Phortica (Phortica) conifera (Okada, 1977)

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Amiota (Phortica) conifera Okada, 1977: 18 .

Amiota (Phortica) conifera takadai Okada, 1977: 18 .

Phortica takadai: Máca 2003: 261 . syn. nov.

Diagnosis. Aedeagal median rod subbasally with 1 slender, triangular, lobe-like process (Fig. 9C), sometimes asymmetrical or bifurcated apically (as fig. 2A, B in Okada 1977).

Remarks. We considered P. takadai Okada, 1977 as a synonym of P. conifera, because the lobe-like process of aedeagal median rod usually has some variations among the variegata complex species, such as P. chi (Toda & Sidorenko, 1996), P. eugamma (Toda & Peng, 1990), P. huazhii Cheng & Chen, 2008, and P. lambda (Toda & Peng, 1990) . Compared with P. conifera, there is no sufficient morphological evidence in supporting P. takadai as a different species.

Specimens examined. JAPAN: 2♂ (SEHU), Tsushima Is., Kyushu, 16.vi.1995, 27.ix.1996, H. Watabe ; 4♂ (SCAU), Noppro, Hokkaido, 27.viii.1996, H.W. Chen ; 4♂ (SCAU), Uenohara, Yamanashi, Honshu, alt. 530m, 12.viii.2002, H.W. Chen . CHINA: 1♂ (SCAU), Baiyunshan, Luoyang, Henan, 33°40'19''N, 111°51'46''E, alt. 1320m, 10.vii.2005, J.J. Jiang .

Distribution. Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Tsushima Is.), China * (Henan).