Nychiodes farinosa Brandt, 1938

Wanke, Dominic, Hausmann, Axel, Krogmann, Lars, Petrányi, Gergely & Rajaei, Hossein, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the genus Nychiodes Lederer, 1853 (Geometridae: Ennominae: Boarmiini) with description of three new species-an integrative approach, Zootaxa 4812 (1), pp. 1-61 : 18-19

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Nychiodes farinosa Brandt, 1938 View in CoL

( figs 26, 27, 98, 99 View FIGURES 96-102 , 133 View FIGURES 127-134 ; map 2)

Nychiodes farinosa Brandt, 1938 View in CoL . Entomologische Rundschau, 55 (51), 37. Holotype ♂, ([ Iran]: Comèe [Komehr]) (in NHRS, examined).

Type material examined. Holotype, ♂, Iran, Fars, Strasse Ardekan-Talochosroe [Tall Khosrow], Comèe [Komehr], ca. 2600 m, 30.vi.1937, coll. Brandt, g.prep. 10924 ; Paratypes, 1 ♀, same locality, 3.vii.1937, coll. Brandt (la- beled as Allotype), g.prep. 10925 ; 1 ♂, same locality, 26.vi.1937, coll. Brandt; all in NHRS . 1 ♂, same locality, 30.vi.1937, coll. Brandt; in ZFMK .

Additional material studied: 11 ♂, 2 ♀ (see appendix).

Diagnosis. Wingspan ♂ 30–35 mm, ♀ 37–43 mm (forewing length ♂ 19–21 mm, ♀ 21–24 mm) ( figs 26, 27). Externally, the colour combination of N. farinosa can be confused with that of N. subvirida , both with yellow- to light brown wings, intermixed with darker brown. In N. farinosa basal and postmedial areas lighter than medial and subterminal areas; postmedial line yellow, thick, without clear border from subterminal area (in N. subvirida , basal, medial and subterminal areas concolorous; postmedial line yellow, thin, clearly bordered from subterminal area) (see figs 26, 27 and 47–51). Additionally, N. subvirida shows completely different male and female genitalia (see figs 98, 99 View FIGURES 96-102 and 110–112 View FIGURES 108-114 ).

In male genitalia ( fig. 98 View FIGURES 96-102 ), uncus short, in lateral view curved ( fig. 99 View FIGURES 96-102 ), which is similar to that of N. antiquaria and N. subfusca (both of species show different character combinations in wings ( figs 28–34 and 43, 44) and genitalia ( figs 100, 101 View FIGURES 96-102 , 106, 107 View FIGURES 103-107 ). Diagnostic features of male genitalia of N. farinosa from other similar species: In N. farinosa valva narrow, with both ampullae located apically, in the upper third of the valva, sacculus straight (valva broad, with both ampullae located in medial part of valva, sacculus curved outwards in N. antiquaria and N. princeps ) ( figs 98, 100, 102 View FIGURES 96-102 ). The endemic Pakistanian species N. quettensis shows a completely different wing pattern ( fig. 36, 37) but shares a similar male genitalia capsule with N. farinosa , however, the latter having a shorter and thicker aedeagus (very thin and long in N. quettensis ) ( figs 98 View FIGURES 96-102 , 103 View FIGURES 103-107 ).

Female genitalia of N. farinosa ( fig. 133 View FIGURES 127-134 ) are reminiscent of those of N. subvirida ( figs 138–140 View FIGURES 135-144 ), the latter species with reduced anteriores apophyses.

Three other species occur sympatric with N. farinosa : N. admirabila (characterized by a unique wing pattern with light brown wings and prominent markings in the medial area and black transverse lines, figs 23–25), Nychiodes leviata (rather small wingspan, with dark brown to black medial area on forewing, and strongly differing male and female genitalia, figs. 45, 46, 108 View FIGURES 108-114 ,) and N. divergaria (highly variable species, but easily diagnosed based on both male and female genitalia, see figs 113–119 View FIGURES 108-114 View FIGURES 115-118 View FIGURE 119 , 141, 142 View FIGURES 135-144 ).