Rhodostrophia cuprinaria ( Christoph, 1876 )
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Rhodostrophia cuprinaria ( Christoph, 1876) View in CoL
( Figs 52–56 View FIGURES 44-62 , 75 View FIGURES 75-77 , 92 View IGURES 91-94 , 104–105, Map 13 View MAP 13 )
Eusarca cuprinaria Christoph, 1876 View in CoL : Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae , 12: 261, pl. 7, fig. 33. (Nord Persien [ Iran], Schahrud). Lectotype ♂ (examined, hereby designated in order to stabilize nomenclature): ‘ Schahrud’, ‘coll. Erschov. ’, ‘ex. mater. Mus., Acad. Petrop. ’, ‘GU 625/2005 R. Trusch’, ‘ Lectotyus ♂ Eusarca cuprinaria Christoph View in CoL design. Trusch & Hausmann’ in ZIN.
Rhodostrophia nubifera Brandt, 1941 View in CoL , syn. nov.
Rhodostrophia nubifera Brandt, 1941 View in CoL : Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 31 (3): 866, pl. 28, fig. 1. Lectotype ♂ (examined, hereby designated in order to stabilize nomenclature), ‘ Iran Khorassan, Kouh i Binaloud (Meched), 1800 m. 18.Aug.1938, Coll. Brandt’, ‘ Holotype Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt. View in CoL Brandt’, ‘47 | 60’, ‘ Preparation 1135 W. P. Wiltshire’, ‘2:75, R.M.prep. 3703’, in NHRS.
Paralectotypes: 1 ♂, id., 16.Aug.1938, NHRS-LEPI 000010264, g.p. 10948 H. Rajaei; 1 ♂, id., 16.Aug.1938, ‘ Allotype Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt. View in CoL Brandt’NHRS-LEPI 000010265, g.p. 10949 H. Rajaei, both in NHRS (examined). 1 ♀, Iran Khorassan, Kouh i Binaloud (Meched), 1800 m. 16.Aug.1938, Coll. Brandt’ , ‘ Paratype Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt. View in CoL Brandt’, 2 ♀, id., 2500 m, ‘ Rh. nubifera Brdt. View in CoL ’; all in SMNK. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Iran Khorassan, Kouh i Binaloud (Meched), 2500 m. 20.Aug.1938, Coll. Brandt’ , ‘ Paratype, Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt. View in CoL Brandt’, ex coll. Cl. Hörhammer, in ZSM (all examined) .
Remarks. According to the wing pattern as well as to the genitalia of the lectotype examined here, R. nubifera Brandt, 1941 is a synonym of R. cuprinaria . The misidentification of R. cuprinaria by Christoph in Romanoff (1885: 126 no. 181 and pl. 6 fig. 8a, b) as one of the standard works of Lepidopterology led to the misinterpretation of this species, see above under R. phaenicearia Hampson. Christophs publication in 1885 was used by nearly all later authors as reference for the identification of R. cuprinaria instead of the original description and lead also to the description of R. nubifera syn. nov. by Brandt (1941).
Rhodostrophia nubifera klapperichi Wiltshire, 1966 , syn. nov.
Rhodostrophia nubifera klapperichi Wiltshire, 1966 : Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 51: 135, genitalia fig. 32. (no holotype mentioned in original description and all approx. 80 syntypes listed as paratypes), Afghanistan nr.[near] Kabul, 26. & 27.5.1965, ca. 82 Expl., und Khurd-Kabul, 26.5.1965 and 4.9.1965, leg. Kasy & Vartian; [ Afghanistan] ‘ferner Paghman Mts., 2200 m, 15 km v. Kabul, 29.6.– 8.7.1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian.; In NHMW. 1 ♂, Afghanistan, 10 km NW v. Kabul, 1900 m, 1.6.1965, leg. Kasy & Vartian, Wiltshire coll. B.M. 1979–433, NHMUK (E)972068 ; 1 ♀, Afghanistan, Paghman , 30 km NW v. Kabul, 2450 m, leg. E. & A. Vartian, Wiltshire Coll. B.M. 1979–433, NHMUK (E)972069 ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, O-Afghanistan, Djebel Seratsch , 1650 m, Kohdaman, 13.10.[19]52, [♂ genitalia] Preparation E.P. Wiltshire 9041, Wiltshire Coll. B.M. 1979–433, NHMUK (E) 972070 & 71, all in NHMUK (examined). 1 ♂, Afgh. [anistan], Khurd-Kabul, SO v. Kabul, 1900 m, 26.v.1965, [leg.] Kasy & Vartian, NHRS-LEPI 000010266, g.p. 10950 H. Rajaei, in NHRS .
