Aoshakuna lucia lucia (Thierry-Mieg) Thierry-Mieg, 2007

Beljaev, Eugene A., 2007, Taxonomic changes in the emerald moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae) of East Asia, with notes on the systematics and phylogeny of Hemitheini, Zootaxa 1584, pp. 55-68 : 61-62

Aoshakuna lucia lucia (Thierry-Mieg) , comb. n.

( Figs. 6, 7 )

Gelasma lucia Thierry-Mieg, 1916 , Miscell. ent. 23: 51. Holotype: ɗ (MNHN), Japan.

Gelasma lucia: Prout, 1935: 13 .

Nipponogelasma lucia: Inoue, 1986: 48 ; Viidalepp, 1996: 62 (in part); Parsons et al., 1999: 645; Beljaev, 2001: 4; Kim et al., 2001: pl. 21: 7.

Aoshakuna sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925 , J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 15: 156, pl.11, fig. 28, syn. n. Holotype: Ψ (EIHU), Russia: Sakhalin, "Kawakami" [Sinegorsk].

Chlorissa sachalinensis: Prout, 1935: 15 .

Aoshakuna sachalinensis: Sato, 2001: 119 , fig. 2.

Gelasma immunis Prout, 1930 , Novit. zool. 35: 293. Holotype: ɗ (BMNH), Japan: Takao–San.

Gelasma immunis: Prout, 1935: 13 , pl. 2g.

Nipponogelasma immunis: Inoue, 1946a: 1 ; Inoue, 1956: 228; Inoue, 1961: 58, text figs 128–131, pl. 5: 106, 107; Viidalepp, 1976: 845 (part); Inoue, 1977: 235; Inoue, 1982: 436, pl. 59: 19, Cat. 2210.

Diagnosis. Length of forewing 12–15 mm ( Inoue, 1961). Labial palpi in the male are approximately as long as diameter of compound eye, with short third segment; in the female they are similar to the male, but the third segment is twice as long, about the same length as the second segment. Wings are olive-green, easily faded, and the fringe is whitish. The transverse lines are white, narrow, gently arched, slightly wavy or almost smooth, and along the medial side bordered with green darker than the ground colour.

Male genitalia ( Figs 12–14 ). The dorsal process on the valva is wide and flattened, the valvula have a narrow arcuate sclerite medially, with a posterior flaplike dilation on the right valva. The aedeagus has numerous spinules on the apex on the right and a strong scobinate thorn on the left.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 18 ). The postvaginal plate is asymmetric: the left half sharply angled anteriorly, the right half longitudinally shortened, truncate anteriorly, and U-shaped.

Material. Russia: 1 ɗ, "Saghalien, Cent. Exp. Sta. [Uzhno-Sakhalinsk], 12/VIII [19]24, Mihami NayoShi"; 1 Ψ, Saghalien, Makarovskii distr., 6 km N of Makarov, foothills of Makarova mountain, 48°40'42" N, 142°46'55" E, 110 m above sea level, 25.VII.2000 (A. Propletkin leg.). IBSS. Other material is listed below in the description of a new subspecies.

Distribution. Russia (Sakhalin, S Kuriles) ( Fig. 20 ), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku).

Host plants. Pinaceae : Abies sachalinensis ( Nakajima & Sato, 1979) .

Notes. Specimens of Aoshakuna lucia from the continental part of the Russian Far East differ somewhat from specimens of the nominotypical form and are described below as separate subspecies.

Figures

FIGURE 20. Distribution of Aoshakuna lucia lucia Thierry-Mieg; (squares) and Aoshakuna lucia ussurica ssp. n. (rings) in Russia and Korea: black symbol – type locality, and white symbols – other collection sites.

FIGURES 6 – 11. Aoshakuna lucia Thierry-Mieg, adults. 6 – 7, Aoshakuna lucia lucia Thierry-Mieg: 6, male; 7, female. 8 – 11, Aoshakuna lucia ussurica ssp. n.: 8, male; 9, female; 10, head; 11, wing venation.

FIGURES 12 – 17. Aoshakuna lucia Thierry-Mieg, male genitalia. 12 – 14, Aoshakuna lucia lucia Thierry-Mieg; 15 – 17, Aoshakuna lucia ussurica ssp. n. 12, 15, genitalia, aedeagus removed; 13, 16, aedeagus; 14, 17, eighth abdominal sternite.

FIGURES 18 – 19. Aoshakuna, female genitalia. 18, Aoshakuna lucia lucia Thierry-Mieg; 19, Aoshakuna lucia ussurica ssp. n.