Stictoptera macromma Snellen, 1880

Qi, Feng, Wang, Ke, Xue, Dayong & Yang, Ding, 2011, A taxonomic revision of the Stictopterinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae) in China, Zootaxa 2926, pp. 1-45 : 8

Stictoptera macromma Snellen, 1880

Figs. 26, 27 , 107 , 134 , 160

Stictoptera macromma Snellen, 1880 , Tijdschr. Ent., 23: 87. Syntypes: [ Indonesia]: Celebes, Takalar (RNH). Stictoptera striata Hampson, 1894 , Fauna Brit. India (Moths), 2: 402.

Stictoptera atrifera Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 167.

Stictoptera ochrota Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 160.

Stictoptera polysticta Prout, 1924 , Bulletin of the Hill Museum., 1: 427.

Diagnosis. This species shares a similar wing pattern and polymorphisms with S. cucullioides and S. signifera ; all have basal pale or dark-brown zones which extended to the medial or postmedial lines. This species also resembles S. ferrifera (Walker, 1863) distributed in Malaysia, but its medial line is strongly curved inwards below CuA2, and is vertical to the anal margin in S. ferrifera . The male genitalia are distinguishable by the shape of the membranous webbing of the valva, which lies from the base of the costal lobe in S. macromma , but from the end of the costal lobe in S. cucullioides and S. signifera . In S. macromma the costal lobe is compressed basally (not compressed in S. ferrifera ); the cornutus is absent (two groups of cornuti present in S. ferrifera ), the uncus is slightly broadened basally, but not in S. ferrifera .

Material examined. CHINA, Guangxi: 3 males, Napo, Defu, 1350 m, 19–21.VI.2000, coll. Yao Jian et al.; 1 female, Shangsi, Hongqi Linchang, 350 m, 29.V.1999, coll. Li Wenzhu; 1 female, Longzhou, Nonggang, 330 m, 15.VI.2000, coll. Yao Jian ( IZCAS).

Distribution. China (Guangxi), Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. The species is reported for China for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 33. Adults. 12 – 13. Stictoptera trajiciens. 12, male, upperside; 13, male, underside. 14 – 15. Stictoptera repleta. 14, male, upperside; 15, male, underside. 16 – 25. Stictoptera cucullioides. 16, female, upperside; 17, female, underside; 18, male, upperside; 19, male, underside; 20, female, upperside; 21, female, underside; 22, male, upperside; 23, male, underside; 24, female, upperside; 25, female, underside. 26 – 27. Stictoptera macromma. 26, male, upperside; 27, male, underside. 28 – 29. Stictoptera grisea. 28, male, upperside; 29, male, underside. 30 – 31. Stictoptera semialba. 30, male, upperside; 31, male, underside. 32 – 33. Aegilia describens. 32, male, upperside; 33, male, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 104 – 111. Male genitalia. 104. Stictoptera trajiciens. 105. Stictoptera repleta. 106. Stictoptera cucullioides. 107. Stictoptera macromma. 108. Stictoptera grisea. 109. Stictoptera semialba. 110, Aegilia describens. 111. Odontodes aleuca. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 131 – 156. Aedeagus. 131. Stictoptera trajiciens. 132. Stictoptera repleta. 133. Stictoptera cucullioides. 134. Stictoptera macromma. 135. Stictoptera grisea. 136. Stictoptera semialba. 137. Aegilia describens. 138. Odontodes aleuca. 139. Lophoptera anthyalus. 140. Lophoptera hamata sp. nov. 141. Lophoptera coangulata. 142. Lophoptera stipata. 143. Lophoptera nama. 144. Lophoptera brunnama. 145. Lophoptera illucida. 146. Lophoptera longipennis. 147. Lophoptera acutiprocessa sp. nov. 148. Lophoptera negretinoides. 149. Lophoptera solealis sp. nov. 150. Lophoptera huma. 151. Lophoptera squammigera. 152. Lophoptera squammilinea. 153. Lophoptera purpurfera sp. nov. 154. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa sp. nov. 155. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 156. Lophoptera hypenistis. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 157 – 163. Female genitalia. 157. Stictoptera trajiciens. 158. Stictoptera repleta. 159. Stictoptera cucullioides. 160. Stictoptera macromma. 161. Stictoptera grisea. 162. Stictoptera semialba. 163. Aegilia describens. Scale bars = 1 mm.