Lithostege narynensis, Prout
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L. narynensis Prout View in CoL
( Figs. 24 View FIGURES 22 – 26 , 50 View FIGURES 48 – 51 ; Map 5)
Lithostege narynensis Prout, 1938: 239 View in CoL , pl. 18: h. Syntypes 9 3 Ƥ, BMNH (examined). Type locality: Narine, Semirechgensee ( Kyrgyzstan); Almatinka, Valley Malaya River ( Turkmenistan).
Lithostege narynensis: Viidalepp, 1996: 47 View in CoL ; Parsons et al., 1999: 547.
Material examined. Type material: Syntypes 9 (3/Ƥ): ‘Turkestan Orientale, Province Semirechgensee Fort Narine G. S. Akulini 1907’, ‘ex Oberthur Coll. Brit. Mus. 1927–3’, ‘ Lithostege narynensis Prout’; in BMNH. Additional material: 8 3, 3 Ƥ: 4 3: 3 Ƥ: same data as type material, gen prep. 3 1055/2011 H. R.; in ZFMK; 1 3: Kasakhstan, Terskei Alatau Mts., Samarkand, 12.- 13.07.1983, U. Jürivete leg.; 1 3: Kasakhstan, Alma-Ata, 5– 10.07.1983, U. Jürivete leg.; 1 3: Kyrgyzstan, Terskei Alatau Mts., Turgen, 24– 25.07.1987, U. Jürivete leg., gen. prep. 7675, J.V.; 1 3: Kyrgyzstan, Tsholpon-Ata, 18.- 20.07.1983, U. Jürivete leg.; all in IZBE. Preparations of genitalia: 2 3.
Description & Diagnosis. Wingspan 25–28 mm. White moths, forewing with a delicate, silvery grey shine while fresh, hindwings lighter; larger than L. ancyrana , forewing broader, much lighter and more whitish below, but also with a slight brownish tinge on forewing underside ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 22 – 26 ). Male genitalia ( Fig. 50 View FIGURES 48 – 51 ) with the valve rather narrow, dorsal margin concave, sclerotized costa reaching one-half valve length, its apical projection thorn-like, diverging from valve margin, acutely pointed; harpe short, distally rounded, its dorsal arm strong, terminally straight and spined over a long distance, shorter than in L. farinata , griseata , ancyrana , luigi and palaestinensi s, a little longer than that of L. coassata . Farinata and coassata are similar in having a free apical process to the costa.
Bionomics. Specimens studied are collected in July only.
Distribution. Northern and central Tian-Shan in S Kazakhstan and NE Kyrgyzstan (Map 5).
MAP 5. farinata species group-b: L. coassata ; L. ancyrana ; L. narynensis .
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Lithostege narynensis
Sh, Hossein Rajaei, Stüning, Dieter & Viidalepp, Jaan 2011 |
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Parsons 1999: 547 |
Viidalepp 1996: 47 |