Eupithecia supercastigata Inoue, 1958

Mironov, Vladimir & Šumpich, Jan, 2022, New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China Part IX, Zootaxa 5219 (3), pp. 276-286 : 285

Eupithecia supercastigata Inoue, 1958

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Eupithecia supercastigata Inoue, 1958 , Tinea 4 (2): (248), text-fig 2. Holotype ♂ (BMNH; examined), [ Japan], Yokosuka , Funakoshi.

Examined material: 1 ♂, China, NE. Sichuan, NE. Guangyuan, Longmen Shan , 32°36.009ʹ N, 105°31.913ʹ E, H– 630 m, 5.x.2016, A. Floriani leg. Gen. prep. J. Procházka 20140; Photo J. Šumpich 22/141 ( NMPC) .

Note. This species belongs to the subfuscata species group ( Mironov & Galsworthy 2014). It has previously been recorded from Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima), Korea and the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Hunan and Yunnan. A new species for Sichuan province. The male genitalia of this specimen are illustrated ( Fig. 19 ).

Figures

FIGURES 13–17. Eupithecia adults, China (scale bar = 10 mm). 13. E. solianikovi Viidalepp, 1988; 14. E. supercastigata Inoue, 1958; 15. E. ensifera Mironov & Galsworthy, 2004, male; 16. E. ensifera Mironov & Galsworthy, 2004, female; 17. E. fulvidorsata Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006.

FIGURES 18–21. Male genitalia of Eupithecia species (scale bar = 1mm). 18. E. voraria sp. n. Holotype; 19. E. supercastigata Inoue, 1958; 20. E. ensifera Mironov & Galsworthy, 2004; 21. E. fulvidorsata Mironov & Galsworthy, 2006; a—lateral view; b—view from the opposite side.