Craniophora simillima 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 : 25

Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950

( Figs 13, 14 , 23 , 31, 39 , 47 )

Craniophora simillima Draudt, 1950 , Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 40: 7, pl. 1: fig. 21, pl. 10: fig. 2. Type-locality: China, Prov. Yunnan, A-tun-tse, ca. 4000 m. Lectotype: male, in coll. ZFMK; designated by Han & Kononenko (2010).

Notes. Тhе gеnitаl vаriаbilitу in this sресiеs is nоt wеll undеrstооd уеt, sinсе it lооks likе аs thеrе аrе twо tуреs оf vеsiса аnd fеmаlе gеnitаliа with minоr diffеrеnсеs. Hоwеvеr, thе mоths thеmsеlvеs hаving thеsе twо tуреs оf vеsiса аrе еxtеrnаllу рrасtiсаllу idеntiсаl аnd аrе vеrу сlоsе tо C. draudti sресimеns. А mоrе соmрrеhеnsivе studу is nееdеd.

Figures

FIGURES 9–16. Adults of Craniophora spp. 9. C. minuscula, male, holotype, Japan, Hokkaido, slide No.: KA1174m (coll. NSMT); 10. C. minuscula, female, paratype, Japan, Hokkaido, slide No.: KA1176f (coll. NSMT); 11. C. draudti, male, China, Prov. Hubei, slide No.: KA505m (coll. HNHM); 12. C. draudti, female, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.: KA415f (coll. ZSM); 13. C. simillima, male, China, Prov. Yunnan, slide No.: KA676m (coll.ZFMK); 14. C. simillima, female, China, Prov.Yunnan, slide No.: KA971f (coll. ZSM); 15. C. pontica, male, holotype, Turkey, Amasia, slide No.: KA1098m (coll. MfN, photo by G. Ronkay); 16. C. pontica, female, Turkey, Malatya, slide No.: MV 18 789 (coll. NHMW).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.