Problepsis paredra Prout, 1917

Xue, Dayong, Cui, Le & Jiang, Nan, 2018, A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4392 (1), pp. 101-127 : 110-111

Problepsis paredra Prout, 1917

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Problepsis paredra Prout, 1917 , Novit. zool., 24: 312. Syntypes ♂, China: Sichuan ( NHM).

Diagnosis. See P. vulgaris .

Material examined. CHINA: Shaanxi ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, Xunyang, Bailiu, Jinxinyuan Shanzhuang, 386 m, 1– 3.VIII.2014, coll . Liu Shuxian. Gansu ( IZCAS): 3 ♂, Wenxian, Fanba, 800 m, 26.VI.1998, coll . Zhang Xuezhong et al.; 1 ♂, Wenxian, Shanwangmiao, 1500 m, 28.VII.1999, coll . Yao Jian; 3 ♂, Wenxian , VI.–IX.2002, coll . Wang Hongjian ; 1 ♂, Wenxian, Qiujiaba, 2200–2300 m, 16–19.VII.2003, coll . Wang Hongjian ; 2 ♂, Wenxian, Bikou, 620 m, 15–16.VIII.2014, coll . Xue Dayong ; 6 ♂, Wenxian, Bikou protect station, 645 m, 6–7., 11.VIII.2016, coll . Cheng Rui et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04583; 4 ♂ 1♀, Wenxian, Bikou, Bifenggou, 720 m, 8–10.VIII.2016, coll . Cheng Rui et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04584; 1 ♂, Dangchang, Guan’egou, 2045 m, 1.VIII.2016, coll . Cheng Rui et al. Zhejiang ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, Qingyuan, Baishanzu, Wulingkeng, 570 m, 12–13.VIII.2003, coll . Han Hongxiang ; 2 ♂, Taishun, Wuyanling, Shuangkengkou, 680 m, 29.VII.2005, coll . Lang Songyun ; 2 ♂, Jiangshan, Xingdun, 608 m, 10–12.VIII.2016, coll . Li Xinxin. Hubei ( IZCAS): 1♀, Shennongjia, Songluo, 920 m, 28.VIII.1981, coll . Han Yinheng ; 2 ♂, Shennongjia, Jiuchong, 700–870 m, 17–19.VII.1998, coll . Ye Chanjuan et al.; 1 ♂, Shennongjia, Dongxi, 600 m, 3.VIII.1998, coll . Yu Xiaodong ; 1 ♂, Zigui, Jiulingtou, 170 m, 11.VI.1993, coll . Huang Runzhi ; 4 ♂, Xingshan, Longmenhe, 670–1350 m, 22.VI.1993, 14.VII.1993, coll . Yao Jian et al.; 1 ♂ 1♀, Xingshan, Xiaohekou, 700 m, 11.V.1994, coll . Li Wenzhu , IZCAS slide no. Geom-03412, 03413; 1 ♂, Wufeng, Houhe, 1100 m, 11.VII.1999, coll . Li Houhun (presented by Insect Collection of Nankai University). Jiangxi ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, Dayu , 18.VI. 1977 ; 1 ♂, Lu Shan, 5.VII.1975, coll . Liu Youqiao ; 1 ♂, Jiulian Shan, 12.VI.1975, coll . Zhang Bailin; 1 ♂, Jinggang Shan, Huangyangjie , 1090 m, 4.VIII.2013, coll . Pan Xiaodan. Hunan ( IZCAS) : 7 ♂, Heng Shan, 18.VIII.–3.IX.1979, coll . Zhang Baolin ; 2 ♂, Sangzhi, Bamaoxi, Shuitianba, 370 m, 30.VII.2009, 3.VIII.2009, coll . Wei Zhongmin ; 4 ♂, Sangzhi, Bamaoxi, Shuitiannan, 370 m, 1, 6.VIII.2009, coll . Wei Zhongmin; 1 ♂, Yizhang , Mang Shan forest park, 512–770 m, 13–15.VII.2008, coll . Chen Fuqiang ; 1 ♂, Zhangjiajie, Wulingyuan, Wenfeng, 350 m, 16–17.IX.2015, coll . Zhao Kaidong. Fujian ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, Chong’an, Huangbaixi, 9.X.1980, coll . Jiang Fan ; 1 ♂, Wuyi Shan, 4.VII.1982, coll . Jiang Fan; 1 ♂, Wuyi Shan, Sangang , 16.VIII.1983, coll . Wang Jiashe; 1 ♂, Wuyi Shan, Dazhulan , 1150 m, 28.VII.2006, coll . Xie Juan; 1 ♂, Jiangle , Longqi Shan, 21.V.1991, coll . Shi Yongshan. Guangdong ( IZCAS): 2 ♂, Ruyuan, Nanling protect station, 1020 m, 16–20.VII.2008, coll . Chen Fuqiang ; 1 ♂, Shixing, Chebaling, 365–401 m, 22–26.VII.2008, coll . Chen Fuqiang; 1 ♂, Renhua , Danxia Shan, 130 m, 29.V.2013, coll . Cheng Rui. Guangxi ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, Longsheng , 300 m, 10.VI.1980, coll . Zhong Tiesen; 1 ♂, Mao’er Shan, Gaozhai , 448 m, 13–15.VIII.2012, coll . Chen Fuqiang. Sichuan ( IZCAS) : 11 ♂ 1♀, Emei Shan, Qingyinge , 800–1000 m, 9.IV.–18.VII.1957, 17.IX.1957, coll . Zhu Fuxing et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04563; 2 ♂ 1♀, Fengdu, Shiping, 610 m, 2.VI.1994, 5.X.1994, coll . Song Shimei. Chongqing ( IZCAS) : 1 ♂, Chengkou, Daba Shan, Qinglongxia , 950 m, 28.VII.2013, coll. Cheng Rui .

Distribution. China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing).

Figures

FIGURES 1–22. Adults of Problepsis. 1, P. albidior, male, Yunnan; 2–3, P. eucircota, male, Zhejiang, 2, upperside, 3, underside; 4–5, P. stueningi sp. nov., male, holotype, Gansu, 4, upperside, 5, underside; 6, P. vulgaris, male, Tibet; 7, P. paredra, male, Sichuan; 8. P. subreferta, male, Yunnan; 9, P. batangnensis sp. nov., male, holotype, Sichuan; 10, P. plagiata, male, Shaanxi; 11, P. apollinaria apollinaria, male, Hainan; 12–13, P. delphiaria auriculifera, male, Hainan, 12, upperside, 13, undside; 14, P. transvehens, male, Guangdong; 15–17, P. conjunctiva, male, 15, Tibet, 16–17, Hainan; 18, P. crassinotata, Tibet; 19–20, P. diazoma, male, Fujian, 19, upperside, 20, underside; 21–22, P. discophora discophora, male, Beijing, 21, upperside, 22, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 31–39. Male genitalia of Problepsis. 31, P. albidior, Sichuan; 32, P. eucircota, Jiangxi; 33, P. stueningi sp. nov., holotype, Gansu; 34, P. vulgaris, Tibet; 35, P. paredra, Gansu; 36. P. subreferta, Yunnan; 37, P. batangnensis sp. nov., paratype, Sichuan; 38, P. plagiata, Shaanxi; 39, P. apollinaria apollinaria, Hainan. Scale bar = 1 mm.