Lobogonodes erectaria ( Leech, 1897 )

Wu, Shipher & Chang, Wei-Chun, 2018, Revising the generic characters of Lobogonodes Bastelberger, 1909, with description of a new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), Zootaxa 4433 (3), pp. 434-444 : 438-439

Lobogonodes erectaria ( Leech, 1897)

( Figs 5, 6 , 18 , 26 , 33 , 41 )

Cidaria erectaria Leech, 1897 , The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 19(6): 651, syntypes 7 in BMNH, TL: [ Japan] Yesso, Hakodate.

Lobogonodes erectaria: Inoue (1982) : 282, 486, pl. 72: 40, 41 (♂), 42 (♀); Parsons et al. (1999): 550; Choi (2001): 34; Nakajima & Yazaki (2011): 275, pl. 1 – 0 59 – 32 – 34; Choi (2012): 49, figs 34, 114, 194, 273.

Specimens examined. JAPAN. 2♂, Gifu Pref., Takayama, Hirayu , 1670 m, 17–VIII–2017, leg. S. Wu ( TFRI) ; 1♀, Nagano Pref., Myoujin, Kamikouchi , 27–VIII–2 0 10, leg. Y. Kishida (CHN) ; 1♂, Nagano Pref., Matsumoto , 1500 m, 16–V–2015, leg. S. Wu & W. C. Chang ( TFRI) ; 1♀, Yamanashi, leg. K. Yazaki (CKY).

Diagnosis. This species is similar to L. shiushioui sp. nov. but can be distinguished by the dentate forewing postmedial line of the latter species. The band-like cornutus is longer in L. erectaria .

Distribution and bionomics. Japan, Korea and Russia ( Choi 2012; Beljaev 2016). Sato and Nakajima (1987) reported the host plant to be Hydrangea (Saxifragaceae) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. Habitus of Lobogonodes spp. 1. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 2. Ditto, female, Taiwan; 3. L. shiushioui sp. nov., male, holotype, Taiwan; 4. Ditto, male, paratype, Taiwan; 5. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), male, Japan; 6. Ditto, female, Japan; 7. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), female, Taiwan; 8. Ditto; 9. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), male, Japan; 10. Ditto, female, Japan; 11. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., male, Taiwan; 12. Ditto, female, Taiwan; 13. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), male, Japan; 14. Ditto, female, Japan; 15. L. porphyriata (Moore, 1888), male, Nepal. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (1, 3, 4, 5, 12); ESRI (2, 11), CKY (6, 13–15); CHN (9, 10). Photo: Shipher Wu (1–5, 7–12); Katsumi Yazaki (6, 13–15).

FIGURES 16–23. Male genitalia (without aedeagus) of Lobogonodes spp. 16. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 17. L. shiushioui sp. nov., paratype, Taiwan; 18. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), Japan; 19. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), Taiwan; 20. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), Japan; 21. L. dactylotypa (Prout, 1940) stat. rev., Taiwan; 22. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), Japan; 23. L. porphyriata (Moore, 1888), Nepal. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (16–19); CHN (20), ESRI (21), CKY (22, 23). Photo: Shipher Wu (16–21); Katsumi Yazaki (22, 23).

FIGURES 24–31. Aedeagus of Lobogonodes spp. 24. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 25. L. shiushioui sp. nov., paratype, Taiwan; 26. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), Japan; 27. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), Taiwan; 28. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), Japan; 29. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., Taiwan; 30. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), Japan; 31. L. porphyriata (Moore, 1888), Nepal. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (24–27); CHN (28), ESRI (29), CKY (30, 31). Photo: Shipher Wu (24–29); Katsumi Yazaki (30, 31).

FIGURES 32–37. Female genitalia of Lobogonodes spp. 32. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), Taiwan; 33. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), Japan; 34. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), female, Taiwan; 35. L. complicata (Butler, 1879), Japan; 36. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., Taiwan; 37. L. multistriata (Butler, 1889), Japan. Specimens courtesy of: TFRI (32, 34, 36); CHN (33, 35), CKY (37). Photo: Shipher Wu (32–36); Katsumi Yazaki (37).

FIGURES 38–43. Life images of Lobogonodes spp. 38. L. permarmorata (Bastelberger, 1909), male, Taiwan; 39. Ditto; 40. L. shiushioui sp. nov., male, paratype, Taiwan; 41. L. erectaria (Leech, 1897), male, Japan; 42. L. taiwana (Wileman & South, 1917), female, Taiwan; 43. L. dactylotypa Prout, 1940 stat. rev., male, Taiwan. Photo: Shipher Wu (38, 41–43); Cheng-Han Ma (39).