Eupithecia anickae, Mironov & Šumpich, 2022

Mironov, Vladimir & Šumpich, Jan, 2022, New species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) from China. Part VII, Zootaxa 5154 (3), pp. 289-304 : 290-291

Eupithecia anickae sp. n.

( Figs 5–6 , 21 , 38 )

Type material: Holotype, ♀, China, N. Yunnan, North from Yongseng , 26°31,14ʹ N, 100°44,52ʹ E, 11.v.2018, H— 2050 m, lgt. Butvila & Saldaitis. Gen. prep. J. Procházka 20134, photo J. Šumpich 22001 ( NMPC) . Paratypes 2 ♀, the same locality, date and collectors. Photo J. Šumpich 22002 and 22003 ( NMPC) .

Diagnosis. This species possibly belongs to the lanceata species-group ( Mironov 2003). The pattern on the fore wings is typical for many other species of this group, such as E. lanceata (Hübner, [1825]) , E. kudoi Inoue, 1983 ; E. habermani Viidalepp & Mironov, 1988 ; E. dolichoptera Galsworthy & Mironov, 2013 ; E. fortis Mironov & Galsworthy, 2004 and others. The female genitalia of E. anickae sp. n. are however not similar to the genitalia of other species in this group. It’s genitalia rather similar to those of E. selinata Herrich-Schäffer, 1861 in the disposition of spines in the bursa copulatrix, and especially the long longitudinal row of large spines on one side.

Description. Adult. ( Figs 5–6 , 21 ). Female. Relatively small, narrowed winged species. Wingspan 17 mm, fore wing 9 mm. Head and notum covered with brown scales. Fore wing elongated, narrow; costal margin evenly convex; apex pointed. Ground colour brown, medial area slightly darker than rest of wing; basal transverse line evenly curved; antemedial oblique, sharply angled from discal dot on to costa; postmedial line curved under discal dot and almost perpendicular to costal margin; terminal area darker, blackish brown, especially near apical half; discal dot large, ovoid, black. Hind wing ovoid, pale brown, paler than fore wing; two transverse lines: basal and medial well visible; terminal area slightly darker; discal dot small, rounded, dark brown. Terminal lines narrow, blackish, interrupted on all wings.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 38 ). Bursa copulatrix elongate, pouch-like, sclerotized; approximately ½ covered with spines, with longitudinal row of large, stout spines from spiniferous area to colliculum on opposite of ductus seminalis, and also with numerous scattered small spines in the ductus bursae between base of ductus seminalis and colliculum. Ductus seminalis thick, sclerotized at base. Colliculum collar-like, short and broad, slightly inclined to ductus seminalis. Antrum membranous, widely tapering anteriorly. Tergite A8 square. Anterior and posterior apophyses relatively narrow. Papillae anales rounded, covered with rather long setae.

Male. Unknown.

Bionomy. Host plant unknown. Type material were collected by light in May in dry steppe slopes with sparse vegetation at an elevation of 2050 m ( Fig. 43 ).

Distribution. China. Known from Yunnan province.

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Anna Kvardová (Nižbor, Czech Republic), familiarly Anička— wife of Mr Josef Procházka.

Figures

FIGURES 1–7. Eupithecia adults, China (scale bar = 10 mm). 1–4. E. prochazkai sp. n. 1. Holotype. 2–4. Paratypes; 5–6. E. anickae sp. n. 5. Holotype. 6. Paratype; 7. E. divertenta sp. n. (holotype).

FIGURES 20–27. Heads of Eupithecia species, China, holotypes. 20. E. prochazkai sp. n.; 21. E. anickae sp. n.; 22. E. divertenta sp. n.; 23. E. saldaitisi sp. n.; 24. E. ludificata sp. n.; 25. E. butvilai sp. n.; 26. E. ursina sp. n.; 27. E. nesciaria sp. n.

FIGURES 37–41. Female genitalia of Eupithecia species (scale bar = 1mm). 37. E. prochazkai sp. n. (paratype); 38. E. anickae sp. n. (holotype). 39. E. oxycedrata (Rambur, 1833); 40. E. phulchokiana Herbulot, 1984. 41. E. pannosa Mironov & Galsworthy, 2008.

FIGURES 42–49. Habitats of newly described Eupithecia species, China. 42. Yunnan, Nu Jiang valley, 9.iii.2019, locality of E. prochazkai sp. n.; 43. Yunnan, surroundings of Yongseng, 11.v.2018, locality of E. anickae sp. n.; 44. Sichuan, surroundings of Derge, 15.viii.2009, locality of E. divertenta sp. n.; 45. Gansu, near surroundings of Xiahe, 4.x.2013, locality of E. saldaitisi sp. n.; 46–47. Sichuan, surroundings of Maniganggo, 16.viii.2009, locality of E. ludificata sp. n. and E. nesciaria sp. n.; 48. Yunnan, surroundings of Gongshan, 2.vii.2008, locality of E. butvilai sp. n.; 49. Sichuan, surroundings of Batang, 19.ix.2019, locality of E. ursina sp. n.