Phaselia serrularia (Eversmann, 1847)

Werner, Maria Johanna, Hausmann, Axel, Kostjuk, Igor, Wanke, Dominic & Rajaei, Hossein, 2023, Integrative taxonomic revision of the genus Phaselia Guenée, [1858] (Geometridae: Ennominae) in the Middle East and Central Asia, Zootaxa 5326 (1), pp. 1-66 : 11

P. serrularia vs. ( P. kasyi )

External characters (figs 4–10; 47–49). No diagnostic characters.

Male genitalia (figs 59–65; 101–102). Sacculus large, smooth, costal part of valva fully connected to valvula (sacculus small, spinose, costal part of valva largely detached from valvula).

Female genitalia (figs 109–114; 138–139). Ductus bursae narrower than lamella antevaginalis, tapered towards corpus bursae (ductus bursae spherical, formed from two semispherical lateral halfs fused together, wider than lamella antevaginalis).

Phenology. Possibly uni- or bivoltine. Investigated specimens have been collected from April to early August.

Biology. Unknown.

Habitat. Investigated specimens have been collected at altitudes from 400 m ( Kazakhstan) up to 3600 m ( Tajikistan).

Distribution. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan, and Southern Federal District of Russia. P. serrularia is reported here for the first time for the fauna of Mongolia (fig. 144).

DNA barcoding. Genetic distances from morphologically most similar species: Phaselia phaeoleucaria sp. stat. rev. (9.93%), P. pithana bona sp. (12.41%), P. smettboi sp. nov. (10.78%). Genetically closest species: P. joestleinae (8.4 %) and P. sp. cf. deliciosaria (9.74 %) (fig. 145, Tab. 1).