Cidariplura gladiata Butler, 1879

Wu, Shipher, Owada, Mamoru & Wang, Min, 2019, Review of Cidariplura Butler, 1879 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae). Part 1: the Cidariplura gladiata species complex, Zootaxa 4668 (4), pp. 489-502 : 491

Cidariplura gladiata Butler, 1879 species complex

Diagnosis. The complex comprises the generic type species, C. gladiata and its formerly unrecognized or not distinguished relatives. Totally seven species are recognized, with three new species described below.Two subgroups can be well-distinguished: First, the C. gladiata subgroup has no ochreous spot on the tornal area of the hindwing ( Figs 1–16 ) and has the length of the 3 rd segment of the labial palpus as long as or slightly longer than that of the 2 nd ( Figs 23–27, 29, 31, 33 ); second, the C. shanmeii Wu & Owada, 2013 subgroup has an ochreous spot on the tornal area of the hindwing ( Figs 17–22 ) and has the length of the 3 rd segment of the labial palpus more than three times longer than the 2 nd ( Figs 28, 30, 32 ). The male and female genitalia within the C. gladiata subgroup are generally similar except C. shanmeii which has the saccular process of the valva distinctively smaller and shorter ( Fig. 43 ) than in the other species ( Figs 34–42, 44 ).

Note. The species complex comprising C. ilana Wu & Owada, 2013 , which will be reviewed in a future article, has a similar saccular process of the valva as that of C. shanmeii , but the costal process and distal portion of the valva are fused in C. ilana (see Wu et al. 2013: fig. 55).

Distribution. China, Japan (type locality), Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Figures

FIGURE 1–22. Habitus of Cidariplura gladiata complex. 1. C. gladiata, male, NSMT3285, Honshu, Japan (NSMT); 2. Ditto, female, NSMT3286, Honshu, Japan (NSMT); 3. Ditto, male, NSMT3301, Iriomote Is., Japan (NSMT); 4. Ditto, female, NSMT3299, Ishigaki Is., Japan (NSMT); 5. Ditto, male, NSMT3289, Taiwan (NSMT); 6. Ditto, female, NSMT3290, Taiwan (NSMT); 7. Ditto, male, NSMT3295, Vietnam (NSMT); 8. Ditto, female, NSMT3296, Vietnam (NSMT); 9. Ditto, male, NSMT-MO169, Korea (NSMT); 10. Ditto, male, NSMT3294, Huangshan, Anhui (NSMT); 11. C. nanling sp. nov., male, holotype, NSMT3291, Nanling, Guangdong (SCAU); 12. Ditto, female, paratype, NSMT3292, Nanling, Guangdong (SCAU); 13. C. luding sp. nov., male, holotype, NSMT3279, Luding, Sichuan (SCAU); 14. Ditto, female, paratype, NSMT3280, Luding, Sichuan (SCAU); 15. C. maraho, male, holotype (TFRI); 16. Ditto, female, paratype, Taiwan (TFRI); 17. C. shanmeii, male, holotype, Taiwan (TFRI); 18. Ditto, female, paratype, Taiwan (TFRI); 19. C. hbun sp. nov., male, holotype, Taiwan (TFRI); 20. Ditto, female, paratype, Taiwan (TFRI); 21. Ditto, male, paratype, NSMT3303, Qiyunshan, Hunan (SCAU); 22. Ditto, female, paratype, NSMT3288, Jiulianshan, Guangdong (SCAU). Scale bar= 10 mm. Photos by Mamoru Owada (1–14, 19, 21, 22), Shipher Wu (15–18, 20).

FIGURE 23–33. Male labial palpus of Cidariplura gladiata complex (equal in scale). 23. C. gladiata, NSMT3285, Honshu, Japan (NSMT); 24. Ditto, Taiwan (TFRI); 25. Ditto, NSMT3295, Vietnam (NSMT); 26. Ditto, NSMT-MO169, Korea (NSMT); 27. Ditto, NSMT3301, Iriomote Is., Japan (NSMT); 28. C. shanmeii, paratype, Taiwan (TFRI); 29. C. luding sp. nov., holotype, NSMT3279, Luding, Sichuan (SCAU); 30. C. hbun sp. nov., paratype, Taiwan (TFRI); 31. C. nanling sp. nov., holotype, NSMT3291, Nanling, Guangdong (SCAU); 32. C. hbun, paratype, NSMT3303, Qiyunshan, Hunan (SCAU); 33. C. maraho, paratype, Taiwan (TFRI). Photos by Mamoru Owada (23, 25–27, 29, 31, 32), Shipher Wu (24, 28, 30, 33).

FIGURE 34–45. Male genitalia of Cidariplura gladiata complex (equal in scale). 34. C. gladiata, NSMT3285, Honshu, Japan (NSMT); 35. Ditto, NSMT3301, Iriomote Is., Japan (NSMT); 36. Ditto, NSMT3289, Taiwan (NSMT); 37. Ditto, NSMT3295, Vietnam (TFRI); 38. Ditto, NSMT-MO169, Korea (NSMT); 39. Ditto, NSMT3294, Huangshan, Anhui (NSMT); 40. C. nanling sp. nov., holotype, NSMT3291, Nanling, Guangdong (SCAU); 41. C. luding sp. nov., holotype, NSMT3279, Luding, Sichuan (SCAU); 42. C. maraho, holotype, TFRI147244, Taiwan (TFRI); 43. C. shanmeii, holotype, TFRI128721, Taiwan (TFRI); 44. C. hbun sp. nov., holotype, TFRI195178, Taiwan (TFRI); 45. Ditto, paratype, NSMT3303, Qiyunshan, Hunan (SCAU); Photos by Mamoru Owada (34–41, 44–45), Shipher Wu (42–43).