Semioscopis strigulana

Ponomarenko, Margarita G. & Koshkin, Evgeny S., 2025, New species of the spring flat moths of the genera Semioscopis Hübner and Luquetia Leraut (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) from Far East of Russia with notes on related species, Zootaxa 5666 (4), pp. 529-549 : 543

Semioscopis strigulana ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775)

Figs 4, 5 , 29–31 , 44–47 .

Tortrix strigulana [Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 130.

Semioscopis strigulana : Lvovsky & Dubatolov (2007: 56); Lvovsky (2008: 53, 2016: 76, 2019: 53).

Material examined. Russia, Primorskii Krai: 2♀♀, Ussuriiskii district, 20 km SE of Ussuriisk, Gornotajezhnoe village , 26, 27.iv 1995 (M.G. Ponomarenko leg.), GS 301 MP , 305 MP; 1♂, Shkotovskii district , 7 km S of Anisimovka village; 03.v 1998 (M.G. Ponomarenko leg.), GS 300 MP ; all in FSCB.

Distribution. Europe, Russia (European part, south of West Siberia, south of Krasnoyarskii Krai, south of Khabarovskii Krai, Primorskii Krai, first record) ( Lvovsky 2019, Lepiforum e. V. 2024).

Host plants. In Europe, larvae feed on aspen ( Populus tremula ) and poplar ( Populus sp. ) ( Salicaceae ) ( Lvovsky 1981, 2016; Lepiforum e. V. 2024).

Remarks. The species is first recorded from Primorskii Krai ( Far East of Russia).

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Semioscopis spp. and Luquetia tigrina sp. nov., adults and heads with appendages. 1–3—Semioscopis fareastenica sp. nov., paratype male; 4, 5—S. strigulana; 6, 7—S. similis; 8–10—Luquetia tigrina sp. nov., holotype male. Figs 1, 4, 6, 8—adult; 2, 5, 7, 9—head with labial palpi, enlarged; 3, 10—flagellum with ciliation on ventral side, enlarged. Scale bar for figures 1, 4, 6, 8—2 mm.

FIGURES 26–36. Semioscopis spp. and Luquetia tigrina sp. nov., male genitalia. 26–28—S. similis, GS 307, 308; 29–31—S. strigulana, GS 300; 32–36—Luquetia tigrina sp. nov., holotype, GS 290. Figs 26, 29, 32—male genitalia, ventral view, aedeagus removed; 27, 30, 33—aedeagus, lateral view; 28, 31, 35—juxta and lobes of transtilla, enlarged; 34—gnathos, enlarged; 36— cornuti, enlarged. Scale bar for figures 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33,—0.5 mm.

FIGURES 44–50. Semioscopis spp., female genitalia. 44–47—S. strigulana, GS 301; 48–50—S. similis, GS 306. Figs 44, 48—ventral view; 45—ostial area (vaginal sinus); 46, 50—signum; 47—sclerotisation with micro thorns in anterior part of ductus; 49—ostium, postvaginal plate, ductus and posterior part of corpus bursae. Figures 45–47, 49 and 50 enlarged. Scale bar for figures 44 and 48—0.5 mm.