Records in literature. Rhodostrophia cuprinaria: Staudinger (1901: 279) ; Prout (1913: 42); Prout (1935: 25); Viidalepp (1996: 58); Scoble (1999: 822); Scoble & Hausmann (2007); Müller et al. (2019: 845).
Previous records from Iran. Tarsee [Tar Lake], 2000–2800m ( Schwingenschuss 1939); near Tehran ( Wiltshire 1966). Brandt (1939) reports R. cuprinaria from Fars, which may refer to R. phaenicearia . Wiltshire (1977) mentioned R. cuprinaria from northern Oman which refers to R. skulei (cf. Hausmann, 1998: 94)
Additional material examined. 1 ♂, Iran, prov. Kohkiluyeh-va-Boyerahmad , 30 km S Yassudj, road Abshare-Tange-Tamoradi, 8 km before Abshar (= waterfall), N 30°31'53’’, E 51°25'11", 2254 mNN, 24.5.2009 GoogleMaps , leg. Hossein Rajaei, g.p. 2401/2021 H. Rajaei, SMNK E-Lep. 259 . 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Iran, Balutschestan, Khasch , Kuhe Taftan, E-exp., 1800 m, Ebert & Falkner leg. 20.v.1972 , g.p. 576/2005 R. Trusch & 2399/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, Prov. South Khorassan, Kuh-e Mirza Arab NW, gorge S Ahangaran, N 33°22'22.1", E 60°07'39", 2.v.2006 GoogleMaps , leg. B. Plössl & G. Tarmann, SMNK E-Lep. 239, barcode BC ZSM Lep. 33889 ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, E-IRAN, Prov. Ostan-e Khorasan, NE Birjand, S Haji Abad , Gomenj vic., Kuh-e Mirza Arab, 2.040 mNN, N 33°16'13.9'', E 060°06'59.7'', 2.v.2008, leg. R. Trusch, M. Falkenberg & B. Müller, g.p. GoogleMaps (♂) 2403/2021 H. Rajaei, barcode BC ZSM Lep. 33892, BC ZSM Lep. 33891, BC ZSM Lep. 33890 GoogleMaps ; 1 ♀, Iran N, Prov. Semnan, 20 km N Damghan, Cheschme Ali , N 36°15'07'', E 054°04'20'', 1560 m, 23.v.2005 GoogleMaps , leg. R. Trusch, G. Petschenka, B. Müller; 1 ♂ id, 24.v.2005; 5 ♂, Iran NE, Kopet Dagh, Prov. Khorasan, ca. 50 km N Bojnurd, S Izmansufla, N 37°44'20'', E 057°25'53'', 1240 m, 17.v.2005 GoogleMaps , leg. R. Trusch, G. Petschenka, B. Müller, g.p. (♀) 598, (♂) 626/2005 R. Trusch; 3 ♀, Iran, Khorasan, Kopet Dagh , Rabat 25 km SW Izman soflea [Sufla], 27.5.2008 , J.-U. Meineke & W. Kramer, (♂) 2397/2020 H. Rajaei; 2 ♂, NE Iran, Prov. Ostan-e Khorasan, Kopet Dagh , NW Mashad, N Tschenaran, N Radkan, Dolmeh Olia, 1.560 mNN, N 36°55'56.6'', E 059°02'18.6'', 8.v.2008, leg. R. Trusch, M. Falkenberg & B. Müller GoogleMaps ; 4 ♂, 3 ♀, id. 9.v.2008; 5 ♂, id. 10.v.2008; 9 ♂, 1 ♀, id. 11.v.2008, all in SMNK. 1 ♂, id. 11.v.2008, g.p. (♂) 2386 & 2398/2020 H. Rajaei; I ♀, id., 10.v.2008; 1 ♂, Iran, Kerman, Sarbishan, Shingara , 2789 m, 32°17'26"N, 55°27'17"E, 28.iv.2016 , leg. Sh. Feizpour; all in SMNS. 3 ♀, id, in PCMB. 1 ♀ Esfahan, Natanz, Abianeh , 2150 m, 6.vi.1988 , leg. Hash[emi] & Badii, g.p. 674/2005 R. Trusch; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, [ Iran] Bl. [Baluchestan], Taftan, 17.–19.iv.1973, leg. Broum [and], both in HMIM. 1 ♂, 2♀, Iran, prov. Kerman, 5 km S Deh-Bakri , 2350 m, 1.vi.1997 , leg. A, Hoffmann & P. Kautt, barcodes: BC ZSM Lep 08556, BC ZSM Lep 08557, BC ZSM Lep 08558, in ZSM .
