Asiarge Gussakovskij, 1935

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Asiarge Gussakovskij, 1935

Fig. 15 .

Type species: Asiarge shnitnikovi Gussakovskij, 1935 .

Body size 10.5–13.5 mm. Face below base of antenna strongly convex. Antennae of males simple. Fore wings with 4 cells Rs; cell R closed; vein Sc present; vein 2r–m present; cell 2A of fore wing absent, vein A2+A3 barely distinguishable, straight, without clear apex. All tibiae without preapical spurs. For additional generic characters, see Blank and Taeger [1998].

The genus is distributed in the Palaearctic region (East). Number of species: World and Palaearctic — 3. A small genus, all members of which are distributed in Middle and Central Asia. Members of the genus are rare, and data are extremely scarce. For an identification key for the three known species, see Blank and Taeger [1998].

Figures

Figs 2–15. Argidae, details of morphology: 2, 10, 12 — Arge ustulata (Linné, 1758); 3, 11 — Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939; 4, 8, 14 — Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902; 5 — Spinarge metallica (Klug, 1834); 6 — Aprosthema melanurum (Klug, 1814); 7, 9 — Pseudarge rubicunda Gussakovskij, 1935; 13 — Sterictiphora geminata (Gmelin, 1790); 15 — Asiarge regeli Gussakovskij, 1935. 2–4 — veins R and Rs of fore wing, dorsally; 5–6 — male antenna, dorsally; 7–8 — hind tibia, ventrally; 9–11 — cells 1A and 2A of fore wing, dorsally; 12–13 — vein R+M of fore wing, dorsally; 14–15 — head, laterally. Рис. 2–15. Argidae, детали морфологии: 2, 10, 12 — Arge ustulata (Linné, 1758); 3, 11 — Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi, 1939; 4, 8, 14 — Kokujewia ectrapela Konow, 1902; 5 — Spinarge metallica (Klug, 1834); 6 — Aprosthema melanurum (Klug, 1814); 7, 9 — Pseudarge rubicunda Gussakovskij, 1935; 13 — Sterictiphora geminata (Gmelin, 1790); 15 — Asiarge regeli Gussakovskij, 1935. 2–4 — жилки R и Rs переднего крыла, дорсально; 5–6 — антенна самца, дорсально; 7–8 — Задние голени, вентрально; 9–11 — Ячейки 1А и 2А переднего крыла, дорсально; 12–13 — жилка R+M переднего крыла, дорсально; 14–15 — голова, латерально.