Minoa lutea Schwingenschuss, 1954

Rajaei, Hossein, Gelbrecht, Jörg, Schulz, Nathalie & Hausmann, Axel, 2021, Minoa lutea Schwingenschuss, 1954 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) recognized as bona species, Zootaxa 4903 (2), pp. 255-264 : 257-258

Minoa lutea Schwingenschuss, 1954 bona sp.

2 ³, Russland / Zentralasien, Sibirien: Republik Altai, Altai Mts. N 50°53’03’’, E85°50’36’’; 1050m, 26 km südlich Seminsky-Pass ( Wegstrecke ) 12.vi.2012, leg. J. Gelbrecht & E. Schwabe, g.preps 2240/2019 & 2332 H. Rajaei (barcoding: SMNS _ Minoa _12); 1 ♀, 1 ³ , Russland / Zentralasien, Sibirien: Republik Altai, Altai Mts. N 50°22’32’’, E87°37’27’’; 1800m Aktasch , ca. 8 km NNW ( Wegstrecke ) 17. & 18.vi.2012, leg. J. Gelbrecht & E. Schwabe, g.preps (♀) 2241/2019, (³) 2331/2020 H. Rajaei ( Barcoding : SMNS _ Minoa _11); 2 ³, 2 ♀, NE-Türkei, Prov. Erzurum, Dog. Karadeniz Daglari, Korga Dagi, Umg. Köprüköy bei Ispir, 1600 m, 03.-04.vi.2000, leg. J. Gelbrecht, T. Drechsel, R. Busse & E. Schwabe, g.preps (³) 0046/2019 N. Schulz, (³) 1963/2016 H. Rajaei, (♀) 1964/2016 H. Rajaei, (♀) 2333/2020 H. Rajaei (Barcoding: SMNS _ Minoa _13); all in PCJG. 1 ³ , Georgia, Borjomi-Kharagauli NP, Borjomi District , dry meadow and fields 2 km W Quabiskhevi, 920 m, 41°45’52,3’’N, 43°13’51,6’’E, 1.viii.2006, by day, D. Bartsch leg., g.prep 0049/2019 N. Schulz (Barcoding: SMNS _ Minoa _10); 1 ♀ , Georgia, Borjomi-Kharagauli NP, Borjomi District , 1-3 km S/ W Likani, trail 1, Picea abies forest with clearings, at day, 1050-1200 m, 23.vii.2006, 41°50’31’’N, 43°18’03’’E, leg. D. Bartsch, g.prep 0050/2019 N. Schulz; 1 ³ , Armenia, Tavush prov., 1 km W Sarumpass, 1700 m, 40°52’37.2’’N 45°14’47.2’’E, 21.vii.2013, lighttrap, leg. D. Bartsch, g.prep 2258/2019 H. Rajaei; all in PCDB. 1 ³, [ Russia], N. Caucasus, Pjatigorsk, [mt.] Beshtau, [44.08 N, 43.01 E], 15.vii.1992, leg. V. Tikhonov, gen. Prep. 2255/2019 H. Rajaei; 1 ³, Crimea, Bakhchisarajskij distr. , Verkhorechje vill., [44.70 N, 33.94 E], 25.v.1986 leg. I. Kostjuk, g.prep. 2256/2019 H. Rajaei; 1 ³, [ Russia], [N. Caucasus], Kislovodsk, 23.vii.1989, [43.90 N, 42.66 E], leg. V. Tikhonov, g.prep. 2257/2019 H. Rajaei; all in ZMKU .

Rest of the dots on the map referring to the examined material in the project “Geometrid moths of Europe, vol. 3: see page 363”.

MAP. Distribution pattern of Minoa murinata and M. lutea bona sp., based on Hausmann & Viidalepp (2012: 363; modified).