Specimens studied total: 36 ♂, 29 ♀.
Differential diagnosis ( Figs 52–56 View FIGURES 44-62 , 104–105 View FIGURES 95-106 ). Wingspan 28–32 mm. Forewing with straight termen. Wings with yellow-sandy to reddish ground colour, with varying light to darker hue; medial fascia slightly darker than background. Ante- and postmedial lines of both fore- and hindwings serrate, bordered by a light shadow. Discal spots small, but present on all wings, slightly larger on forewings. Underside of the wings yellow-creamy, only postmedial lines visible. Male antennal flagellum ventrally dentated. Male hindtibia with three spurs.
Male genitalia ( Fig. 75 View FIGURES 75-77 ). Uncus thumb-shaped ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 ); valva triangular, at apex with a triangular upsidedirected fold; costal part of valva medially swollen; sacculus largely projected and dentated (see the lower arrow in Fig. 75d View FIGURES 75-77 ) (not dentated in R. peripheres , best diagnostic character between these two species) ( Figs 75d, 76d View FIGURES 75-77 ). Juxta wide, apically concave (apical part of juxta not concave in R. peripheres ). Aedeagus medially angled to 90° (aedeagus only slightly curved in R. peripheres ); vesica membranous, cornuti developed as a large spines. Male sternite A8 bilobed ( Fig. 75c View FIGURES 75-77 ), with wide, short octavals (octavals longer in R. peripheres ).
Female genitalia ( Fig. 92 View IGURES 91-94 ) with large and wide papillae anales (clear diagnostic character from all other Iranian Rhodostrophia species); corpus bursae spherical, signum developed as large sclerite covering over half of corpus bursae. Ductus bursae cylindrical; its length roughly that of corpus bursae. Posterior apophyses twice length of anterior apophyses.
Genetic data. BOLD:AAE3641. Two additional BINs from specimens of Mazandaran-Baladeh Valley (BOLD: ABY4371; 2.4% from main cluster) and Khorasan-Izmansufla (BOLD:AAB9862; 2.7% from main cluster) requiring further integrative study. Nearest species: R. peripheres (5.1%) and R. vahabzadehi sp. nov. (4.9%) ( Fig. 119 View FIGURE 119 , Table 1).
Distribution ( Map 13 View MAP 13 ). This species is distributed in Turkmenistan (Kopet-Dagh), Iran and Afghanistan. Most probably it is present also in Pakistan. In Iran it is recorded from the central and eastern parts of the country (provinces: Khorasan-e Shomali, Razavi, Semnan, Jonubi, Sistan-o-Baluchistan, Kerman, Fars, Esfahan and Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyerahmad).
Due to taxonomical confusion of R. cuprinaria and R. phaenicearia in previous studies, all records of R. cuprinaria from Caucasus ( Georgia) and Transcaucasus ( Armenia and Azerbaijan) ( Viidalepp 1996) and Turkey ( Koçak & Kemal 2018) are under question and could refer to R. phaenicearia .
Life history and habitat ( Figs 109, 110 View FIGURES 107-110 , 117 View FIGURES 111-118 ). The species is univoltine, recorded from mid-April to early July. According to the material examined here, it flies at altitudes from 1200 m up to 2800 m.
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Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History) |
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Bavarian State Collection of Zoology |
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Natural History Museum, London |
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Rhodostrophia cuprinaria ( Christoph, 1876 )
Rajaei, Hossein, Hausmann, Axel & Trusch, Robert 2022 |
Rhodostrophia nubifera
Brandt 1941 |
Rhodostrophia nubifera
Brandt 1941 |
Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt.
Brandt 1941 |
Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt.
Brandt 1941 |
nubifera Brdt.
Brandt 1941 |
Rh. nubifera Brdt.
Brandt 1941 |
Rhodostrophia nubifera Brdt.
Brandt 1941 |
Eusarca cuprinaria
Christoph 1876 |
Eusarca cuprinaria
Christoph 1876 |