Lophoptera hemithyris ( Hampson, 1905 )

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 : 22

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.205935
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6195510
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scientific name	Lophoptera hemithyris ( Hampson, 1905 )
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Lophoptera hemithyris ( Hampson, 1905)

Stictoptera hemithyris Hampson, 1905 , Ann. Mag. nat. His., (7) 16: 534. Holotype: female, [ India]: Madras Cuddapah (BMNH).

Lophoptera hemithyris: Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 181, pl. 178, fig. 22.

Diagnosis. Wings-pattern is similar to the next species. In the male genitalia, the central process of the gnathos in L. hemithyris is shorter than half length of the uncus, but longer than half length of the uncus in L. solealis ; the base of the costa in L. hemithyris is smooth, but slightly swollen in L. solealis ; the saccus is shorter than in L. solealis .

Material examined. None.

Distribution. China ( Taiwan, Hong Kong), India, Sri Lanka, Australia. The species was reported for China by Ades & Kendrick (2004).