Craniophora taipaishana Draudt, 1950

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 : 24

Craniophora taipaishana Draudt, 1950

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Craniophora taipaishana Draudt, 1950 , Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 40: 6, pl. 1: figs 17, 18, pl. 10: fig. 3. Type locality: China, Prov. Shaanxi, Tsinling Mts, Taibaishan. Lectotype: male, in coll. ZFMK, designated by Han & Kononenko (2010).

Synonymy

Craniophora pacifica f. kalgana Draudt, 1931, Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Supplementum 3: 14, fig. 1l. Type-locality: China, Prov. Tschil [Prov. Hebei], Kalgan [Zhangjiakou City], syn. n.

Craniophora tapaishana Draudt, 1950 , Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 40: 6, pl. 1: figs 17, 18, nec Han & Kononenko, 2010, misspelling.

Notes. Craniophora pacifica f. kalgana wаs оnlу dеsсribеd аs а dаrkеr fоrm оf C. pacifica bу Drаudt (1931), thus this саnnоt bе соnsidеrеd аs а vаlid tаxоn, ассоrding tо IСZN.

Figures

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.