Macaria alternata, : Erschov & Field, 1870

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94. Macaria alternata ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775)

(male gen. Figs 29C, 29D, 29I ; female gen. Fig. 45G )

Macaria alternata: Erschov & Field, 1870: 165 ; Djakonov, 1926: 58; Berlov & Berlov, 2006: 107; Gordeeva & Gordeev, 2007: 136; Belova, 2010: 22; Mironov & Belova, 2015: 60.

Semiothisa alternata: Viidalepp, 1978: 759 ; 1996: 74; Kondakov et al., 1979: 49; Vasilyeva, 1989: 110; Rudykh & Gordeeva, 1997: 65; Belova, 2008: 46; 2009: 178.

Material examined. Irkutskaya Oblast: Pilot, 10. VI.2010, 1 spm.; s. loc., 9. VI .2009 , 3 spms.; Lavrentyevo , 19. VI.2011, 1 spm.; s. loc., 13. VI.2012, 1 spm.; s. loc., 17. VI.2012, 2 spms.; s. loc., 14. VI.2012, 1 spm.; s. loc., 28. V.2018, 1♂; s. loc., 31. V.2018, 4♂; s. loc., 20. VI .2019 , 6♂; Rodnik , 13. VI .2016 , 1 spm.; Snezhnaya , 20. VI .2016 , 1 spm. [ IM]; Irkutsk, 21. V .1914 , 1♂, S. Rodionov; B. Koty , 22. VII .1965 , 1 spm. (unknown collector); Melnikovo , 11. VII.1940, 1 spm.; s. loc., 2. VII.1941, 1 spm.; s. loc., 15. VI.1940, 1 spm.; s. loc., 5. VII. 1940,1 spm., A. Bykov; Podkamennaya , 15. VII .2011 , 1 spm.; Druzhba , 6. VI.2007, 1 spm.; Irkutsk, 12. VI.1965, 1 spm., V. Shilenkov [ BF] .

Buryatia: Mostovka , 25. VI.2016, 4♂; Senokosny, 27. VI.2016, 2♀; Tarbagatay, 29. VI.2016, 1 spm.; M. Tasarkhay, 7.VII.2016, 3 spms.; Beloozersk, 3.VII.2016, 1 spm.; Rechka Vydrinaya, 19.VII.2014, 1 spm. [ IM] .

Distribution. Transeurasiatic, temperate. Throughout the Russian territory from Kaliningradskaya Oblast to Primorye. Outside Russia in Europe, E Kazakhstan.

Hostplants: deciduous shrubs ( Ribes ) and trees ( Salix , Prunus , Alnus , Padus , Populus , Betula ) ( Beljaev 2016; Burnasheva 2011).

Figures

FIGURE 29. Male genitalia of Siberian Ennominae.A, B, H—Macaria notata; C, D, I—M.alternata; F, G, J—M.shanghaisaria; K, L—M. signaria; M–O—M. brunneata. A, C, F, K, M—genital segment; B, D, G, L, N—phallos; E—uncus; H, I, J, O—VIII abdominal sternite. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 45. Female genitalia of Siberian Ennominae. A, B—Isturgia kaszabi; C—I. murinaria; D—Narraga fasciolaria; E—Digrammia rippertaria; F—Macaria notata; G—M. alternata; H—M. shanghaisaria; I—M. signaria. Scale bar—1 mm.