Cinglis eurata (Prout, 1913) Wanke & Hausmann & Lee & Murillo-Ramos & Sihvonen & Rajaei, 2023

Wanke, Dominic, Hausmann, Axel, Lee, Kyung Min, Murillo-Ramos, Leidys, Sihvonen, Pasi & Rajaei, Hossein, 2023, Systematics and integrative taxonomic revision of the tribe Scopulini Duponchel, 1845 in Iran (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae), Zootaxa 5359 (1), pp. 1-96 : 11-12

Cinglis eurata (Prout, 1913) comb. nov.

( Plate 3, Figs 9–10; Plate 10, Fig. 6; Plate 21 , Fig. 5; Map 1)

Glossotrophia eurata Prout, 1913 . In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde 4: 83. Holotype ([ Turkmenistan]: Arwas , near Ashkhabad) (in MNHU).

Additional material examined: 9 ♁/ ♀ (see appendix).

Diagnosis. Wingspan ♁ ♀ 15–23 mm. Ground colour ( Plate 3, Figs 9–10) whitish-beige to brown. In Iran, Cinglis eurata can externally be confused only with C. benigna (see Plate 3, Figs 3–10). In male genitalia, 8th sternite with a short right ceras, basally notched (8th sternite without cerata, basally notched in C. benigna ) (see Plate 10, Figs 2–6). The female genitalia show no strong differences from other species of this genus; probably corpus bursae more weakly sclerotized than in C. benigna (see Plate 21 , Figs 2–5).

Phenology. Specimens from Iran collected in June.

Biology. Unknown.

Habitat. Investigated specimens collected at altitudes from 1210 to 1431 m.

Distribution. Species endemic to the Kopet Dagh mountains ( Hausmann 1994). In Iran it is present in the northeastern provinces Khorazan-e Shomali and Khorazan-e Rhazavi ( Viidalepp 1988) (see Map 1).

DNA-barcoding. No data available.

Remarks. The record from the province Semnan by Prout (1913) is possible but needs further confirmation, although confusion with C. benigna nigromaculata cannot be excluded.

Figures

PLATE 21: Figures 1–9. Female genitalia of Cinglis, Scopuloides and Scopula species. 1: Cinglis humifusaria (Iran, Zanjan,Ab-Dar, g. prep. 1193/2022 D. Wanke); 2: Cinglis benigna benigna comb. nov. (Iran, Strasse Shiraz-Kazerun, Imam Sade, g. prep. 1050/2021 D. Wanke); 3: Cinglis benigna nigromaculata comb. nov. (Iran, Semnan, Cheschme Ali, g. prep. 0985/2021 D. Wanke); 4: Cinglis benigna amseli syn. nov. of Cinglis benigna benigna comb. nov. (Paratype, Afghanistan, Gulbahar, g. prep. WM 131); 5: Cinglis eurata comb. nov. (Turkmenistan, Kopet-Dagh, g. prep. 895 Pasi Sihvonen); 6: Scopuloides origalis stat. rev. (Iran, Balutschestan, Nikschar, g. prep. 0565/2020 D. Wanke); 7: Scopula conscensa (Ceylon, NHMUK014173528, Slide NHMUK010317461); 8–9: Scopula relictata (8: Oman,Adam, NHMUK014173580, Slide NHMUK014314454; 9: [Kenya], Suna, S. Kavirondo, NHMUK014173536, Slide NHMUK014314489); Scale-bar 1 mm.