Stictoptera semialba (Walker, 1863)

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 : 9

Stictoptera semialba (Walker, 1863)

Figs. 30, 31 , 109 , 136 , 162

Minica semialba Walker, 1863a , J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 7: 175. Syntypes: [Borneo]: Sarawak (OUM). Stictoptera semialba: Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 164.

Stictoptera ferrifera Chen, 1982b , in Zhu et al., Iconographia Heterocerorum Sinicorum, III: 337, pl. 97: 2421. (nec Walker, 1863)

Diagnosis. S. semialba shares a similar wings-pattern and polymorphisms with S. grisea . This species has a pattern with greyish-brown forewing and obscure black spot at its base, the postmedial line is a series of round black spots. The differences in the male genitalia from S. grisea are discussed above.

Material examined. CHINA, Hainan: 1 female, Jianfengling, 20.IV.1982, coll. Chen Zhiqing ( IZCAS). Sichuan: 1 male, Yingjing, Siping, 1100 m, 25.VII.1984, coll. Liu Dajun ( IZCAS). Yunnan: 1 male, Lijiang, Yulongshan, 22.VII.1962, coll. Song Shimei; 1 male, Lijiang, Yulongshan, 2800 m, 18.VII.1984, coll. Chen Yixin; 1 male, Pingbian, Daweishan, 1500 m, 18.VI.1956, coll. Huang Keren ( IZCAS).

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

Remarks. This species was recorded by Chen (1982b) as S. ferrifera (Walker, 1863) . We reidentified the specimens and concluded that they belong to S. semialba (Walker, 1863) , so S. ferrifera is not found in China and the distribution records should be omitted.

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.