Lithostege narynensis, Prout

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 : 19-20

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279200

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186955

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scientific name

Lithostege narynensis
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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 .

ZFMK

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig

IZBE

Institute of Zoology and Botany

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Geometridae

Genus

Lithostege

Loc

Lithostege narynensis

Sh, Hossein Rajaei, Stüning, Dieter & Viidalepp, Jaan 2011
2011
Loc

Lithostege narynensis:

Parsons 1999: 547
Viidalepp 1996: 47
1996
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