Lobogonodes taiwana ( Wileman & South, 1917 )

Wu, Shipher & Chang, Wei-Chun, 2018, Revising the generic characters of Lobogonodes Bastelberger, 1909, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), Zootaxa 4433 (3), pp. 434-444 : 439

Lobogonodes taiwana ( Wileman & South, 1917)

( Figs 7, 8 , 19 , 27 , 34 , 42 )

Lygris taiwana Wileman & South, 1917 , The Entomologist 50: 55, holotype: ♂ in BMNH, TL: Formosa [ Taiwan], Arizan [Alishan], 7300 ft.

Lobogonodes taiwana: Prout (1940) : 310, pl. 31: d; Xue & Zhu (1999): 486, figs: 573, 574, pl. 14: 4; Choi (2001): 34; Parsons et al. (1999): 550.

Lobogonodes taiwanus: Inoue (1992) : 127; Wang (1997): 307, figs (including holotype).

Specimens examined. TAIWAN. 1♀, Miaoli Co., Guanwu, 4–VIII–2015, leg. H. Y. Huang (TFRI); 1♂, Nantou Co., Dongpu Lodge, 2560 m, 6–VII–2011, leg. S. Wu & W. C. Chang, slide TFRI156729 (TFRI); 1♀, Hualien Co., Guanyuan, 2360 m, 13–IX–2012, leg. S. Wu, slide 157481 (TFRI).

Diagnosis. This species shows close affinity to the allopatric species L. erectaria based on its appearance and genitalia but can be distinguished by the more contorted antemedial line in the forewing; the more elongated saccus; and the aedeagus curved rather than straight.

Distribution and bionomics. Taiwan and Tibet ( Xue & Zhu 1999).

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Habitus of Lobogonodes spp. 1. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 2. Ditto, female, Taiwan; 3. L. shiushioui sp. nov., male, holotype, Taiwan; 4. Ditto, male, paratype, Taiwan; 5. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), male, Japan; 6. Ditto, female, Japan; 7. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), female, Taiwan; 8. Ditto; 9. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), male, Japan; 10. Ditto, female, Japan; 11. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., male, Taiwan; 12. Ditto, female, Taiwan; 13. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), male, Japan; 14. Ditto, female, Japan; 15. L. porphyriata (Moore, 1888), male, Nepal. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (1, 3, 4, 5, 12); ESRI (2, 11), CKY (6, 13–15); CHN (9, 10). Photo: Shipher Wu (1–5, 7–12); Katsumi Yazaki (6, 13–15).

FIGURES 16–23. Male genitalia (without aedeagus) of Lobogonodes spp. 16. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 17. L. shiushioui sp. nov., paratype, Taiwan; 18. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), Japan; 19. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), Taiwan; 20. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), Japan; 21. L. dactylotypa (Prout, 1940) stat. rev., Taiwan; 22. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), Japan; 23. L. porphyriata (Moore, 1888), Nepal. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (16–19); CHN (20), ESRI (21), CKY (22, 23). Photo: Shipher Wu (16–21); Katsumi Yazaki (22, 23).

FIGURES 24–31. Aedeagus of Lobogonodes spp. 24. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 25. L. shiushioui sp. nov., paratype, Taiwan; 26. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), Japan; 27. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), Taiwan; 28. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), Japan; 29. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., Taiwan; 30. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), Japan; 31. L. porphyriata (Moore, 1888), Nepal. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (24–27); CHN (28), ESRI (29), CKY (30, 31). Photo: Shipher Wu (24–29); Katsumi Yazaki (30, 31).

FIGURES 32–37. Female genitalia of Lobogonodes spp. 32. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 33. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), Japan; 34. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), female, Taiwan; 35. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), Japan; 36. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., Taiwan; 37. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), Japan. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (32, 34, 36); CHN (33, 35), CKY (37). Photo: Shipher Wu (32–36); Katsumi Yazaki (37).

FIGURES 38–43. Life images of Lobogonodes spp. 38. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), male, Taiwan; 39. Ditto; 40. L. shiushioui sp. nov., male, paratype, Taiwan; 41. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), male, Japan; 42. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), female, Taiwan; 43. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., male, Taiwan. Photo: Shipher Wu (38, 41–43); Cheng-Han Ma (39).