Lophoptera squammigera Guenée, 1852

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 : 23-24

Lophoptera squammigera Guenée, 1852

Figs. 88, 89 , 125 , 151 , 178

Lophoptera squammigera Guenée, 1852 , in Boisduval et Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins. (Lepid.), 7: 55, pl. 14, fig. 13. Holotype: male, [ Australia]: New Holland (MNHN).

Lophoptera costata Moore, 1885 , Lepid. Ceyl., 3: 123, pl. 159, fig. 8.

Lophoptera smaragdipanni Chen, 1999 , Fauna Sinica (Insecta), 16: 952, pl. 43: 16. (nec Holloway, 1985)

Diagnosis. This species resembles L. squammilinea Holloway, 1985 , but differs externally by grey longitudinal strip on the forewing, which is white in L. squammilinea . In the male genitalia, the apex of the valva is bifid, but complete in L. squammilinea ; the base of the valva is wide, but expanded at both costa and sacculus sides in L. squammilinea ; the juxta is quinquangular, but diamond shaped in L. squammilinea ; the saccus is triangular, with the length equal to width, but in L. squammilinea , it is extremely long, and the length is about twice of the width. In the female genitalia, the lateral lobes are triangular, but rounded in L. squammilinea .

Material examined. CHINA, Jiangxi: 1 female, Doushui, 5.VII.1975, coll. Zhang Baolin ( IZCAS). Hunan: 1 male, Zhangjiajie, 12.X.1988; 1 male, Yongshun, Shanmuhe Linchang, 600 m, 3.VIII.1988, coll. Chen Yixin ( IZCAS). Hainan: 1 male, 1 female, Baisha, Yinggeling, Hongxincun, 417.8 m, 4–6.IV.2008, coll. Wu Chunsheng; 1 male, Limushan, 647 m, 29.XI.2007, coll. Wang Zhiliang; 2 males, Diaoluoshan, 930 m, 11–12.XII.2007, coll. Chen Fuqiang and Li Jing; 1 male, Xinglong, Redai Zhiwuyuan, 130 m, 16.V.2007, coll. Lang Songyun ( IZCAS). Guangxi: 2 females, Pingxiang, 11–13.VI.1976; 1 male, Lingchuan, Lingtian, 390 m, 21.IX.1983, coll. Liu Ronglin; 1 female, Wuming, Damingshan, 1200 m, 29.VI.1984, coll. Zeng Yufen; 3 females, Miaoershan, Jiuniuchang, 1100–1150 m, 7–13.VII.1985, coll. Fang Chenglai; 4 males, 6 females, Napo, Defu, 1300 m, 14– 16.VIII.1998, coll. He Tongli; 1 male, Fangcheng, Fulong, 240 m, 13.III.1998, coll. Wu Chunsheng; 1 female, Napo, Nonghua, 750 m, 17.VIII.1998, coll. He Tongli; 1 male, Shangsi, Hongqi Linchang, 300 m, 27.V.1999, coll. Yuan Decheng ( IZCAS). Sichuan: 1 female, Dukou, 2150 m, 22.VIII.1980, coll. Zhang Baolin; 1 female, Wanxian, Wangerbao, 1200 m, 27.V.1994, coll. Li Wenzhu ( IZCAS). Guizhou: 1 male, 1 female, Dayong, Zhushitou, 18.VIII.1988, coll. Li Wei and Chen Yixin; 1 male, 1 female, Suiyang, Kuankuoshui, 1534 m, 8.VI.2010, coll. Chen Fuqiang ( IZCAS). Yunnan: 1 female, Mangshi, 1200 m, 4.V.1980, coll. Shang Jinwen; 1 male, Lanping, 20.VIII.1984, coll. Chen Yixin ( IZCAS).

Distribution. China (Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet), Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia.

Remarks. Lophoptera smaragdipanni Holloway, 1985 for China was recorded by Chen (1999) In present study, we re-identified the specimens and stated L. smaragdipanni (sensu Chen 1999) as a misidentification of L. squammigera . The species L. smaragdipanni is not distributed in China.

Biological notes. The larval host plants were recorded as Mallotus (Euphorbiaceae) ( Gardner 1948; Chen 1999), Briedelia (Euphorbiaceae) , Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) and Grewia (Tiliaceae) ( Mathur 1942).

Figures

FIGURES 64 – 103. Adults. 64 – 71. Lophoptera illucida. 64, female, upperside; 65, female, underside; 66, female, upperside; 67, female, underside; 68, male, upperside; 69, male, underside; 70, male, upperside; 71, male, underside. 72 – 73. Lophoptera longipennis. 72, female, upperside; 73, female, underside. 74 – 75. Lophoptera tenuis. 74, female, upperside; 75, female, underside. 76 – 77. Lophoptera acutiprocessa. sp. nov., paratype. 76, female, upperside; 77, female, underside. 78 – 79. Lophoptera phaeobasis. 78, female, upperside; 79, female, underside. 80 – 81. Lophoptera negretinoides. 80, male, upperside; 81, male, underside. 82 – 83. Lophoptera negretina. 82, female, upperside; 83, female, underside. 84 – 85. Lophoptera solealis. sp. nov., holotype. 84, male, upperside; 85, male, underside. 86 – 87. Lophoptera huma. 86, male, upperside; 87, male, underside. 88 – 89. Lophoptera squammigera. 88, female, upperside; 89, female, underside. 90 – 91. Lophoptera squammilinea. 90, male, upperside; 91, male, underside. 92 – 93. Lophoptera purpurfera. sp. nov., holotype. 92, male, upperside; 93, male, underside. 94 – 95. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa. sp. nov., paratype. 94, female, upperside; 95, female, underside. 96 – 97. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 96, female, upperside; 97, female, underside. 98 – 99. Lophoptera hypenistis. 98, female, upperside; 99, female, underside. 100 – 101. Lophoptera partitistis. 100, female, upperside; 101, female, underside. 102 – 103. Diascoides ferruginea. 102, female, upperside; 103, female, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 125 – 130. Male genitalia. 125. Lophoptera squammigera. 126. Lophoptera squammilinea. 127. Lophoptera purpurfera sp. nov. 128. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa sp. nov. 129. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 130. Lophoptera hypenistis. 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 178 – 184. Female genitalia. 178. Lophoptera squammigera. 179. Lophoptera squammilinea. 180. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa sp. nov. 181. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 182. Lophoptera hypenistis. 183. Lophoptera partitistis. 184. Diascoides ferruginea. Scale bars = 1 mm.