Rhodostrophia similata ( Moore, 1888 )

Cui, Le, Xue, Dayong & Jiang, Nan, 2019, Description of two new species of Rhodostrophia Hübner, 1823 from China (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), Zootaxa 4563 (2), pp. 337-353 : 341

Rhodostrophia similata ( Moore, 1888)

Figs 7 , 20 , 31 , 42 , 52

Phyletis similata Moore, 1888 , in Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W.S. Atkinson, 3: 264. Syntypes ♀, India: Khasi Hills; Cherrapunji (NHM). Rhodostrophia similata: Hampson, 1895 , Fauna Br. India (Moths), 3: 457.

Diagnosis. See R. bicolor .

Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan (IZCAS): 1 6, Yingjiang , 1700 m, 15.IV.1980, coll. Song Shimei; 1 6, Tengchong, Xishanba , 1850 m, 21.IV.1979 ; 2 6 6♀, Tengchong, Dahaoping , 2020 m, 24–26.V.1992, coll. Xue Dayong.

Distribution. China (Yunnan), India, Burma.

Remarks. This species is added to the fauna of China for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Adults of Rhodostrophia. 1–2. R. jacularia; 1. Male, Mongolia, 2. Female, Inner Mongolia, China; 3. R. grumaria, male, Tibet, China; 4. R. serraginaria, male, Xinjiang, China; 5. R. bicolor, male, Tibet, China; 6. R. yunnanaria, male, Yunnan, China; 7. R. similata, male, Yunnan, China; 8. R. reisseri sp. nov., male, holotype, Yunnan, China; 9. R. bisinuata bisinuata, female, Yunnan, China; 10. R. stueningi sp. nov., male, holotype, Yunnan, China; 11. R. philolaches, male, Yunnan, China; 12. R. tristrigalis, male, Sichuan, China; 13. R. anchotera, male, Yunnan, China; 14. R. olivacea, male, Yunnan, China; 15. R. pelloniaria, male, Tibet, China. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 16–24. Male genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 16. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 17. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 18. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 19. R. yunnanaria, Sichuan, China; 20. R. similata, Gansu, China; 21. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 22. R. bisinuata bisinuata, Yunnan, China; 23. R. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 24. R. philolaches, Qinghai, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 25–37. Male genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 25. R. tristrigalis, Tibet, China; 26. R. pelloniaria, Tibet, China. FIGURES 27–37. Aedeagus of Rhodostrophia. 27. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 28. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 29. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 30. R. yunnanaria, Sichuan, China; 31. R. similata, Gansu, China; 32. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 33. R. bisinuata bisinuata, Yunnan, China; 34. R. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China, the black lines show the cornutus and the line of small spurs on the terminal part of the aedeagus; 35. R. philolaches, Qinghai, China. 36. R. tristrigalis, Tibet, China; 37. R. pelloniaria, Tibet, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 38–43. Female genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 38. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 39. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 40. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 41. R. yunnanaria, Yunnan, China; 42. R. similata, Yunnan, China; 43. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 48–58. Male eighth sternite of Rhodostrophia. 48. R. jacularia; 49. R. serraginaria; 50. R. bicolor; 51. R. yunnanaria; 52. R. similata; 53. R. reisseri sp. nov.; 54. R. bisinuata bisinuata; 55. R. stueningi sp. nov.; 56. R. philolaches; 57. R. tristrigalis; 58. R. pelloniaria. Scale bar = 1 mm.