Eupithecia vicina Mironov, 1989

Mironov, Vladimir & Galsworthy, Anthony, 2014, A survey of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in Mongolia with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3774 (2), pp. 101-130 : 105

Eupithecia vicina Mironov, 1989

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Eupithecia vicina Mironov, 1989 , Vestnik Zoologii 1989 (3): 17, figs 4a–c, 5a–b. Holotype ♀ (ZISP, examined), Mongolia: Bayan-Khongor aimak, 140 km S of Shine-Dzhinsta, Ekhin-Gol Oasis.

This species is externally similar to the three previous species, but can be distinguished by the male and female genitalia, which were described and illustrated in the first description ( Mironov, 1989b). There are many specimens of E. vicina among the very large series of E. minusculata (235 specimens according to Vojnits, 1974, 1975) collected in Mongolia by members of Dr Z. Kaszab’s expedition and deposited now in the collection of TTM (Budapest). The male and female genitalia are illustrated in figs 22 and 29a and 29b respectively. Mongolia (aimags): Bayan-Khongor, Govi-Altai.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Eupithecia adults (scale bar = 10 mm). 1. E. mima Mironov, 1989 (holotype); 2. E. djakonovi Stshetkin, 1956 (Mongolia); 3. E. vicina Mironov, 1989 (holotype); 4. E. holti Viidalepp, 1973 (Mongolia); 5. E. anikini Mironov & Galsworthy, sp. n. (holotype); 6. E. kostjuki Mironov, 1989 (holotype); 7. E. kozlovi Viidalepp, 1973 (Mongolia); 8. E. saisanaria Staudinger, 1882 (Mongolia).