Rhodostrophia tristrigalis Butler, 1889

Cui, Le, Xue, Dayong & Jiang, Nan, 2019, Description of two new species of Rhodostrophia Hübner, 1823 from China (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), Zootaxa 4563 (2), pp. 337-353 : 349-350

Rhodostrophia tristrigalis Butler, 1889

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Rhodostrophia tristrigalis Butler, 1889 , Illust. typical Specimens Lepid. Heterocera Colln Br. Mus., 7: 22, 110, pl. 137, fig. 1. Syntypes ♁, ♀, India: Kangra district, Dharmsala (NHM).

Diagnosis. The species can be distinguished by the following characters: the antennal flagellum is dentate ventrally; the male hind tibia contains three spurs; the apex of the forewing is acute; the outer margin of the forewing is straight; the transverse lines on the forewing are parallel to the outer margin; in the male genitalia, the apex of the costa of the valva is rounded and separated from the valva; the terminal one third of the valva is rod-like and dilated centrally without spines; a small rounded process is present on the apex of the ventral margin of the sacculus; the posterior part of the aedeagus is covered with teeth; the cornutus is absent. Females not available.

Material examined. CHINA: Sichuan (ZFMK): 1 6, Ningwuan, coll. Wehrli. Tibet ( IZCAS): 1 6, Bomi, Yi’ong, 2300 m, 11.VIII.1983, coll. Han Yinheng. Distribution. China (Sichuan, Tibet), India .

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Adults of Rhodostrophia. 1–2. R. jacularia; 1. Male, Mongolia, 2. Female, Inner Mongolia, China; 3. R. grumaria, male, Tibet, China; 4. R. serraginaria, male, Xinjiang, China; 5. R. bicolor, male, Tibet, China; 6. R. yunnanaria, male, Yunnan, China; 7. R. similata, male, Yunnan, China; 8. R. reisseri sp. nov., male, holotype, Yunnan, China; 9. R. bisinuata bisinuata, female, Yunnan, China; 10. R. stueningi sp. nov., male, holotype, Yunnan, China; 11. R. philolaches, male, Yunnan, China; 12. R. tristrigalis, male, Sichuan, China; 13. R. anchotera, male, Yunnan, China; 14. R. olivacea, male, Yunnan, China; 15. R. pelloniaria, male, Tibet, China. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 25–37. Male genitalia of Rhodostrophia. 25. R. tristrigalis, Tibet, China; 26. R. pelloniaria, Tibet, China. FIGURES 27–37. Aedeagus of Rhodostrophia. 27. R. jacularia, Inner Mongolia, China; 28. R. serraginaria, Xinjiang, China; 29. R. bicolor, Tibet, China; 30. R. yunnanaria, Sichuan, China; 31. R. similata, Gansu, China; 32. R. reisseri sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China; 33. R. bisinuata bisinuata, Yunnan, China; 34. R. stueningi sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China, the black lines show the cornutus and the line of small spurs on the terminal part of the aedeagus; 35. R. philolaches, Qinghai, China. 36. R. tristrigalis, Tibet, China; 37. R. pelloniaria, Tibet, China. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 48–58. Male eighth sternite of Rhodostrophia. 48. R. jacularia; 49. R. serraginaria; 50. R. bicolor; 51. R. yunnanaria; 52. R. similata; 53. R. reisseri sp. nov.; 54. R. bisinuata bisinuata; 55. R. stueningi sp. nov.; 56. R. philolaches; 57. R. tristrigalis; 58. R. pelloniaria. Scale bar = 1 mm.