Lobogonodes porphyriata ( Moore, 1888 )

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 : 442

Lobogonodes porphyriata ( Moore, 1888)

( Figs 15 , 23 , 31 )

Eustroma prophyriata Moore, 1888 , Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 3: 276, syntype(s) ♂ in MNHU, TL: [India] Darjeeling.

Microlygris porphyriata: Yazaki (1995) : 17, pl. 99: 12.

Lobogonodes porphyriata: Parsons et al. (1999) : 550; Choi (2001): 34.

Specimens examined. NEPAL. 1♂, Daguchu, leg. K. Yazaki (CKY).

Diagnosis. See the diagnostic part of the preceding species.

Distribution and bionomics. Only known from Indian and Nepal.

Notes. The female specimen listed in Yazaki (1995) should be a male (Yazaki, pers. comm.).

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).