Scopula disclusaria (Christoph)

Choi, Sei-Woong & Kim, Sung-Soo, 2016, A checklist of the genus Scopula (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) including description of a new species and three newly recorded species from Korea, Zootaxa 4178 (1), pp. 131-137 : 134

Scopula disclusaria (Christoph)

( Figs 1 C, 2G, 2H, 2I, 3B)

Acidalia disclusaria Christoph, 1881: 52 . TL: [RUSSIA] Vladivostok.

Material examined. [GW] 1 Ƌ 1 ♀ Mt. Gwangdeok, GW: Hwacheon, 21 Jun. 2011 (S.S. Kim). (KSS-1928, 1422); 2 Ƌ Mt. Jungang, GW: Jeongseon, 14. Jun. 2013 (S.S. Kim); [GG] 2 ♀, Mt. Goryung, 25. Jun. 1995 (S.S. Kim)

Diagnosis. This species is distinguished by a light brownish wing with undulating medial lines and a relatively large black discal dot on both fore- and hindwings. This species is externally very similar to Scopula ignobilis (Warren) , but can be distinguished by the presence of an antemedial line and a discal dot that is located close to antemdial line on the hindwing. The male abdomen and genitalia can be distinguished by the short claw-like left and long right cerata on the eighth sternite, the long distally clubbed socii, and the tapered, distally bent fibula and large digitate valvula. The cerata on the male abdomen and genitalia are similar to those of S. ignobilis , but can be distinguished by the long right ceras and long distally clubbed socii. The female genitalia are distinguished by the circular lip-shaped sterigmata, thin and short ductus bursae and large ovate corpus bursae with a rounded patch of minute spicules. The female genitalia are similar to those of S. ignobilis , but can be distinguished by the circular lip-shaped sterigmata.

Distribution. Korea, Russian Far East.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Adults of Scopula in Korea. Scale bar = 10 mm. A. Scopula paraconfusa (Holotype, Mt. Bangtae-san, GW: Inje, 17 Jul. 2011); B. S. butleri (Bijarim, JJ: Seogwipo, 1 Aug. 2002); C. S. disclusaria (Mt. Jungang, GW: Jeongseon, 14. Jun. 2013); D. S. hypochra (Gumsan, GN: Namhae, 14. Jun. 2013).