Lithopolia phahompoki Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999

Wu, Shipher & Yen, Shen-Horn, 2019, Evaluating the generic definition of Lithopolia Yoshimoto, 1993 with a description of one new species of Taiwan (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Orthosiini), Zootaxa 4555 (3), pp. 425-432 : 427

Lithopolia phahompoki Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 comb. nov.

( Figs 5–6 , 15 )

Egira phahompoki Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 , Esperiana 7: 503, figs 61, 54, 65, pl. XVI–46; Ronkay et al., 2001: 47; Kononenko & Pinratana, 2013: 353, pl. 49, figs 36, 37.

Material examined. Holotype. 6, “ Holotypus Egira phahompoki Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999 \ THAILAND Changwat Chiang Mai Mt. Doi Phahompok 18 km NW of Fang 2100 m, 7. XII. 1998 leg. Márton Hreblay \ gen. prep. Hreblay N: 11985 6 ” ( HNHM, photo examined)( Fig. 5 ). Additional specimens examined. CHINA. 1 6, Sichuan, near Siping , 1600 m, N 29°43.105’ E 102°26.195’, 27–III–2011, leg. A. Floriani ( CAFM)( Figs 6 , 15 ); 1 6, Chong Qing, Meng huan qu, N 29°30’ E 107°49’, 24–III–3–IV–2009, leg. V. Siniaev ( CABG).

Diagnosis. See that of the latter species.

Distribution and bionomics. N. Thailand ( Hreblay & Ronkay 1999; Kononenko & Pinratana 2013) and W. China (new record). The adults in N. Thailand occur from December to April ( Kononenko & Pinratana 2013), the available specimens taken from W. China occur in March and April.

Figures

FIGURE 1–8. Habitus of Egira and Lithopolia spp. 1. E. conspicillaris (Linnaeus, 1758), male, Hungary (TFRI); 2. Ditto, female, Hungary (TFRI); 3. L. confusa confusa (Wileman, 1914), male, Taiwan (TFRI); 4. Ditto, female, Taiwan (TFRI); 5. L. phahompoki (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999) comb. nov., male, holotype, N. Thailand (HNHM); 6. Ditto, male, Sichuan, China (CAFM); 7. L. tadaokanoi sp. nov., male, holotype, Taiwan (TFRI); 8. Ditto, female, paratype, Taiwan (TFRI). Bar scale for specimens= 10 mm. Photo: Shipher Wu (1–4, 7–8), Balázs Benedek (5), Alessandro Floriani (6).

FIGURE 9–16. Male genitalia of species of Egira generic group. 9. Egira conspicillaris (Linnaeus, 1758), Hungary (TFRI); 10. E. subterminata (Hampson, 1905), Nepal (NSMT); 11. E. saxea (Leech, 1889), Japan (CBBT); 12. Nepalopolia contaminata (Chang, 1991), Taiwan (TFRI); 13. E. acronyctoides (Wileman, 1914), Taiwan (TFRI); 14. Lithopolia confusa confusa (Wileman, 1914), Taiwan (TFRI); 15. L. phahompoki (Hreblay & Ronkay, 1999) comb. nov., Sichuan, China (CAFM); 16. L. tadaokanoi sp. nov., paratype, Taiwan (TFRI). Photo: Shipher Wu (9, 10, 12–14, 16); Balázs Benedek (11), Alessandro Floriani (15).