Stictoptera grisea Moore, 1868

Qi, Feng, Wang, Ke, Xue, Dayong & Yang, Ding, 2011, A taxonomic revision of the Stictopterinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae) in China, Zootaxa 2926, pp. 1-45 : 8-9

Stictoptera grisea Moore, 1868

Figs. 28, 29 , 108 , 135 , 161

Stictoptera grisea Moore, 1868 , Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 1867: 67. Syntypes: [ India]: [West Bengal], Darjeeling (BMNH). Stictoptera variegata Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 163.

Stictoptera grisea fasciimargo Prout, 1922 , Bulletin of the Hill Museum., 1: 210.

Stictoptera variegata manuselensis Prout, 1922 , Bulletin of the Hill Museum., 1: 210.

Diagnosis. This species share a similar wing pattern and polymorphisms with S. semialba (Walker, 1863) . Both species have a black streak striking the margin just anterior to the tornus of the forewing (followed Holloway 1985). The forewing is greyish-yellow, and an inverted triangular black patch is present at base, which is smaller than in S. semialba . The postmedial line is composed of a series of black dots; the medial line is wavy above CuA1, the zone between two lines is yellowish-brown. The female of S. grisea has specialized wing pattern with ground color of the forewing greyish-green; a large yellowish-brown spot present at the base and another smaller one on the apex; the medial line blackish-green; a semicircular greyish-yellow spot presents on the anal margin centrally. The male genitalia of both species are similar, but differ by the shape of the costal lobe of the valva, which in S. grisea is concave at basal two thirds and expanded apically, but that of S. semialba is concaved more basally and not expanded apically.

Material examined. CHINA, Hainan: 1 male, Jianfengling, 14.IV.1980, coll. Zhang Baolin; 1 female, Lingshui, Diaoluoshan, 945.5 m, 29–31.III.2008, coll. Wu Chunsheng ( IZCAS). Guangxi: 1 male, Napo, Defu, 1350 m, 21.VI.2000, coll. Zhu Chaodong ( IZCAS). Yunnan: 2 males, Lijiang, Yulongshan, 2800–2850 m, 18–20.VII.1984, coll. Liu Dajun and Chen Yixin; 1 female, Pingbian, Daweishan, 1500 m, 18.VI.1956, coll. Huang Keren ( IZCAS). Yunnan: 1 male, Menghai, Rezuo, 21.VI.1974 ( CAU).

Distribution. China (Henan, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia.

Biological notes. The larval host plants were recorded as Garcinia (Clusiaceae) ( Mathur et al. 1954 –1960) and Carcinia mangostana ( Zhang 1994) .

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 33. Adults. 12 – 13. Stictoptera trajiciens. 12, male, upperside; 13, male, underside. 14 – 15. Stictoptera repleta. 14, male, upperside; 15, male, underside. 16 – 25. Stictoptera cucullioides. 16, female, upperside; 17, female, underside; 18, male, upperside; 19, male, underside; 20, female, upperside; 21, female, underside; 22, male, upperside; 23, male, underside; 24, female, upperside; 25, female, underside. 26 – 27. Stictoptera macromma. 26, male, upperside; 27, male, underside. 28 – 29. Stictoptera grisea. 28, male, upperside; 29, male, underside. 30 – 31. Stictoptera semialba. 30, male, upperside; 31, male, underside. 32 – 33. Aegilia describens. 32, male, upperside; 33, male, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 104 – 111. Male genitalia. 104. Stictoptera trajiciens. 105. Stictoptera repleta. 106. Stictoptera cucullioides. 107. Stictoptera macromma. 108. Stictoptera grisea. 109. Stictoptera semialba. 110, Aegilia describens. 111. Odontodes aleuca. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 131 – 156. Aedeagus. 131. Stictoptera trajiciens. 132. Stictoptera repleta. 133. Stictoptera cucullioides. 134. Stictoptera macromma. 135. Stictoptera grisea. 136. Stictoptera semialba. 137. Aegilia describens. 138. Odontodes aleuca. 139. Lophoptera anthyalus. 140. Lophoptera hamata sp. nov. 141. Lophoptera coangulata. 142. Lophoptera stipata. 143. Lophoptera nama. 144. Lophoptera brunnama. 145. Lophoptera illucida. 146. Lophoptera longipennis. 147. Lophoptera acutiprocessa sp. nov. 148. Lophoptera negretinoides. 149. Lophoptera solealis sp. nov. 150. Lophoptera huma. 151. Lophoptera squammigera. 152. Lophoptera squammilinea. 153. Lophoptera purpurfera sp. nov. 154. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa sp. nov. 155. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 156. Lophoptera hypenistis. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 157 – 163. Female genitalia. 157. Stictoptera trajiciens. 158. Stictoptera repleta. 159. Stictoptera cucullioides. 160. Stictoptera macromma. 161. Stictoptera grisea. 162. Stictoptera semialba. 163. Aegilia describens. Scale bars = 1 mm.