Rhodostrophia serraginaria Kaila & Viidalepp, 1996

Cui, Le, Xue, Dayong & Jiang, Nan, 2019, Description of two new species of Rhodostrophia Hübner, 1823 from China (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), Zootaxa 4563 (2), pp. 337-353 : 339-340

Rhodostrophia serraginaria Kaila & Viidalepp, 1996

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Rhodostrophia serraginaria Kaila & Viidalepp, 1996 , in Kaila, Viidalepp, Mikkola & Mi, Acta zool. fenn., 200: 61, figs 10–11. Holotype ♁, USSR: Kazakhstan, Zailiyskiy Alatau , Alma-Atinskij Nat. p., 1650 m., 43°5'N 77°15'E.

Diagnosis. The species is very similar to R. vibicaria , it can be distinguished by the following characters: the ground colour is densely scattered with reddish brown or grey scales in R. serraginaria , but is homogenous in R. vibicaria ; the shape of the forewing is narrower and more elongate than that in R. vibicaria ; in the male genitalia, the distal lobe of the aedeagus is curved and slightly directed outward in R. serraginaria , but obviously directed outward and broader in R. vibicaria ; the everted vesical is less rounded and smaller in R. serraginaria ; in the female genitalia, the ductus bursae is bent in lthe ateral view and narrower in R. serraginaria while it is straight and broader in R. vibicaria ; the corpus bursae is much smaller in R. serraginaria ( Kaila & Viidalepp 1996) .

Material examined. CHINA: Xinjiang (IZCAS): 1♀, Zhaosu [Mongolküre], 2000 m, 21.VII.1978, coll. Han Yinheng; 1 6 2♀, Zhaosu, Alasan , 2400–2450 m, 22–24.VII.1978, coll. Zhang Xuezhong & Han Yinheng.

Distribution. China (Xinjiang), Tian-Shan Mts. ( Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan).

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Adults of Rhodostrophia. 1–2. R. jacularia; 1. Male, Mongolia, 2. Female, Inner Mongolia, China; 3. R. grumaria, male, Tibet, China; 4. R. serraginaria, male, Xinjiang, China; 5. R. bicolor, male, Tibet, China; 6. R. yunnanaria, male, Yunnan, China; 7. R. similata, male, Yunnan, China; 8. R. reisseri sp. nov., male, holotype, Yunnan, China; 9. R. bisinuata bisinuata, female, Yunnan, China; 10. R. stueningi sp. nov., male, holotype, Yunnan, China; 11. R. philolaches, male, Yunnan, China; 12. R. tristrigalis, male, Sichuan, China; 13. R. anchotera, male, Yunnan, China; 14. R. olivacea, male, Yunnan, China; 15. R. pelloniaria, male, Tibet, China. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 16–24. Male genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 16. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 17. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 18. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 19. R. yunnanaria, Sichuan, China; 20. R. similata, Gansu, China; 21. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 22. R. bisinuata bisinuata, Yunnan, China; 23. R. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 24. R. philolaches, Qinghai, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 25–37. Male genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 25. R. tristrigalis, Tibet, China; 26. R. pelloniaria, Tibet, China. FIGURES 27–37. Aedeagus of Rhodostrophia. 27. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 28. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 29. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 30. R. yunnanaria, Sichuan, China; 31. R. similata, Gansu, China; 32. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 33. R. bisinuata bisinuata, Yunnan, China; 34. R. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China, the black lines show the cornutus and the line of small spurs on the terminal part of the aedeagus; 35. R. philolaches, Qinghai, China. 36. R. tristrigalis, Tibet, China; 37. R. pelloniaria, Tibet, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 38–43. Female genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 38. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 39. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 40. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 41. R. yunnanaria, Yunnan, China; 42. R. similata, Yunnan, China; 43. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 48–58. Male eighth sternite of Rhodostrophia. 48. R. jacularia; 49. R. serraginaria; 50. R. bicolor; 51. R. yunnanaria; 52. R. similata; 53. R. reisseri sp. nov.; 54. R. bisinuata bisinuata; 55. R. stueningi sp. nov.; 56. R. philolaches; 57. R. tristrigalis; 58. R. pelloniaria. Scale bar = 1 mm.