Notodonta derbendica Daniel, 1965

Saldaitis, Aidas, Ivinskis, Povilas & Rimsaite, Jolanta, 2013, Notodonta valeria, a new species (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae) from China, with taxonomic remarks on Notodonta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758), Zootaxa 3681 (5), pp. 589-594 : 593

Notodonta derbendica Daniel, 1965 stat. n.

( Figs. 4-6 , 11, 14 )

Notodonta ziczac gigantea Schintlmeister, 1981

Material examined: 1 male, UdSSR, Krasnodar geb., Maykop Dorf Nike, Lf. 2. vii. 1978, Poltawski leg., additional label Paratypus Eligmodonta ziczac gigantea Schintlmeister, Thomas Witt, Munchen (prep. OP 1511 m) (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, USSR, N. E. Caucassus Lezegi, 1300 m., 0 8. vii. 1991. leg. S. Herczig, V. Marko & Z. Meszaros (prep. OP 1513 m) (coll. MWM/ ZSM), 1 male, Turkey, prov. Agri, 15 km. East of Horosan, Hayrangol Koyu, 1500 m., 42˚18E, 40˚05N, 12–15. vi. 1991. leg. Szaboky Cs, (prep. OP 1506 m) (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, Armenien, Kotajsk, Garni, 1600 m., 15. v. 1999. leg. Kazarjan (prep. OP 1508 m) (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, Kleinasien, prov. Tokat- Sivas, 1700 m., Camlibel-Pass, 19. vi. 1999, leg. de Freina (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, USSR, Chi ASSR, Caucasus, 1180 m, Torgim 04–06. viii. 1988. leg. Herczig, Szeoka, Meszaros (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 3 males, Russia, Karachay–Cherkessia resp.,Teberda distr., Nazylykol gorge, h- 2500m., 22. vii. 2011. leg. A. A. Marusov (prep. OP 1512 m) (coll. PMM); 1 female, Turkey, Prov. Agri, 5 km. East of Sarican, 1800 m., 12–16. vi. 1991., 42˚39E, 39˚49N, leg. M. Hreblay (prep. OK1507 f) (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 female, Armenien, Kotajsk, Garni, 1600 m., 15. v. 1999. leg. Kazarjan (prep. OP 1509f) (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 female, USSR, Chi ASSR, Caucasus, 1000 m., Kerigo, 09–10. viii. 1988. leg. Herczig, Szeoka, Meszaros (coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 female, USSR, ChI ASSR, Caucasus, 1180 m., Torgim, 04–06. viii. 1988, leg. Herczig, Szeoka, Meszaros (Prep. OP 11514 f) (coll. MWM/ ZSM).

Daniel (1965) described Notodonta ziczac derbendica as a new subspecies and Schintlmeister (2008) specified its distribution (Caucasus, East Turkey, North Iran). However after studying large series from various localities preserved in MWM / ZSM and PMM we hereby elevate this taxon to species status, N. derbendica stat. nov.

N. derbendica wings are wider and longer (forewing length male 21-24, wingspan 42-48 (n-9); female forewing length 24-27 mm, wingspan 50-54 mm (n-4)), with a different discal patch than N. ziczac (forewing length male 16-19, wingspan 37-45 (n-16); female forewing length 19-23 mm, wingspan 40-48 mm (n-3 )). N. derbendica 's male genitalia ( Fig. 11 ) differences include socii gradually narrowing to the tip, valvae not markedly widening in the middle, vinculum not extended in the saccus area, and a foot-shaped process. Its larger female genitalia ( Fig. 14 ) have wide papillae analis densely covered with cheta; apophysis anterioris five time shorter than apophysis posterioris; narrow antrum with bulge on one side, eighth tergit two times wider than in N. valeria ; ventral plate has deeper incision than in N. ziczac ; bursa copulatrix elongated; signum forming big plate ( Fig. 13 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Notodonta ssp., adults. 1. N. ziczac ziczac, male, Hungary (OPB); 2. N. ziczac ziczac, female, Hungary (OPB); 3. N. ziczac pallida, male, Kazakhstan (MWM / ZSM); 4. N. derbendica (= N. ziczac gigantea), male, paratype of gigantea, Russia, Krasnodar (MWM / ZSM); 5. N. derbendica, male, Armenia (MWM / ZSM); 6. N. derbendica, female, Armenia (MWM / ZSM); 7. N. valeria, male, holotype, China, Sichuan (MWM / ZSM); 8. N. valeria, female, paratype, China, Sichuan (AFM);

FIGURES 9 – 15. Notodonta ssp., genitalia. 9. N. ziczac ziczac, male, capsule, aedeagus and 8 th sternite, prep. OP 1389; 10. N. ziczac pallida, male, capsule, aedeagus and 8 th sternite, prep. OP 1498; 11. N. derbendica, male, capsule, aedeagus and 8 th sternite, prep. OP 1508; 12. N. valeria, male, holotype, capsule in natural position, capsule with opened valvae, aedeagus and 8 th sternite, prep. OP 1422; 13. N. ziczac ziczac, female, prep. OP 1390; 14. N. derbendica, female, prep. OP 1509; 15. N. valeria, female, paratype, prep. OP 1459.