Problepsis phoebearia Erschov, 1870

Xue, Dayong, Cui, Le & Jiang, Nan, 2018, A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4392 (1), pp. 101-127 : 123

Problepsis phoebearia Erschov, 1870

Figs 24–26 , 48 , 49 , 69, 70 , 89 , 106

Problepsis phoebearia Erschov, 1870 , Trudy russk. ent . Obshch., 4: 164, 197. [Replacement name for deliaria Bremer. ] Argyris deliaria Bremer, 1864, Mém. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. , (7) 8 (1): 79, pl. 7, fig. 3. Syntypes, Russia: East Siberia, Bureja Mountains; lower Ussuri. [Junior primary homonym of Argyris deliaria Guenée, 1858 .]

Diagnosis. See under P. discophora kardakoffi .

Material examined. CHINA: Heilongjiang: 3 ♂ ( IZCAS), Yichun, 8.VII.1956, 10.VIII.1956, 31.VII.1957 , IZCAS slide no. Geom-03384; 11 ♂ 2♀ (IZCAS), Yichun, Dailing, 390 m, 16.VI.1956, 7.VII.1956, 29.VI.– 20.VIII.1957, 2–16.VII.1962, coll. Bai Jiuwei et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04576; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Pingshan, 11.VII.2007, coll. Lang Jin; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Muling, Daimagou, 28.VI.2007, coll. Li Chengde; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Harbin, Laoyeling, 24–25.VII. 2008, coll. Han Huilin et al. Jilin: 2 ♂ ( IZCAS), Changbai Shan, 3–9.VII.1982, coll. Zhang Baolin , IZCAS slide no. Geom-03411; 1 ♂ (loaned from NEFU), Wangqing, Tianqiaoling, 5.VIII.2007, coll. Han Huilin et al. Beijing ( IZCAS) : 1 ♂, Mentougou, Xiaolongmen, 1100 m, 7– 8.VII.2014, coll. Cheng Rui, IZCAS slide no. Geom-04577. RUSSIA ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, S. Primorje, vic. Spank, 200 m, 20.VIII.1989 (presented by D. Stüning) ; 1 ♂, Amur region, Maliy khingan Mts , 500 m, VII.1992 (presented by D. Stüning), IZCAS slide no. Geom-03410.

Distribution. China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Beijing), Southeast Russia, North Korea.

Remarks. In our study, we found the species and P. discophora only show some differences on the shape of ocellus. Besides, we also found one male specimen from Beijing (figs 24, 49, 70) shows a transition between the two species: the ocellus of the forewing is fused to the posterior small marking, smooth on the inner margin, and forms a small protrusion on the outer margin, not reaching the postmedial line; the ocellus of the hind wing is similar to that of P. phoebearia . Therefore we suspect P. phoebearia and P. discophora maybe the same species.

Figures

FIGURES 23–30. Adults of Problepsis. 23, P. discophora kardakoffi, Heilongjiang. 24–26, P. phoebearia, male, 24, Beijing, 25, Jilin, 26, Heilongjiang; 27–28, P. shirozui, male, Guangxi, 27, uppside, 28, underside, 29–30, P. superans, Hubei. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 40–48. Male genitalia of Problepsis. 40, P. delphiaria auriculifera, Hainan; 41, P. transvehens, Hainan; 42–43, P. conjunctiva, 42, Hainan, 43, Tibet; 44, P. crassinotata, Yunnan; 45, P. diazoma, Hunan; 46, P. discophora discophora, Beijing; 47, P. discophora kardakoffi, Heilongjiang; 48, P. phoebearia, Russia. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 49–51. Male genitalia of Problepsis. 49, P. phoebearia, Beijing; 50, P. shirozui, Guangxi; 51, P. superans, Guizhou. FIGURES 52–58. Aedeagus of Problepsis. 52, P. albidior, Hainan; 53, P. eucircota, Gansu; 54, P. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Gansu; 55, P. vulgaris, Tibet; 56, P. paredra, Hubei; 57. P. subreferta, Yunnan; 58, P. batangnensis sp. nov., paratype, Sichuan. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 59–72. Aedeagus of Problepsis. 59, P. plagiata, Shaanxi; 60, P. apollinaria apollinaria, Hainan; 61, P. delphiaria auriculifera, Hainan; 62, P. transvehens, Hainan; 63–64, P. conjunctiva; 63, Hainan, 64, Tibet; 65, P. crassinotata, Fujian; 66, P. diazoma, Hunan; 67, P. discophora discophora, Beijing; 68, P. discophora kardakoffi, Heilongjiang; 69–70, P. phoebearia, 69, Russia, 70, Beijing; 71, P. shirozui, Guangxi; 72, P. superans, Guizhou. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 73–91. Male eighth sternite of Problepsis. 73, P. albidior, Sichuan; 74, P. eucircota, Jiangxi; 75, P. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Gansu; 76, P. vulgaris, Guangdong; 77, P. paredra, Hubei; 78. P. subreferta, Yunnan; 79, P. batangnensis sp. nov., paratype, Sichuan; 80, P. plagiata, Shaanxi; 81, P. apollinaria apollinaria, Hainan; 82, P. delphiaria auriculifera, Hainan; 83, P. transvehens, Hainan; 84, P. conjunctiva, Hainan; 85, P. crassinotata, Yunnan; 86, P. diazoma, Fujian; 87, P. discophora discophora, Beijing; 88, P. discophora kardakoffi, Heilongjiang; 89, P. phoebearia, Russia; 90, P. shirozui, Guangxi; 91, P. superans, Guizhou. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 99–107. Female genitalia of Problepsis. 99, P. delphiaria auriculifera, Hainan; 100, P. transvehens, Guangdong; 101, P. conjunctiva, Fujian; 102, P. crassinotata, Yunnan; 103, P. diazoma, Zhejiang; 104, P. discophora discophora, Beijing; 105, P. discophora kardakoffi, Heilongjiang; 106, P. phoebearia, Heilongjiang; 107, P. superans, Zhejiang. Scale bar = 1 mm.