Scopula Schrank, 1802

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 : 13-14

Scopula Schrank, 1802

Scopula Schrank, 1802 . Fauna boica, 2 (2): 162. Type species: Phalaena paludata Linnaeus, 1767 (junior synonym of Phalaena ornata Scopoli, 1763 ).

Glossotrophia Prout, 1913 . Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa 3 (24): 21. Type species Acidalia confinaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 . Here regarded as synonym to Scopula based on the phylogenetic results (see Fig. 1).

Remarks. Species within this genus are characterized by (after Hausmann 2004; Sihvonen 2005a): venation with one areole in the forewing; veins R1 and R2–5 on a common stalk, arising from the areole; hindwing with veins Rs and M1 usually separate (see Plate 2E, F ); male genitalia with posterolateral appendices on the 8th sternite absent,

sacculus and valvula of valva separated, juxta urceolate (see Sihvonen 2005a); female genitalia with signum spinous (see Sihvonen 2005a).

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PLATE 2. Wing venation of Scopulini genera existent in Iran. A: Problepsis wiltshirei, stat. rev., B: Cinglis humifusaria stat. rev., C: Cinglis benigna comb. nov., D: Scopuloides origalis stat. rev., E: Scopula ornata and F: Scopula relictata.