Rhodostrophia philolaches ( Oberthür, 1891 )

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 : 348-349

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4563.2.7

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5940746

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Rhodostrophia philolaches ( Oberthür, 1891 )
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Rhodostrophia philolaches ( Oberthür, 1891) View in CoL

Figs 11 View FIGURES 1–15 , 24 View FIGURES 16–24 , 35 View FIGURES 25–37 , 46 View FIGURES 44–47 , 56 View FIGURES 48–58

Gnophos philolaches Oberthür, 1891 View in CoL , Études ent., 15: 22, pl. 3, fig. 26. Syntypes including ♁, China: Sichuan, Tachien-lu [Kangding].

Eusarca tibetaria Staudinger, 1896 View in CoL , Dt. ent. Z., 8: 331. Syntypes 2 ♁, China: between Lop Nor and Kuku Nor. Treated as ssp. of philolaches View in CoL by Parsons et al. (1999). Syn. nov.

Rhodostrophia farinosa Warren, 1897 View in CoL , Novit. zool., 4: 394. Syntypes 1 ♁, 1♀, Qinghai, Kuku-Nor; Sichuan, Tachien-lu [Kangding] (NHM).

Rhodostrophia philolaches: Prout, 1913 View in CoL , in Seitz, Macrolepid. World, 4: 43, pl. 3: e.

Diagnosis. The external characters of the species are similar to R. stueningi sp. nov., but the wing colour varies from yellowish grey to grey; the medial line is sometimes double lines and deep brown, sometimes only one line left, sometimes nearly absent; the postmedial line of the forewing is protruding between veins R 5 and M 1, while in R. stueningi sp. nov., it is protruding between veins M 3 and CuA 2. The male and female genitalia are described under the diagnosis of R. reisseri sp. nov..

Material examined. CHINA: Ningxia (IZCAS): 3 6 1♀, Jingyuan, Hongxia linchang, 1998 m, 10.VII.2008, coll. Song Wenhui; 1 6, same locality as above, 1896 m, 1.VIII–29.VII.2013, coll. Jiang Nan et al. Gansu ( IZCAS): 1♀, Lintan, Yangsha, Anmengou, 2600 m, 18.VII.2005, coll. Wang Hongjian ; 1♀, Wushan, Anzigou, 30.VI.2000, coll. Wang Hongjian. Qinghai ( IZCAS): 4 6 10 ♀, Tongren, Maixiu , 2950 m, 1.VIII–30.VII.1992, coll. Xue Dayong. Sichuan ( IZCAS): 1♀, Nanping, Jiuzhaigou, 2400 m, 7.IX.1983, coll. Chai Huaicheng ; 1♀, Batang, 3370 m, 16.VIII.1982, coll. Wang Shuyong; 6♀, Batang, Yidun, 3350 m, 16–17.VIII.1982, coll. Wang Shuyong et al.; 1 6, Batang, 3800 m, 13. VI.1936 , coll. H. Höne (D. Stüning presented from ZFMK). Yunnan ( IZCAS): 1♀, Deqin, 3250 m, 15.VII.1982, coll. Wang Shuyong ; 1 6 1♀, A-tun-tse, 4500 m, 14, 28.VIII.1936, coll. H. Höne (D. Stüning presented from ZFMK) . Tibet ( IZCAS): 22 6 8 ♀, Jomda , 3400 m, 26–31.VII.1976, coll. Zhang Xuezhong et al.; 2 6 5♀, Zhag’yab, Gyitang, Youxi, 3600 m, 20–23.VIII.1976, coll. Han Yinheng; 1 6, Markam, Rongxi, 4000 m, 24.VI.1976, coll. Zhang Xuezhong; 2♀, Markam, Tonghai, 3250 m, 8.VIII.1982, coll. Wang Shuyong.

Distribution. China (Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet).

Remarks. Prout (1913) considered Eusarca tibetaria as a subspecies of philolaches , and mentioned it is different from the nominate subspecies only by the more yellowish brown wing colour. After examination of of the material cited above, we found the wing colour is varied in the specimens from the same locality, e.g. Gansu (from yellowish brown to pale grey). In addition, there is no genital difference among them. Therefore, we consider tibetaria as a synonym of R. philolaches .

IZCAS

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

ZFMK

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Rhodostrophia

Loc

Rhodostrophia philolaches ( Oberthür, 1891 )

Cui, Le, Xue, Dayong & Jiang, Nan 2019
2019
Loc

Rhodostrophia philolaches

: Prout 1913
1913
Loc

Rhodostrophia farinosa

Warren 1897
1897
Loc

Eusarca tibetaria

Staudinger 1896
1896
Loc

Gnophos philolaches Oberthür, 1891

Oberthur 1891
1891
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philolaches

Oberthur 1891
1891
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