Hydria montivagata (Duponchel, 1830)

Stadie, Dirk, Fiebig, Ralf & Rajaei, Hossein, 2022, Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria H, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies, Zootaxa 5092 (5), pp. 501-530 : 515

Hydria montivagata (Duponchel, 1830)

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Larentia montivagata Duponchel, 1830 : in Godart & Duponchel: Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, 8 (1): 368 ( France, Alps). Syntype (s).

Eucosmia andalusica Ribbe, 1912 : Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris, 23: 317 ( Spain, Sierra Nevada). Syntype (s) (NHMU) (regarded as subspecies by Scoble 1999, Leraut 2009, Hausmann & Viidalepp 2012).

Rheumaptera moscardonica Leaver, 1983 : SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, 11 (4): 283, Figs 1–3 ( Spain, Aragon:Albarracin, Moscardon) (downgraded to the sysnonymy of the nominate subspecies by Redondo & Gastón (1999)).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Wing venation. Fig. 1a. Hydria cervinalis; Fig. 1b. Rheumaptera hastate. Pay attention to the presence of two areoles in forewing of Hydria vs. one areole in forewing of Rheumaptera.

FIGURE 2. Terminology of male and female genitalia used in this paper. Fig. 2a, genitalia capsule; Fig. 2b, aedeagus, Fig. 2c, female genitalia, Fig. 2d, last abdominal segments (sternite- and tergite-A7 and A8).Abbreviations as follows (after Schmidt 2017): ant.a.—anterior apophysis, a.p.c.—anterior part of corpus bursae, cor—cornuti, duc—ductus bursae, jux—juxta, lab— labides, lat.l.—lateral lobe, ovi—ovipositor, p.p.c.—posterior part of corpus bursae, pos.a.—posterior apophysis, sac—sacculus projection, sig—signum, St.-A7—sternum A7, St.-A8—sternum A8; unc—uncus, val—valva, ves—vesica, (Photos of Hydria cervinalis).

FIGURES 3–15. Wing pattern. Figs 3–8: Hydria cervinalis cervinalis: Fig. 3, ♂, Germany, Sachsen-Anhalt, Mansfeld; Fig. 4, ♂, Ungarn, prov. Vesprérn, Zsofiapuszta; Fig. 5, ♂, Germany, Ug. Freyburg Zscheiplitz, Schafberg; Fig. 6, ♂, Germany, Umg. Jena; Figs 7 and 8, ♂, Germany, Sachsen-Anhalt, Mansfeld; Figs 9–10: H. cervinalis taurica ssp. n., Turkey, prov. Antalya, Civizli W Seydisehir, Fig. 9, Holotype ♂, (g. prep. DS-120/2012); Fig. 10, Paratype ♀, (g. prep. DS-121/2012); Figs 11–12: H. gernoti sp. n., Turkey, prov. Nigde, Ala Dagi: Fig. 11, Holotype ♂; Fig. 12, Paratype ♀; Figs 13–15: H. schachti sp. n.: Fig. 13, Holotype ♂, Turkey, prov. Erzurum, Meschit Daglari; Fig. 14, Paratype ♀, Turkey, prov. Erzurum, Meschit Daglari; Fig. 15, Paratype ♂, Turkey, prov. Erzurum, Karadeniz Daglari, Korga Dari. a = upperside; b = underside.

FIGURES 16–25. Wing pattern. Fig. 16: Hydria (cf.) sp. n., ♂, Azerbaijan, Talysh, Zuvand (g. prep. DS-05/2012); Fig. 17, H. gudarica, ♀, Spain, Andalusia, Sierra Nevada; Figs 18–19: H. hyrcana bona sp., stat. n.: Fig. 18, ♂, Iran, Schakuh, (g. prep. 1556 H. Rajaei); Fig. 19, syntype ♀, Iran, Hadschiabad [Hajiabad], (g. prep. 1555 H. Rajaei); Fig. 20, H. montivagata montivagata, ♂, Switzerland, Zermatt (g. prep.2328/2020 H. Rajaei); Fig. 21, H. montivagata andalusica, ♀, Spain, prov. Cuenca, M. Universales (g. prep.1459 H. Rajaei); Figs 22–23: H. loebeli sp. n.: Fig. 22, ♂, Turkey, prov. Nigde, Aladag West (g. prep. DS-171/2019); Fig. 23, ♀, Turkey, prov. Malatya, Nemrut dagi (g. prep. DS-181/2019); Figs 24–25, H. relicta comb. n. (Kenya, Mt. Kenya), Fig. 24, ♂; Fig. 25, ♀. a = upperside; b = underside.

FIGURES 31–34. Male genitalia. Fig. 31: Hydria gaudarica (Spain, Albarracin, g. prep. DS-108/2012); Fig. 32: Hydria hyrcana (Iran, Schakuh, g. prep. 1556 H. Rajaei); Fig. 33: Hydria montivagata montivagata (Switzerland, Zermatt, g. prep. 2328/2020 H. Rajaei); Fig. 34, Hydria loebeli sp. n., Patatype (Turkey, prov. Erzurum, Umg. Ispir, g. prep. 2321/2020 H. Rajaei). a = genitalia capsule; b = aedeagus; c = juxta.

FIGURES 35–39. Sacculus projection in its natural position. Fig. 35: Hydria cervinalis cervinalis; Fig. 36: Hydria gernoti sp. n.; Fig. 37: Hydria hyrcana; Fig. 38: Hydria montivagata montivagata; Fig. 39, Hydria loebeli sp. n.

FIGURES 40–47. Female genitalia. Fig. 40: Hydria cervinalis cervinalis (Germany, Kaiserstuhl, Badberg, g. prep. 2327/2020 H. Rajaei); Fig. 41: Hydria cervinalis taurica subsp. n., Paratype, (Turkey, prov. Antalya, Civizli W Seydisehir, g. prep. DS- 121/2012); Fig. 42: Hydria gernoti sp. n., Paratype, (Turkey, prov. Nigde, Ala Dagi, g. prep. 2317/2020 H. Rajaei); Fig. 43: Hydria schachti sp. n. Paratype (Georgia, Achaltzych, g. prep. LL 38/2011); Fig. 44. Hydria gaudarica (Spain, Albarracin, g. prep. DS-107/2012); Fig. 45: Hydria hyrcana, syntype (Iran, Hajiabad, g. prep. 1555 H. Rajaei); Fig. 46: Hydria montivagata montivagata (Switzerland, Zermatt, g. prep. 2329/2020 H. Rajaei); Fig. 47, Hydria loebeli sp. n., Patatype (Turkey, prov. Nigde, Aladag, g. prep. DS-175/2012).