Stictoptera cucullioides Guenée, 1852

Qi, Feng, Wang, Ke, Xue, Dayong & Yang, Ding, 2011, A taxonomic revision of the Stictopterinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae) in China, Zootaxa 2926, pp. 1-45 : 7-8

Stictoptera cucullioides Guenée, 1852

Figs. 16–25 , 106 , 133 , 159

Stictoptera cucullioides Guenée, 1852 , in Boisduval et Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins. (Lepid.), 7: 52. Holotype: male, [ Indonesia]: Java.

Steiria subobliqua Walker, 1857 , List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus., 13: 1136.

Steiria variabilis Moore, 1882 , in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W.S. Atkinson: 164.

Stictoptera timesia Swinhoe, 1893 , Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6), 12: 218.

Stictoptera cuculloides Chen, 1999 , Fauna Sinica (Insecta), 16: 947. (misspelling)

Diagnosis. This species shares the similar wing patterns and polymorphisms with S. signifera , but has a special pattern: one of the forms has an even grey (male) or cream (female) band from the base to the outer margin and almost the complete width of the forewing; the anal margin, tornus and apex of the forewing have pale brown or cream markings, which sometimes connect together (followed Holloway 1985). The differences of the male genitalia between this species and S. signifera are as discussed above.

Material examined. CHINA, Jiangxi: 2 males, Dayu, 17–19.VI.1977; 1 female, Lushan, 5.VII.1975, coll. Liu Youqiao ( IZCAS). Hainan: 1 female, Diaoluoshan, 6.V.1984, coll.Gu Maobin; 1 female, Jianfengling, 14.IV.1980, coll. Zhang Baolin ( IZCAS). Guangxi: 1 female, Fangcheng, Fulong, 300 m, 24.V.1999, coll. Yuan Decheng; 1 female, Napo, Defu, 1350 m, 21.VI.2000, coll. Zhu Chaodong ( IZCAS). Yunnan: 3 males, 2 females, Jinghong, 14–23.IV.1982, coll. Chen Yixin; 1 male, Mengla, 20.IV.1982, coll. Chen Yixin ( IZCAS).

Distribution. China (Jiangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet), Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, United States (Hawaii, introduced).

Biological notes. The larval host plants were recorded as Mesua and Calophyllum ( Holloway 1985; Zhang 1994), Garcinia (Clusiaceae) (Sevastopulo 1914; Mathur et al. 1954 –1960; Beardsley 1982; Zhang 1994; Chen 1999), Clusia rosea and Mammea auericana ( Zhang 1994) .

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 33. Adults. 12 – 13. Stictoptera trajiciens. 12, male, upperside; 13, male, underside. 14 – 15. Stictoptera repleta. 14, male, upperside; 15, male, underside. 16 – 25. Stictoptera cucullioides. 16, female, upperside; 17, female, underside; 18, male, upperside; 19, male, underside; 20, female, upperside; 21, female, underside; 22, male, upperside; 23, male, underside; 24, female, upperside; 25, female, underside. 26 – 27. Stictoptera macromma. 26, male, upperside; 27, male, underside. 28 – 29. Stictoptera grisea. 28, male, upperside; 29, male, underside. 30 – 31. Stictoptera semialba. 30, male, upperside; 31, male, underside. 32 – 33. Aegilia describens. 32, male, upperside; 33, male, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 104 – 111. Male genitalia. 104. Stictoptera trajiciens. 105. Stictoptera repleta. 106. Stictoptera cucullioides. 107. Stictoptera macromma. 108. Stictoptera grisea. 109. Stictoptera semialba. 110, Aegilia describens. 111. Odontodes aleuca. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 131 – 156. Aedeagus. 131. Stictoptera trajiciens. 132. Stictoptera repleta. 133. Stictoptera cucullioides. 134. Stictoptera macromma. 135. Stictoptera grisea. 136. Stictoptera semialba. 137. Aegilia describens. 138. Odontodes aleuca. 139. Lophoptera anthyalus. 140. Lophoptera hamata sp. nov. 141. Lophoptera coangulata. 142. Lophoptera stipata. 143. Lophoptera nama. 144. Lophoptera brunnama. 145. Lophoptera illucida. 146. Lophoptera longipennis. 147. Lophoptera acutiprocessa sp. nov. 148. Lophoptera negretinoides. 149. Lophoptera solealis sp. nov. 150. Lophoptera huma. 151. Lophoptera squammigera. 152. Lophoptera squammilinea. 153. Lophoptera purpurfera sp. nov. 154. Lophoptera trigonoprocessa sp. nov. 155. Lophoptera obliquilinea. 156. Lophoptera hypenistis. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURES 157 – 163. Female genitalia. 157. Stictoptera trajiciens. 158. Stictoptera repleta. 159. Stictoptera cucullioides. 160. Stictoptera macromma. 161. Stictoptera grisea. 162. Stictoptera semialba. 163. Aegilia describens. Scale bars = 1 mm.