Lithostege senata, Christoph

Sh, Hossein Rajaei, Stüning, Dieter & Viidalepp, Jaan, 2011, A review of the species of Lithostege Hübner, [1825] 1816 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Larentiinae), occurring in Iran and adjacent countries, with description of two new species from Iran and Pakistan, Zootaxa 3105, pp. 1-46 : 13-14

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279200
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186935
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scientific name	Lithostege senata
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L. senata Christoph View in CoL

( Figs. 15 View FIGURES 11 – 15 , 43 View FIGURES 42 – 44 , 67 View FIGURES 66 – 71 ; Map 3)

Lithostege senata Christoph, 1887 View in CoL (b): 166. Holotype Ƥ, ZISP (examined). Type locality: Ashkhabat ( Turkmenistan). Lithostege senata: Prout, 1914: 174 View in CoL , pl. 13b; Viidalepp, 1996: 47; Parsons et al., 1999: 547.

Material examined. Type material: Holotype Ƥ: ‘[ Turkmenistan] Ashkhabat’, ‘100.’, ‘Coll. Great Knjaz Nikolaj Mikhajlovich’, ‘ Lithostege senata Chr. ’; in ZISP. Additional material: 5 3, 4 Ƥ: 1 3: „Turkmeenia” [ Turkmenistan] 1977, Repetek, 16–17.04, J.V. leg., gen. prep. 1771, J.V.; 8 3 Ƥ, „Turkmeenia” [ Turkmenistan] 1977, Uzboi [river-bed], Yashan, 27.04–02.05, J.V. leg., gen. prep. 3416, J.V.; 8611; in coll. IZBE. Preparations of genitalia: 2 3, 1 Ƥ.

Description & Diagnosis. Wingspan 16–18 mm. Wings light brown with white antemedian and postmedian transverse lines, postmedian projecting outwards at veins R5 and M3; medial area composed of a distal, broad, brown band, accompanying the postmedial line and an even larger proximal part, accentuated with greyish scales ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 11 – 15 ). Male genitalia ( Fig. 43 View FIGURES 42 – 44 ) with short, broadly rounded valves and a strong, thorn-shaped harpe arising from its centre; dorsal arm slender and diverging from valve costa; saccus rather narrow, acutely elongated. Aedeagus long, curved at middle. Male genitalia most similar to those of L. dissocyma , but harpe of senata stronger and curved ventrad (dorsad in dissocyma ), saccus longer and narrower, aedeagus longer. Female genitalia ( Fig. 67 View FIGURES 66 – 71 ) with a cylindrical antrum, with very deeply incised posterior margin; ductus bursae short, extended into a much longer, sclerotized band running across the posterior, hyalinous part of the bursa. Anterior three fourths of the latter densely spined, diverticulum present. Small size, colour, pattern and distinct characters of male and female genitalia render this species unmistakable among the species treated here.

Bionomics. Occurring in sand deserts; specimens studied are collected in April only.

Additional data on distribution based on literature sources. Tsvetajev (1972), Remm & Viidalepp (1981): Turkmenistan; Falkovitsh (1986): Uzbekistan.

Distribution. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (Map 3). May also be found in the north-eastern parts of Iran.

MAP 3. bosporaria species group: L. bosporaria ; L. usgentaria ; L. witzenmanni ; L. dissocyma ; L. hreblayi sp. nov.; L. samandooki sp. nov.; L. senata .