Ophthalmitis cordularia ( Swinhoe, 1893 )

Jiang, Nan, Xue, Dayong & Han, Hongxiang, 2011, A review of Ophthalmitis Fletcher, 1979 in China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae), Zootaxa 2735, pp. 1-22 : 12-13

Ophthalmitis cordularia ( Swinhoe, 1893)

Figs. 27–30 , 52 , 64 , 76 , 87 , 98

Ophthalmodes cordularia Swinhoe, 1893 , Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 12: 155. Holotype ɗ, India: Khasi Hills. (BMNH) Boarmia (Ophthalmodes) cordularia: Wehrli, 1943 , in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 4 (Suppl.): 530, pl. 45: f. Ophthalmitis cordularia: Sato, 1992 , Japan Heterocerists' J., 167: 295, figs 7, 8, 17, 23, 28, 34.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to O. siniherbida as follows: the rami of the long male antenna and a broad dark band between the medial line and outer margin of the discal spot on the hindwing. But it can be distinguished from O. siniherbida on the following characters: the forewing postmedial line is indistinct and appears as spots on veins, but it is distinct and serrate in O. siniherbida ; greyish brown patches are absent between the postmedial and submarginal lines, and between the submarginal and terminal lines, whereas they are present in O. siniherbida ; the cleft of the eighth sternite of the male abdomen is rounded but tapered in O. siniherbida . The most distinct differences between these two species are in the male genitalia: the apex of the valva is truncated but rounded in O. siniherbida ; the dorsal margin of the sacculus is very narrow, a little broadened and with dense teeth and a spinous bar apically; the ampulla is triangular and spinous, while in O. siniherbida , it is broader and has a serrate margin, forming an anterior spur-like process. In the female genitalia: the lamella postvaginalis is broader; the signum is larger, the central teeth are distributed radially.

Material examined. CHINA: Henan: Baiyunshan, 1300 m, 9.VI.2001, coll. Shen Xiaocheng, 1ɗ ( IZCAS); Henan: Baiyunshan, 1400 m, 12.VII.2003, coll. Qiu Reng, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Shaanxi: Zhouzhi, Houzhenzi, 1350 m, 25.VI.1999, coll. Yao Jian, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Ningxia: Jingyuan, Erlonghe Linchang, 1984 m, 12.VII.2008, coll. Song Wenhui, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Hubei: Xingshan, Xiaohekou, 700 m, 11.V.1994, coll. Li Wenzhu, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Jiangxi: Doushui, 29.VI.1975, coll. Song Shimei, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Hunan: Pingjiang, 31.VII.1981, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Guangxi: Miaoershan, Jiuniuchang, 1150 m, 8.VII.1985, coll. Fang Chenglai, 1Ψ ( IZCAS); Sichuan: Wulong, 1000 m, 2.VII.1989, coll. Mai Guoqing, 1ɗ ( IZCAS); Yunnan: Yujinan, 2300 m, 22.VI.1980, 1ɗ ( IZCAS).

Distribution. China (Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Taiwan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), India, Nepal.

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 30. Adults of Ophthalmitis, habitus. 13 – 14. O. dissita sp. nov., holotype. 13, male, upperside; 14, male, underside. 15 – 18. O. irrorataria. 15, male, upperside; 16, male, underside; 17, female, upperside; 18, female, underside; 19 – 22. O. herbidaria. 19, male, upperside; 20, male, underside; 21, female, upperside; 22, female, underside; 23 – 26. O. siniherbida. 23, male, upperside; 24, male, underside; 25, female, upperside; 26, female, underside; 27 – 30. O. cordularia. 27, male, upperside; 28, male underside; 29, female, upperside; 30, female, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 51 – 56. Male genitalia of Ophthalmitis. 51, O. siniherbida; 52, O. cordularia; 53, O. longiprocessa sp. nov.; 54, O. brevispina sp. nov.; 55, O. tumefacta sp. nov.; 56, O. xanthypochlora. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 57 – 68. Aedeagus of Ophthalmitis. 57, O. albosignaria albosignaria; 58, O. pertusaria; 59, O. sinensium; 60, O. dissita sp. nov.; 61, O. irrorataria; 62, O. herbidaria; 63, O. siniherbida; 64, O. cordularia; 65, O. longiprocessa sp. nov.; 66, O. brevispina sp. nov.; 67, O. tumefacta sp. nov.; 68, O. xanthypochlora. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 69 – 80. Sternite 8 of male abdomen of Ophthalmitis. 69, O. albosignaria albosignaria; 70, O. pertusaria; 71, O. sinensium; 72, O. dissita sp. nov.; 73, O. irrorataria; 74, O. herbidaria; 75, O. siniherbida; 76, O. cordularia; 77, O. longiprocessa sp. nov.; 78, O. brevispina sp. nov.; 79, O. tumefacta sp. nov.; 80, O. xanthypochlora. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 81 – 90. Female genitalia of Ophthalmitis. 81, O. albosignaria albosignaria; 82, O. pertusaria; 83, O. sinensium; 84, O. irrorataria; 85, O. herbidaria; 86, O. siniherbida; 87, O. cordularia; 88, O. longiprocessa sp. nov.; 89, O. brevispina sp. nov.; 90, O. tumefacta sp. nov. Scale bar = 1 mm.