Psyra similaria Moore, 1868

Liu, Zulian, Xue, Dayong, Wang, Wenkai & Han, Hongxiang, 2013, A review of Psyra Walker, 1860 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species, Zootaxa 3682 (3), pp. 459-474 : 467

Psyra similaria Moore, 1868

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Psyra similaria Moore, 1868 , Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1867 (3): 659, pl. 33, fig. 1. Syntype (s) 3, India: Darjeeling (BMNH).

Material examined. INDIA ( BMNH): 13 (Syntype), Darjeeling, Moore Coll., 96-106. NEPAL ( BMNH): 1Ƥ, C. Nepal, Gandaki Parbat Dist. Chorapani Deolari, 2800 m, 15.X.1981, coll. M. Owada, Inoue Coll., BM 1992-71, BMNH (E) #1008386. CHINA: Tibet ( IZCAS): 1Ƥ, Zham, Kouan, 26.IX.1984, coll. Li Aihua (slide no. Geom- 2022).

Diagnosis. P. similaria is distinctive in having a clear medial line and submarginal band on the hindwing. It also shares a simple forewing pattern with P. fulvaria , having much smaller black patches than in other species. The male genitalia are very close to those of P. boarmiata , but the aedeagus has two bundles of spines as to P. szetschwana , P. dsagara and P. angulifera , while P. boarmiata lacks the spinose bundle. The female genitalia are close to those of P. conferta and P. m o d e r a t a, while the ductus bursae is much narrower than in P. conferta ; the antrum is shorter than in P. m od e r a ta; and the spines of the discoid signum are shorter than in P. conferta .

Distribution. China (Tibet), India, Nepal.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 24. Adults of Psyra. 1 – 2. P. angulifera. 1, male (holotype, BMNH); 2, male, from Sichuan (IZCAS); 3 – 5. P. boarmiata. 3, male (holotype? of P. boarmiata boarmiata, MNHU); 4, ditto, female, from Jilin (IZCAS); 5, male (holotype of P. boarmiata subcuneata, BMNH); 6 – 8. P. cuneata. 6, male (holotype of P. cuneata cuneata, BMNH); 7, male, from Yunnan (IZCAS); 8, female (P. cuneata matsumurai, BMNH); 9 – 11. P. szetschwana stat. nov. 9, male (syntype of P. cuneata szetschwana, ZFMK); 10, male (syntype of P. cuneata lidjangica, ZFMK); 11, male, from Yunnan (IZCAS); 12 – 13. P. dsagara stat. nov. 12, male (lectotype, ZFMK); 13, male, from Hunan (IZCAS); 14, P. conferta, male (holotype, BMNH); 15, P. moderata, male (holotype, BMNH); 16, P. gracilis, male, from Yunnan (IZCAS); 17, P. similaria, male (syntype, BMNH); 18 – 19. P. spurcataria. 18, male (lectotype, BMNH); 19, male, from Yunnan (IZCAS); 20, P. rufolinearia, female (holotype, BMNH); 21 – 22. P. falcipennis. 21, male, from Hubei (IZCAS); 22, female, from Fujian (IZCAS); 23, P. breviprotrusa sp. nov., male (holotype, IZCAS); 24, P. bluethgeni, male (syntype, MNHU). Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 33 – 39. Male genitalia of Psyra. 33, P. moderata (holotype, BMNH slide no. 16391); 34, P. gracilis; 35, P. similaria (from Dr. Yazaki); 36, P. s p u rc a t a r i a; 37, P. falcipennis; 38, P. breviprotrusa (holotype); 39, P. bluethgeni (BMNH, Inoue slide no. 8325). Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 40 – 52. Aedeagus of Psyra. 40, P. angulifera; 41, P. boarmiata boarmiata; 42, P. cuneata cuneata; 43, P. szetschwana; 44, P. dsagara; 45, P. c o n f e r t a (paratype, BMNH, Inoue slide no. 6040); 46, P. m o de ra t a (holotype, BMNH slide no. 16391); 47, P. gracilis; 48, P. similaria (from Dr. Yazaki); 49, P. spurcataria; 50, P. falcipennis; 51, P. breviprotrusa (holotype); 52, P. bluethgeni (BMNH, Inoue slide no. 8325). Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 53 – 63. Female genitalia of Psyra. 53, P. angulifera; 54, P. boarmiata subcuneata; 55, P. cuneata cuneata; 56, P. cuneata matsumurai (BMNH, Inoue slide no. 9507); 57, P. szetschwana; 58, P. dsagara; 59, P. conferta (paratype, BMNH, Inoue slide no. 9509); 60, P. m o d e r a t a; 61, P. si m il a r i a; 62, P. spurcataria; 63, P. falcipennis. Scale bar = 1 mm. 64 – 72. Signa of female genitalia of Psyra. 64, P. angulifera; 65, P. boarmiata subcuneata; 66, P. cuneata cuneata; 67, P. szetschwana; 68, P. dsagara; 69, P. m o d e r a t a; 70, P. similaria; 71, P. spurcataria; 72, P. falcipennis. 73. Sternite 8 of male abodomen of P. spurcataria. Scale bar = 0. 1 mm.