Schinia tertia

Pogue, Michael G. & Harp, Charles E., 2004, A review of the Schinia tertia (Grote) species complex (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae), Zootaxa 473, pp. 1-32 : 3

Key to species of the Schinia tertia complex

1. Forewing with broad white medial band ( Figs. 1–11 ) ................................................ 2

1’. Forewing with white medial band narrow ( Figs. 12–16 ) or absent ( Figs. 17–18 )....... 5

2. Hindwing with large black discal spot; wide black marginal band ( Figs. 7–16 ); uncus short ( Figs. 27, 29, 31, 33 ); female papillae anales broadly triangulate with apex pointed to narrowly rounded ( Figs. 36–37, 39–40 , 41–44 ) .......................................... 3

2’. Hindwing discal spot faint, pale gray, or absent; marginal band pale gray and narrow to absent ( Figs. 1–6 ); uncus elongate ( Fig. 25 ); female papillae anales elongate triangular, apex curved, pointed ( Figs. 35, 38 ) ............................................................ tertia

3. Forewing ground color dark brown; white medial band narrow ( Figs. 13–16 ); southern California ................................................................................................. brunnea (part)

3’. Forewing ground color brown; white medial band wide ( Figs. 7–11 ); Colorado to California ............................................................................................................................ 4

4. Second sternite of male with large hair pencils ( Fig. 21 ); Colorado to California ......... ........................................................................................................................ albafascia

4’. Second sternite of male lacking hair pencils ( Fig. 22 ); Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.......................................................................................... ........................ ferrisi

5. Forewing ground color cream to rufous ( Figs. 17–18 ); second sternite in male with a vestigial hair pencil ( Fig. 23 ) ...................................................................... erosa (part)

5’. Forewing ground color reddish­brown to dark brown ( Figs. 12–16 ); second sternite in male with a well developed hair pencil ( Fig. 24 ) ..................................... brunnea (part)

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Adults of Schinia tertia (Grote). 1, male, Missouri, Jackson Co., Independence, USNM ENT 00142883; 2, female, Missouri, Jackson Co., Independence, USNM ENT 00142884; 3, male, Illinois, Putnam Co., USNM ENT 00142856; 4, female, Texas, Kerr Co., Kerrville, USNM ENT 00142780; 5, male, California, San Bernardino Co., Loma Linda, USNM ENT 00143219; 6, female, Utah, Utah Co., Vineyard, USNM ENT 0 0 143239.

FIGURES 7 – 11. Adults. 7, S. albafascia, female, Colorado, Adams Co., Bennett, Hwy. # 36 near post office, USNM ENT 00157059; 8, S. albafascia, female, Nevada, Clark Co., off Hwy. # 95 at church, USNM ENT 00157279; 9, S. albafascia, female, Nevada, Clark Co., off Hwy. # 95 at church, USNM ENT 00157280; 10, S. ferrisi, holotype, male, Arizona, Pima Co., Redington, USNM ENT 00142672; 11, S. ferrisi, female, New Mexico, Grant Co., USNM ENT 0 0 219911.

FIGURES 12 – 18. Adults. 12, S. brunnea, male, lectotype, California, San Bernardino Co., Loma Linda, USNM ENT 00219116; 13, S. brunnea, female, California, Orange Co., Rancho Mission Viejo, USNM ENT 0 0 157286 (CEH); 14, S. brunnea, male, California, Orange Co., Rancho Mission Viejo, USNM ENT 00218692; 15, S. brunnea, male, California, Orange Co., Rancho Mission Viejo, USNM ENT 00218693; 16, S. brunnea, male, California, Orange Co., Rancho Mission Viejo, USNM ENT 00218694; 17, S. erosa, female, California, Riverside Co., Indio, USNM ENT 00143201; 18, S. erosa, male, California, San Diego Co., Sentenac Canyon, USNM ENT 0 0 143184.

FIGURES 25 – 34. Male genitalia. 25, Schinia tertia, Texas, Brewster Co., Alpine, USNM ENT 0 0 142723, genitalia slide USNM 46833; 26, S. tertia, aedoeagus, Texas, Carson Co., White Deer, USNM ENT 0 0 142739, genitalia slide USNM 46836; 27, S. albafascia, Utah, Wasatch Co., Midway, USNM ENT 0 0 142986, genitalia slide USNM 46827; 28, S. albafascia, aedoeagus, same data; 29, S. ferrisi, Arizona, Pima Co., Redington, USNM ENT 0 0 142671, genitalia slide USNM 47328; 30, S. ferrisi, aedoeagus, same data.

FIGURES 35 – 40. Female genitalia. 35, Schinia tertia, Kansas, Labette Co., Oswego, USNM ENT 00142861, genitalia slide USNM 46832; 36, S. albafascia, Utah, Utah Co., Orem, USNM ENT 00143001, genitalia slide USNM 46820; 37, S. ferrisi, Arizona, Pima Co., Redington, USNM ENT 0 0 142675, genitalia slide USNM 47329; 38, S. tertia, papillae anales, same data as Fig. 35; 39, S. albafascia, papillae anales, same data as Fig. 36; 40, S. ferrisi, same data as Fig. 37.

FIGURES 41 – 44. Female genitalia. 41, S. erosa, California, San Diego Co., Sentenac Canyon, USNM ENT 0 0 143186, genitalia slide USNM 47162; 42, S. brunnea, California, San Bernardino Co., Loma Linda, USNM ENT 0 0 143167, genitalia slide USNM 46839; 43, S. erosa, papillae anales, same data as Fig. 41; 44, S. brunnea, papillae anales, same data as Fig. 42.

FIGURES 19 – 24. Second sternite of male abdomen. 19, Schinia tertia, Texas, Brazos Co., College Station, USNM ENT 0 0 142720, genitalia slide USNM 46835; 20, S. tertia, Utah, Utah Co., Vineyard, USNM ENT 0 0 143238, genitalia slide USNM 46817; 21, S. albafascia, California, San Bernardino Co., Ivanpah Mts., USNM ENT 0 0 142700, genitalia slide USNM 46814; 22, S. ferrisi, Arizona, Pima Co., Redington, USNM ENT 0 0 142671, genitalia slide USNM 47328; 23, S. erosa, California, Riverside Co., Indio, USNM ENT 0 0 143200, genitalia slide USNM 46842; 24, S. brunnea, California, San Bernardino Co., San Bernardino, USNM ENT 0 0 143179, genitalia slide USNM 47156.