Conisania (Conisania) leuconephra ( Draudt, 1950 )

Pan, Zhaohui, Zheng, Weilie, Volynkin, Anton V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Gyulai, Péter & Tóth, Balázs, 2023, On the identity of Conisania leuconephra Draudt, 1950 with a description of a new species from Xizang, China (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae), Zootaxa 5346 (1), pp. 94-100 : 97

Conisania (Conisania) leuconephra ( Draudt, 1950)

( Figs 5–7 , 10, 11 , 13 )

Lasionycta leuconephra Draudt, 1950 , Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 25, pl. 1: fig. 23 (Type locality: [ China, Yunnan, Adunzi ] A-tun-tse).

Type material examined. Photographs of the holotype ( Figs 5 , 10 ): male, “A-tun-tse (Nord-Yunnan) Talsohle [valley bottom] ca. 3000m 26.5. 1937 H. Höne ” / red label “Holotype Lasionycta leuconephra ♁ Draudt. ” / “ Lasionycta leuconephra ♁ Draudt. ” / “ Conisania leuconephra Drdt. ♁ Boursin det.” / “Préparation № Hö.545 Ch. Boursin ” ( ZFMK) .

Additional material examined. CHINA: 1 male, 1 female, Yunnan, Diqing Tibetan Aut. Pref., 5 km SE of Deqin Town, Tashi’s Guesthouse at Rerinkha village , 3356m, N28°28.484' E098°53.827', 5–6.vi.2008, B. Benedek leg., gen. prep. Nos.: TB2277 (male), TB2278 (female) (prepared by Tóth) ( HNHM) .

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 17.0–17.5 mm in males and 17.0 mm in females. A detailed comparison with C. sejilaensis sp. n. is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. The species is currently known from Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces of China ( Draudt 1950) ( Fig. 14 ).

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FIGURE 14. Distribution map of Conisania spp. in China.

FIGURES 1–7. Conisania spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 1–4 in TAAHU; 5 in ZFMK (photo by S.-Y. Huang); 6 and 7 in HNHM.

FIGURES 8–11. Conisania spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 8 and 9 in TAAHU; 10 in ZFMK (photo by S.-Y. Huang); 11 in HNHM.

FIGURES 12–13. Conisania spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 12 in TAAHU; 13 in HNHM.