Craniophora gigantea Draudt, 1937, 2017

Kiss, Ádám, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species, Zootaxa 4355 (1), pp. 1-90 : 23

Craniophora gigantea Draudt, 1937 stat. rev.

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Craniophora ligustri gigantea Draudt, 1937 , Entomologische Rundschau 54: 375. Type-locality: China, Prov. Shaanxi, Tsinling Mts, Taibaishan, ca. 1700 m. Types: destroyed; neotype here designated.

Material examined. Neotype. Mаlе (dеsignаtеd hеrе, рrеsеrvеd in соll. ZFMK), “Тараishаn im Тsinling Suеd- Shеnsi. са. 1700 m. 13.viii.1936. H. Hönе / Hоlоtуре Craniophora ligustri gigantea ♀ Drаudt [hаndwrittеn] / Craniophora ? ligustri ? gigantea , ♀ Drаudt [hаndwrittеn] / nоt Craniophora picata Wilеmаn [hаndwrittеn] / Gеnitаlрräр. ZFMK-Nr. 1859 / 43 mm ”.

Notes. “Wе hаvе оnе sресimеn hеrе [in соll. ZFMK], lаbеllеd аs hоlоtуре fеmаlе bу Drаudt. But it is а mаlе frоm Тараishаn, mеntiоnеd оnlу in thе 1950 рubliсаtiоn. C. ligustri gigantea hаs bееn dеsсribеd in 1937, bаsеd оn mаlеs аnd fеmаlеs оf unсеrtаin numbеr, соllесtеd аt Likiаng (N. Yuеnnаn) in Julу аnd Аugust. Аll оf thеm hаvе bееn dеstrоуеd оbviоuslу. Sо thе рrеsеnt sресimеn frоm Тараishаn dоеs nоt еvеn bеlоng tо thе sуntуреs аnd thеrеfоrе саnnоt bе dеsignаtеd аs lесtоtуре. Тhе оnlу роssibilitу wоuld bе tо dеsignаtе it аs nеоtуре.” (D. Stüning, реrs. соmm.). Hаn & Kоnоnеnkо (2010) inсоrrесtlу dеsignаtеd this sресimеn аs lесtоtуре.

Тhе vеsiса оf thе nеоtуре, аt first timе, wаs figurеd bу Fibigеr et al. (2009: gеn. fig. 27), but with inсоrrесt slidе numbеr (СIS 55-Сhе) аnd with оthеr sресimеn’s gеnitаl сарsulе. Hаn & Kоnоnеnkо (2010: Fig. 26 ) figurеd bоth vеsiса аnd gеnitаl сарsulе оf thе nеоtуре undеr C. ligustri .

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FIGURES 1–8. Adults of Craniophora spp. 1. C. ligustri, male, neotype, Austria, Vienna, slide No.: MV 18 909 (coll. NHMW); 2. C. ligustri, female, Austria, Vienna, slide No.: MV 18 905 (coll. NHMW); 3. C. gigantea, male, neotype, China, Prov. Shaanxi, Tapaishan im Tsinling, slide No.: ZFMK-Nr. 1859 (coll. and photo ZFMK); 4. C. gigantea, female, North Korea, Prov. North Pyongan, slide No.: KA228f (coll. HNHM); 5. C. pacifica, male, Russia, Primorsky Krai, slide No.: KA826m (coll. HNHM); 6. C. pacifica, female, China, Prov. Liaoning, slide No.: KA1048f (coll. HNHM); 7. C. taipaishana, male, lectotype, China, Prov. Shaanxi, Tapaishan im Tsinling, slide No.: Hö156 (coll. and photo ZFMK); 8. C. taipaishana, female, paralectotype, China, Prov. Shaanxi, Tapaishan im Tsinling, slide No.: ZFMK-Nr. 1867 (coll. and photo ZFMK). Not scaled.

