Lophoptera stipata (Walker, 1863)

Qi, Feng, Wang, Ke, Xue, Dayong & Yang, Ding, 2011, A taxonomic revision of the Stictopterinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae) in China, Zootaxa 2926, pp. 1-45 : 17-18

Lophoptera stipata (Walker, 1863)

Figs. 54, 55 , 115 , 142 , 168

Plusia stipata Walker, 1863a , J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 7: 70. Syntypes: 1 female, [Borneo]: Sarawak (OUM). Lophoptera stipata: Hampson, 1912 , Cat. Lepid. Phal. Br. Mus., 11: 188, pl. 179: 1.

Diagnosis. This species resembles L. coangulata , but differs by grey round dot at the base of the costal margin, which is absent in L. coangulata . The differences of the genitalia are as discussed above.

Material examined. CHINA, Hainan: 2 males, 2 females, Jianfengling, 2–25.V.1982, 30.VI.1983, coll. Gu Maobin et al. ( IZCAS).

Distribution. China (Hainan), Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea. The species is reported for China for the first time.

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FIGURES 34 – 63. Adults. 34 – 37. Aegilia describens. 34, female, upperside; 35, female, underside; 36, female, upperside; 37, female, underside. 38 – 39. Gyrtona semicarbonalis. 38, female, upperside; 39, female, underside. 40 – 41. Gyrtona ochreographa. 40, female, upperside; 41, female, underside. 42 – 45. Odontodes aleuca. 42, female, upperside; 43, female, underside; 44, male upperside; 45, male, underside. 46 – 47. Lophoptera anthyalus. 46, female, upperside; 47, female, underside. 48 – 51. Lophoptera hamata. sp. nov., paratype. 48, male, upperside; 49, male, underside; 50, female, upperside; 51, female, underside. 52 – 53. Lophoptera coangulata. 52, male, upperside; 53, male, underside. 54 – 55. Lophoptera stipata. 54, female, upperside; 55, female, underside. 56 – 57. Lophoptera nama. 56, male, upperside; 57, male, underside. 58 – 59. Lophoptera brunnama. 58, male, upperside; 59, male, underside. 60 – 63. Lophoptera illucida. 60, female, upperside; 61, female, underside; 62, female, upperside; 63, female, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 112 – 118. Male genitalia. 112. Lophoptera anthyalus. 113. Lophoptera hamata sp. nov. 114. Lophoptera coangulata. 115. Lophoptera stipata. 116. Lophoptera. nama. 117. Lophoptera brunnama. 118. Lophoptera illucida. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 131 – 156. Aedeagus. 131. Stictoptera trajiciens. 132. Stictoptera repleta. 133. Stictoptera cucullioides. 134. Stictoptera macromma. 135. Stictoptera grisea. 136. Stictoptera semialba. 137. Aegilia describens. 138. Odontodes aleuca. 139. Lophoptera anthyalus. 140. Lophoptera hamata sp. nov. 141. Lophoptera coangulata. 142. Lophoptera stipata. 143. Lophoptera nama. 144. Lophoptera brunnama. 145. Lophoptera illucida. 146. Lophoptera longipennis. 147. Lophoptera acutiprocessa sp. nov. 148. Lophoptera negretinoides. 149. Lophoptera solealis sp. nov. 150. Lophoptera huma. 151. Lophoptera squammigera. 152. Lophoptera squammilinea. 153. Lophoptera purpurfera sp. nov. 154. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa sp. nov. 155. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 156. Lophoptera hypenistis. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 164 – 170. Female genitalia. 164. Odontodes aleuca. 165. Lophoptera anthyalus. 166. Lophoptera hamata sp. nov. 167. Lophoptera coangulata. 168. Lophoptera stipata. 169. Lophoptera nama. 170. Lophoptera brunnama. Scale bars = 1 mm.