Ctenoceratoda turpis, Staudinger, 1999

Varga, Zoltán, Gyulai, Péter, Ronkay, Gábor & Ronkay, László, 2018, Review Of The Species Groups Of The Genus Ctenoceratoda Varga, 1992 With Description Of Four New Species And A New Subspecies (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 64 (1), pp. 51-74 : 55-56

The turpis -group

Diagnosis – Large or medium-sized moths with not extremely long and moderately or strongly bipectinated male antennae, moderately elongate, apically acute forewings. Colouration simple, nearly concolorous grey or brownish, markings regular, often faint. Male brush organ present.

In the male genitalia, uncus long and narrow; cucullus rounded triangular with moderately elongate “neck”; ampulla elongate, often slightly falcate. Since the genital capsule of the different members of the group is very similar, the pectination of antennae appears as important specific character.

Checklist

Ctenoceratoda turpis (Staudinger, 1900, Phoebophilus ), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. Gesellschaft Iris zu Dresden 12: 341, pl. 7, fig. 8. Type-locality: [ China, Xinjiang] Korla;

Ctenoceratoda brassicina (Draudt, 1934, Scotogramma ), in A. Seitz, Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 3: 98, pl. 14, row c. Type-locality: [ Russia or Kazakhstan] “Altai occ.”;

Ctenoceratoda gandhara (Hacker et Varga, 1990, Haderonia ), Esperiana 1: 340, pl. E, fig. 16. Type-locality: Pakistan, Karakoram Mts, Kunjerab pass;

Ctenoceratoda weigerti (Hacker et Varga, 1990, Haderonia ), Esperiana 1: 340, pl. E, fig. 17. Type-locality: Pakistan, Karakoram Mts, Kunjerab pass;

Ctenoceratoda peregovitsi Varga et Gyulai, 1999 , Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 45 (2): 174, figs 4–5, 25–26. Type-locality: Mongolia, Ömnögovi aimak, Tost Mts;

Ctenoceratoda psychrogena Varga et Gyulai, 1999 , Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 45 (2): 175, figs 6–8, 27–29, 42–44, 58–62, 84. Type-locality: Tadjikistan, Pamir Mts, Vakhanskiy Mts;

Ctenoceratoda aksakal Varga et Gyulai, 1999 , Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 45 (2): 179, figs 11, 41, 57, 85. Type-locality: Tadjikistan, E Pamir Mts, Sarykolskiy Mts.

Bionomics and distribution – All species are confined to the high mountains of Central and Inner Asia, they regularly occur in high altitudes.