FIGURES 17–22. Male genitalia of Craniophora spp. 17. C. ligustri, neotype, valva, vesica, Austria, Vienna, slide No.: MV 18 909 (coll. NHMW); 18. C. gigantea, valva, vesica, North Korea, Prov. Kangwon, slide No.: KA721m (coll. GR); 19. C. pacifica, valva, vesica, Russia, Primorsky Krai, slide No.: KA1020m (coll. SMNK); 20. C. taipaishana, valva, vesica, China, Prov.Shanxi, slide No.:KA669m (coll.ZFMK); 21.C. minuscula, paratype, valva, Japan,Hokkaido, slide No.: KA945m (coll. NSMT); paratype, vesica, Japan, Hokkaido, slide No.: KA944m (coll. NSMT); 22. C. draudti, valva, vesica, China, Prov. Hubei, slide No.: KA507m (coll. HNHM).Not scaled.

FIGURES 23–30. Male genitalia, male 7 th, 8 th abdominal segments of Craniophora spp. 23. C. simillima, valva, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.: KA973m (coll. ZSM); vesica, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.: KA674m (coll. ZFMK); 24. C. pontica, holotype, valva, vesica, Turkey, Amasia, slide No.: KA1098m (coll. MfN); 25. C. ligustri, Austria, Jois, slide No.: KA782m (coll. HNHM); 26. C. gigantea, North Korea, Prov. North Pyongan, slide No.: KA390m (coll. GR); 27. C. pacifica, Russia, Primorsky Krai, slide No.: KA826m (coll. HNHM); 28. C. taipaishana, China, Prov. Shanxi, slide No.: KA669m (coll. ZFMK); 29. C. minuscula, paratype, Japan, Hokkaido, slide No.: KA943m (coll. NSMT); 30. C. draudti, China, Prov. Hubei, slide No.: KA507m (coll.HNHM). Left side sternite, right side tergite.Not scaled.

FIGURES 31–40. Male 7 th, 8 th abdominal segments and female genitalia of Craniophora spp. 31. C. simillima, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.:KA674m (coll. ZFMK); 32. C. pontica, holotype, Turkey, Amasia, slide No.: KA1098m (coll. MfN); 33.C. ligustri, Spain, Prov. Murcia, slide No.: MV 18 660 (coll. NHMW); 34. C. gigantea, South Korea, Prov.Gyungbug, slide No.: KA466f (coll. HNHM); 35. C. pacifica, China, Prov. Liaoning, slide No.: KA1048f (coll. HNHM); 36. C. taipaishana, China, Prov. Shaanxi, slide No.: KA670f (coll. ZFMK); 37. C. minuscula, paratype, Japan, Hokkaido, slide No.: KA946f (coll. NSMT); 38. C. draudti, China,Prov.Yunnan,slide No.: KA415f (coll.ZSM); 39. C. simillima, China,Prov.Yunnan, slide No.: KA974f (coll. ZSM); 40. C. pontica, Turkey,Kizilcahamam, slide No.:MV 18 669 (coll. NHMW).Left side sternite, right side tergite.Not scaled.

FIGURES 41–48. Female 7 th abdominal segments of Craniophora spp. 41. C. ligustri, Greece, slide No.: KA868f (coll. ZMUC); 42. C. gigantea, South Korea, Prov. Gyungbug, slide No.: KA466f (coll. HNHM); 43. C. pacifica, China, Prov. Liaoning, slide No.: KA1048f (coll. HNHM); 44. C. taipaishana, China, Prov. Shaanxi, slide No.: KA670f (coll. ZFMK); 45. C. minuscula, paratype, Japan, Honshu, slide No.: KA1178f (coll. TOEF); 46. C. draudti, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.: KA415f (coll. ZSM); 47. C. simillima, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.: KA974f (coll. ZSM); 48. C. pontica, Morocco, Mt. Atlas, slide No.: MV 18 667 (coll. NHMW). Left side tergite, right side sternite. Not scaled.