Fig. 5 b; Pl. 5, Fig. 5 f) (hereby designated): Kyrgyzstan : Fergana region , Togus –torau, 1901, leg. W. Rückbeil , gen. prep. SE–591, MNHU . Holotype 1Ƌ of Chelegnophos alaianus Viidalepp, 1988 : [ Kyrgyzstan :] <in Russian > ‘ Alayskiy khr[ebet], sev[ernyi] sklon, | r[eka] Terek , uroch[ishche] Darvaza [ Alai Range , northern slope, river Terek , tract Darwaza ] | 20.7.1968 , 2600 m , [leg.] Bundel’ , ‘ Chelegnophos | alaianus Viid. ’, ‘2624 Ƌ’, ‘ Holotypus’ , ‘ IZBE | IZBE 0096325 | Insecta Generale | LepPal –26225’, ZRAS .— Further material. Kazakhstan : 1Ƌ (Pl. 2, Fig. 5 c; Pl. 3, Fig. 5 e), SE Kazakhstan , Almaty , Bolshaya Almatinka , 2600 m , 10.–20.vii.1994 , leg. A. Saldaitis , gen. prep. SE–588, barcode id. SE–MNC– Lep –00856, BIN BOLD : ABU 6743 ; 1♀ , SE Kazakhstan , Transili-Alatau , valley of Alma-Atinka river , 0.5 km S Medeo , 28./ 29.viii.1990 , lux, leg. T. Karisch , gen. prep. SE–590, barcode id. SE–MNC– Lep – 0 0 857, KTD. Description. Adults (Pl. 1, Figs 5 a, 5b and Pl. 2, Fig. 5 c). Measurements. Wingspan: 31–34 mm (Ƌ), 26–29 mm ( ♀ ); forewing length: 14–17 mm (Ƌ), 15–17 mm ( ♀ ); forewing width: 12 mm (Ƌ), 10–13 mm ( ♀ ). Wings. Upper side ash-gray to brownish; antemedial line slightly visible or absent; postmedial line rather continuous; discal spot occasionally indistinct. Male genitalia (Pl. 3, Figs 5 d, 5e). Total length: 1.91–1.99 mm ; valvae span: 1.15–1.36 mm ; valvulae span: 1.37–1.59 mm ; valvae width: 0.60–0.64 mm . Costa padded, sparse costal thorns pooled to a subterminal cactus– like structure; uncus medium–broad, rounded with slender peak; gnathos strongly sclerotized, bulb–like, laterally compressed, moderately pointed and roof–shaped; juxta weakly sclerotized, caudally broadened; aedeagus length: 0.68–0.81mm ; appendix aedeagi: 0.93–1.08 mm . Female genitalia (Pl. 5, Fig. 5 f). Total length: 2.83–3.18 mm ; antrum length: 0.60–0.62 mm ; antrum width: 0.30–0.33 mm . Diagnosis. The following species appear to be similar to G. puengeleri : G. fractifasciaria , G. sabine , and G. stemmataria . For distinction see diagnoses of the respective species. Distribution ( Fig. 5 ). Two of the examined specimens of G. puengeleri originate from the so called “Fergana region” in Kyrgyzstan : the lectotype (male) from the Alai Mountains and the paralectotype (female) from the province Naryn (Togus–Torau, about 2000 m ). Two further specimens were captured in South– East Kazakhstan : there is a male from around Almaty ( 2600 m ) and a female originating from the Transili–Alatau south of Medeo (about 2000 m ). G. puengeleri was also recorded (as G. alaianus ) from Kyrgyzstan (river Terek, northern slope of the Alaiski mountain range), and from Transalai Mountains, Tshatkal, south–east of lake Issyk–Kul ( Viidalepp 1988 ), east of Naryn in Kyrgyzstan , and from the Alma–Ata National Park in Kazakhstan at altitudes between 1700 m and 2900 m ( Kaila et al. 1996 ). Biology. The flight period lasts from early July to the end of August (see Viidalepp 1988 , Kaila et al. 1996 ). Remarks. Gnophos puengeleri , that has been considered to be synonym of Chelegnophos stemmataria (= orbicularia ) since Parsons et al. (1999) is herewith reinstated as bona species. Chelegnophos alaianus Viidalepp, 1988 is recognized to be conspecific with Gnophopsodos puengeleri ( Bohatsch, 1910 ) . Based on available molecular data the nearest species of G. puengeleri is G. fractifasciaria with a COI distance of 4.77% (see also Tab. 1 and Fig. 6 ).