Gibberifera simplana (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836)

Penthina simplana Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836: 38 . TL: Czech Republic (near Reichstadt); TD: unknown.

Semasia simplana: Kennel, 1916: 489 .

Gibberifera simplana: Obraztsov, 1946: 26; Swatschek, 1958: 155; Kuznetzov, 1978, in: Medvdev (ed.): 478; Bradley et al., 1979: 155; Kawabe, 1982, in: Inoue et al. (eds.), 1: 122, 2: 174; Kawabe & Nasu, 1994: 83; Razowski, 1987: 143; Byun et al., 1998: 165; Razowski, 1999: 448; Razowski, 2001: 73; Kuznetzov, 2001, in: Ler (ed.): 347; Liu & Li, 2002: 322; Zhang & Li, 2004: 293.

Specimens examined. 1♂, Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province, alt. 880 m, 19 June 1987, leg. Li H.H.; 1♂, Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province, alt. 1750 m, 20 July 1987, leg. Li H.H. ; 1♂, Fengxian, Shaanxi Province, alt. 1600 m, 9 July 1988, leg. Li H.H. ; 1♂, Tianshui, Gansu Province, 13 August 1988, leg. Wu X.Y. ; 2♂, Tianshui, Gansu Province, 11 July 1988, leg. Wu X.Y. ; 8♂, 7♀, Wufeng County, Hubei Province, alt. 1000–1100 m, 10–12 July 1999, leg. Li H.H. et al.; 1♀, Hefeng County, Hubei Province, alt. 1260 m, 16 July 1999, leg. Li H.H. et al.; 1♂, 1♀, Songxian, Henan Province, alt. 1580 m, 19–25 July 2002, leg. Wang X.P. ; 1♀, Qingliangfeng, Linan, Zhejiang Province, alt. 900 m, 11 August 2005, leg. Xiao Y.L. ; 1♂, Xixia scenic area, Xiachuan village, Qinshui County, Shanxi Province, alt. 1500 m, 16 July 2012, Gao Q. & Chen N .; 1♂, Maoershan National Forest Park, Heilongjiang Province, 18–19 July 2009, leg. Li W.C. & Liu J.Y. ; 1♂, Xiaoheishan, Longling, Yunnan Province, alt. 2300 m, 10 August 2005, leg. Ren Y.D. ; 1♂, Mt. Wuling, Xinglong County, Hebei Province, alt. 1000 m, 16 June 2014, leg. Liu S.R. et al.; 1♂, Dafan village (31.99 ºN, 111.10 ºE), Baokang County, Hubei Province, 17 July 2017, alt. 250 m, leg. Qi W.D. et al.; 1♂, Duchuan village (31.89 ºN, 110.71 ºE), Fangxian, Hubei Province, alt. 793 m, 19 July 2017, leg. Qi W.D. et al.

Host plants. Populus tremula, Salix spp. (Salicaceae) .

Distribution. China (Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Henan, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Taiwan), Korea, Japan, Russia, Europe.

Remarks. This species is the type species of Gibberifera, and in the male genitalia uncus is bifurcated deeply and non-deciduous cornuti are absent in vesica.