identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03F687A09572507B33F44F022B09A3B2.text	03F687A09572507B33F44F022B09A3B2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhodostrophia lenis Wiltshire 1966	<div><p>Rhodostrophia lenis Wiltshire, 1966</p><p>(p. 134, figs. 31, 35)</p><p>Material examined (see Map 1). Holotype 3 (examined), ‘Afgh[anistan] | Khurd-Kabul SO | v. Kabul, 1900m | 18.VI.1965 | Kasy &amp; Vartian’, ‘Mus. Vind. | Gen. Präp. | 15.941 | 3’, ‘Preparation | WW. 195’, ‘ Rhodostrophia | lenis Wilts. 3 | Holotypus’. Paratypes (6 Ƥ 1 3 examined): 1 Ƥ, ‘Afgh[anistan] | Khurd-Kabul SO | v. Kabul, 1900m | 18.VI.1965 | Kasy &amp; Vartian’, ‘ Rhodostrophia | lenis Wiltsh. Ƥ | Allotypus’, ‘ Paratype | Rhodostrophia lenis Wiltshire | det. H. R., 2009’, ‘prep. | 1532/ 2011 | H. R.’; 4 Ƥ, same locality, ‘Paratypoid | Rhodostrophia | lenis Wiltshire 1967 [1966]’, ‘ Paratype | Rhodostrophia lenis Wiltshire | det. H. R., 2009’; 1 3, same locality, ‘Paratypoid | Rhodostrophia | lenis Wiltshire, 1967 [1966]’, ‘ Paratype | Rhodostrophia lenis Wiltshire | det. H. R., 2009’, ‘prep. | 1534/2011 | H. R.’; 1 3, ‘ 40 km SW | v. Kabul | 2300m, Afghan[istan] | 17.6.1965 | Kasy &amp; Vartian’, ‘Paratypoid Rhodostrophia | lenis Wiltshire, 1967 [1966]’, ‘ Paratype | Rhodostrophia lenis Wiltshire | det. H. R., 2009’; all in NHMW. New material from Iran: 1 Ƥ, Iran-Khorasan N[ational] P[ark] Golestan-Almeh Tal, 1541 m, 23.– 24.5.2001, 37,20,796/56,03,457, leg. Dr. Ch. Wieser, BC ZSM Lep 0 8626, prep. 1046/2010 H. R.; in ZSM. 1 3, Iran, Khorasan, Kuh-e Sorkh, Paß NE Rivash, [N Kashmar 58°27'E, 35°28'N] 2100 m, 19.V.2007, leg. W. ten Hagen; 1 Ƥ, Iran, Khorasan, Kopet Dagh, Quchan-Dargaz (SW Passhöhe), 55–56 km N Quchan, 1900–2100m, 15.VI.2006, leg. W. ten Hagen; in SMNK. 4 Ƥ, [Iran], Khorassan, Kopedagh-Allahakbar, 1950m, 16.6.1974, leg. Radj[abi]/Paz[ouki]; all in HMIM.</p><p>Diagnosis (figs. 1–6, 13–19). The narrow forewing of R. lenis resembles the genus Lithostege (Larentiinae), but the wing venation and genitalia differ. In Rhodostrophia the species most similar to R. lenis is R. vartianae, most probably its sister species. These two species have the same wing colouration, but are separable by size (wingspan &lt;30 mm in R. Lenis,&gt; 33 mm in R. vartianae). Male genitalic differences include: the aedeagus in R. vartianae (length&gt; 1.5 mm) is longer than in R. lenis (&lt;1.3 mm) (figs. 14, 18); the tip of the valva in R. lenis is smoother than in R. vartianae and contains more spines; the uncus in R. vartianae is mode deeply notched (figs. 13, 16–17); sternite A- 8 in R. vartianae is forked and the hump-like projections are well developed (figs. 15, 19).</p><p>Redescription (Figs. 1–6). Wingspan: 3 26–27 mm, Ƥ 27–29 mm. Antenna of male quadripectinate and filiform in female. Head (apex) white, frons slightly protruding about one-fourth of the eye diameter, grey in colour. Palpi short, not reaching the clypeus. Thorax dark grey, abdomen brown. Colour of wings in both sexes are similarly brown-ochre, toward the apex of the forewing and the margins in both wings the colour gets slightly darker. A post-median grey spot is obvious on both wings; this spot is obscure in some specimens. The underside is slightly brighter than the upperside. Sternite A-8 sclerotised terminally, slightly notched; hump form projections are not developed (fig. 15).</p><p>Male genitalia (figs. 13, 14). Valva flat, its dorsal and ventral parts curved interiorly. Uncus elongated (length 1.1 mm), cleft at the tip. Juxta oval, strongly sclerotised at its centre. Saccus very short, rounded. Aedeagus 1.3 mm long, arched medially, with several very small subapical granules.</p><p>Female genitalia (fig. 12). Papillae anales broad, covered with spines. Apophyses posteriores well developed (approx. 1 mm long), apophyses antoriores reduced to one fourth the length of the apophyses posteriores. Antrum and ductus bursae sclerotised as a single unit. Corpus bursae without signum.