Stictoptera trajiciens ( Walker, 1857 )

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 : 6-7

Stictoptera trajiciens ( Walker, 1857)

Figs. 12, 13 , 104 , 131 , 157

Steiria trajiciens Walker, 1857 , List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 13: 1137. Syntypes: Ceylon [ Sri Lanka] (BMNH). Stictoptera trajiciens: Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 154.

Diagnosis. The wing pattern of this species is distinctive. It is characterized by the diffused longitudinal lines of the forewing. V-shaped transversal triple line lies from the costal margin and gathered at the anal margin of forewing. In the male genitalia, the uncus bends centrally; the membranous webbing present from distal one fifth of costal lobe vertically to the basal one third of the sacculus, then extended to its end.

Material examined. CHINA, Hainan: 2 males, Jianfengling, 21.VI., 21.X.1982, coll. Liu Yuanfu and Chen Peizhen; 1 male, 1 female, Diaoluoshan, 930 m, 11–12.XII.2007, coll. Li Jing and Chen Fuqiang ( IZCAS). Guangxi: 1 male, Bobai, 200 m. 11.X.1983, coll. Wang Jizhen; 1 male, Shangsi, 250 m, 28.V.1999, coll. Yuan Decheng; 2 males, Fangcheng, Dalu, 250 m, 8.VI.2000, coll. Li Wenzhu; 1 male, 1 female, Fangcheng, Fulong, 24–25.V.1999, coll. Yuan Decheng and Zhang Yanzhou ( IZCAS). Yunnan: 1 male, 2 females, Hekou, 80 m, 7.VI.1956, coll. Huang Keren ( IZCAS). Guangxi: 1 male, Pingxiang, 13.VI.1976; 1 female, same locality, 12.V.1963, coll. Yang Jikun ( CAU).

Distribution. China (Hainan, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Guizhou, Yunnan), India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific islands.

Biological notes. The larval host plants were recorded as Garcinia indica ( Bell & Scott 1937) and Garcinia kandis (Clusiaceae) (Tho Yow Pong, in Holloway 1985).

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.