Lithostege flavicornata, Zeller

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 : 24-25

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279200
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186971
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Lithostege flavicornata
status	stat. nov.

Treatment

L. flavicornata (Zeller) View in CoL stat. rev.

( Figs. 31 View FIGURES 27 – 31 , 57 View FIGURES 56 – 59 , 76 View FIGURES 72 – 76 ; Map 7)

Minoa flavicornata Zeller, 1847: 20 View in CoL . Holotype 1 3, BMNH (not examined). Type locality: Macri ( Turkey). Lithostege flavicornata: Prout, 1914: 172 View in CoL , pl.6e (as flavicornuta).

Lithostege infuscata View in CoL ab. (subsp.?) flavicornata: Prout, 1938: 238 View in CoL .

Lithostege infuscata flavicornata: Viidalepp, 1996: 47 View in CoL ; Parsons et al., 1999: 546.

Material examined. 11 3, 7 Ƥ: 1 3: Türkei, Beynam-Orman, 24.5.1976, leg. P. Kuhna; 3 3: Ost Türkei, 23 km West Oltu, 24.6.1985, 1800m, leg. P. Kuhna; 1 Ƥ, 2 3: Türkei, Anatolien, Karapinar-Göl-viran, 4.6.1976, leg. P. Kuhna; 1 3: Turkey, Sereflikoçhisar, 31.5.1973, leg. P. Kuhan; 1 3: Türkei, Taurus, Aladag Göksu-tal, 30.5.1976, leg. P. Kuhna; 1 Ƥ, 1 3: Türkei, Karapinar, 27.5.1973, leg. P. Kuhna; 2 Ƥ: Türkei, Prov. Sivas, Camlibel Gecidi, 3.4.[19]86, 1700m, W. Pavlas; 1 Ƥ: Türkei, Ürgüpalkum, West, 6.6.[19]84, leg. Meteno; 1 Ƥ, 1 3: Asia min. o. Ak- Chehir, 16.31.Mai, coll. Wagner-Wien, preps Ƥ 1031/2010, 3 1062/2010 H. R.; in ZFMK. 1 3: [locality data are not mentioned, but identified as L. flavicornata ] 641; Samml. Daup, Ka. 30, gen. prep. 1044/2010 H. R.; in SMNK. 1 3/Ƥ: Amasia, flavicornata , gen. prep. 6269 & 6261, J.V.; coll. TUZ ( ZMTU) ex Staudinger. Preparations of genitalia: 3 3, 2 Ƥ.

Description & Diagnosis. Wingspan 28–33 mm. Forewings grey-brown, slightly darker distally. Much larger and darker than L. infuscata , also without pattern. Hindwings lighter than forewings, underside a little lighter than upperside ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 27 – 31 ) Male genitalia ( Fig. 57 View FIGURES 56 – 59 ) with valves broad, costa a short, broad plate with a massive, hook-like, sharply pointed projection; harpe with a long, upright, distally curved process, very similar to that in infuscata ; dorsal arm longer and narrower; aedeagus long, slightly curved in lateral view. Female sterigma wide, with a pair of lateral thickenings, posterior margin straight, ductus bursae tubular, longer than in infuscata , corpus bursae globular, completely spined internally, diverticulum present ( Fig. 76 View FIGURES 72 – 76 ).

Bionomics. Specimens studied are collected in April, Mai and June.

Additional data on distribution based on literature sources. Barou (1967): Varamin [?] (Tehran prov.); Viidalepp (1996): Transcaucasus and Turkey.

Distribution. Turkey to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan (Transcaucasus), central part of Arborz in N Iran (Map 7).

MAP 7. farinata species group-d: L. infuscata ; L. flavicornata .