</p><p>Biology &amp; Distribution (Map 1). The larval stages and the biology are unknown. Because most of the material from Iran was collected during the day by butterfly collectors, it seems that the species is active during daytime (Fig. 10). R. lenis was found in eastern Afghanistan and at three localities in north-east Iran. It has been collected at 1500–2300 m asl (above sea level). In the map the dots indicate (from north to south): Iran, Almeh valley (Golestan National Park, 1540 m asl, C. Wieser); Kope Dagh, Allahakbar (1950 m asl, Rajabi &amp; Pazouki); Kopet Dagh, north of Quchan (1900–2100 m, W. ten Hagen); Kuh-e Sorkh (north of Kashmar, 2100 m, W. ten Hagen); Afghanistan: southeast of Kabul (1900–2300 m, Kasy &amp; Vartian).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F687A09572507B33F44F022B09A3B2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sh, Hossein Rajaei;Trusch, Robert	Sh, Hossein Rajaei, Trusch, Robert (2011): Redescription of Rhodostrophia leni s Wiltshire 1966 and R. vartianae Wiltshire, 1966, with new distributional data (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zootaxa 2935: 59-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207740
03F687A09573507E33F44C512E2DA276.text	03F687A09573507E33F44C512E2DA276.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rhodostrophia	<div><p>Rhodostrophia . vartianae: Wiltshire, 1966</p><p>(p. 134, figs. 42, 44)</p><p>Material examined. Holotype 3 (examined), ‘Afghan[istan] centr. O v. | Bend-i-Amir, 3600m | 29.VII.1963 | Kasy &amp; Vartian leg.’, ‘ Rhodostrophia | vartianae Wiltsh | Holotype 3’[abdomen missing, no preparation lable]. P a r a t y p e s (3 3examined): 1 3, same data, ‘Paratypoid Rhodostrophia vartianae Wiltshire 3’, ‘ Paratype | Rhodostrophia vartianae Wiltshire | det. H. R., 2009’, ‘prep. |1533/2011 | H. R.’; 2 3, same locality but different altitude and date as label: ‘ 3000m, 30.VII.1963 ’, ‘ Paratype | Rhodostrophia vartianae Wiltshire | det. H. R., 2009’; all in NHMW.</p><p>Redescription (figs. 1–6). Female unknown. Wingspan: 3 34–36 mm. Antenna of male quadripectinate. Head (apex) white, frons slightly protruding about one-fourth of the eye diameter, light brown in colour. Palpi short, not reaching the clypeus. Thorax dark grey, abdomen light brown. Colour of wings brown-ochre. Post-median grey spot of forewing hardly visible in some specimens. The underside is slightly brighter than the upperside. Hump form projections of sternite A-8 well developed (fig. 15).</p><p>Male genitalia (figs. 16–18). Valva flat, ventral part curved interiorly, dorsal part plicated. Uncus elongated, cleft at the tip. Juxta oval. Saccus short, rounded. Aedeagus long (1.5 mm) and arched, multiple small subapical granules present.</p><p>Biology and distribution (Map 1). The larval stages and the biology are unknown. R. vartianae has been collected from high altitudes in central Afghanistan (Band-i Amir, 3000–3600m, Kasy &amp; Vartian).</p><p>MAP 1. Distribution of Rhodostrophia lenis and R. vartianae .</p><p>We thank Sabine Gaal-Haszler (Wien) for sending type materials from NHMW, and Helen Alipanah (Tehran) for loan of material from HMIM. Wolfgang ten Hagen (Mömlingen, Germany) and Christian Wieser (Pischeldorf, Austria) provided us with material, data and photos. Jaan Viidalepp (Tartu), Dieter Stüning (Bonn), and Axel Hausmann (Munich) offered valuable comments on the manuscript, and Thomas Swinehart (Bonn) proofread the manuscript. The senior author thanks J. W. Wägele (ZFMK, Bonn) and DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) for financial support, which is part of a doctoral dissertation project at the University of Bonn, Germany.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F687A09573507E33F44C512E2DA276	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Sh, Hossein Rajaei;Trusch, Robert	Sh, Hossein Rajaei, Trusch, Robert (2011): Redescription of Rhodostrophia leni s Wiltshire 1966 and R. vartianae Wiltshire, 1966, with new distributional data (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zootaxa 2935: 59-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.207740
