Selenia ononica Kostjuk, 1991

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21. Selenia ononica Kostjuk, 1991

(adults Figs 10C, 10G ; male gen. Figs 14I, 14J ; female gen. Fig. 32G )

Selenia ononica: Viidalepp, 1996: 68 (“Dahuria”); Vasilenko & Gordeeva (Vlasova), 2004: 1437; Gordeeva & Gordeev, 2007: 132.

Material examined. Buryatia: B. Altan , 9. V .1998 , 1♂, 1♀, T. Gordeeva [ ISEA]; s. loc ., 12. V.1998, 8♂; s. loc., 9. V .1998 , 6♂; Onokhoy , 24.51999, 1♀; Dobo-Yenkhor, 25. V.2009, 3♂; s. loc., 10. V.2009, 1♂; Tapkhar, 26.IV.2017, 2♂, T . Gordeeva [ IGEB] .

Distribution. Central Asian, aride. In Russia S. ononica is known to inhabit Tuva, southern Buryatia and Zabaikalsky kray. Outside Russia this species is known from Mongolia and N China.

Hostplants: unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Adults of some Siberian Ennominae. A, E—Eilicrinia unimacularia (A—male, E—female); B—Earoxyptera buraetica, female; C, G—Selenia ononica (C—female, G—male); D—Charissa (Kemtrognophos) remmi, male; F—Spilopera debilis, female; H—Charissa (Pterygnophos) ochrofasciata, male; I, L—Phthonandria emaria (I—male, L—female); J— Arichanna mandshuriaria, male; K, N—Apoaspilates tristrigaria (K—male, N—female); M—Hypoxystis reticulata, female; O, R—Dyscia fagaria (O—male, R—female); P—Perconia strigillaria, male; Q—Alcis extinctaria, female; S—Autotrichia heterogynoides, male;T—Astegania honesta, male;U—Narraga fasciolaria, male;V—Calcaritis pallida, male; W—Lomaspilis nigrita, male; X, Y—Isturgia kaszabi, males. Scale bar—10 mm.

FIGURE 14. Male genitalia of Siberian Ennominae.A, B—Petrophora chlorosata; C, D—Epirranthis diversata; E, F—Selenia tetralunaria; G, H—S. dentaria; I, J—S. ononica; K, L—Spilopera debilis. A, D, E, G, I, K—genital segment; B, C, F, H, J, L—phallos. Scale bar—1 mm.

FIGURE 32. Female genitalia of Siberian Ennominae. A—Odontopera bidentata; B—Crocallis elinguaria; C—Petrophora chlorosata; D—Epirranthis diversata; F—Selenia tetralunaria; G—S. dentaria; G—S. ononica; H—Spilopera debilis. Scale bar—1 mm.