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Westermannia nobilis Draudt 1950

Authors/Creators

  • 1. School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
  • 2. Simianshan Forest Resource Service Center, Jiangjin District, Chongqing 402260, China

Description

Westermannia nobilis Draudt, 1950

Figs 5–8, 11, 14, 15

Westermannia nobilis Draudt, 1950, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 40 (1): 150, pl. 9, fig. 11. Type locality: West-tien-mu-shan [Syntype: ZFMK (Blume et al. 2010)].

Westermannia nobilis: Chu et al. 1964: 70; Chen 1999: 857, pl. 39, fig. 28; Yang et al. 2017: 551, pl. 42, fig. 3.

Material examined.

China – Jiangxi • 1 female, Jinggangshan Scenic Spot, Huangyangjie Station, 2. VIII. 2024, leg. H. L. Han & Haliya, genit. prep. QY- 26, NEFU. – Hunan • 2 males and 1 female, Yizhang, Mangshan Reserve, Jiangjunzhai, 30. VII – 7. VIII. 2021, leg. J. Wu & Q Lin, genit. prep. QY- 50, 51 and 25, NEFU. – Guangdong • 3 females, Nanling, 7–9. V. 2011, leg. H. L. Han & Y. Q. Hu, genit. prep. QY- 58, 59 and 60, NEFU • 2 females, Shaoguan, Ruyuan, Xiaohuangshan, viewing deck, 25. V. 2021, leg. M. R. Li & G. Fu, genit. prep. QY- 48 and 49, NEFU. – Guangxi • 1 male and 2 females, Ziyuan, Yinzhu Laoshan National Reserve, Shuangchahe Station, 17–18. VII. 2021, leg. J. J. Fan & B. Gao, genit. prep. QY- 47, 52 and 53, NEFU • 1 female, Maoershan, Jiuniutang, 19. IV. 2002, leg. S. L. Hao & H. J. Xue, genit. prep. QY- 43, NEFU. – Chongqing • 1 male and 1 female, Jiangjin, Simianshan, Dawopu, 23. VII – 6. VIII. 2018, leg. W. J. Li & G. X. Wang, genit. prep. QY- 54 and 56, NEFU • 1 female, same locality as above, 12–13. VII. 2018, leg. H. L. Han, genit. prep. QY- 36, NEFU • 1 male and 1 female, same locality as above, 29. VII – 2. VIII. 2020, leg. H. L. Han & J. Wu, genit. prep. QY- 55 and 57, NEFU • 1 male, Jiangjin, Simianshan Nature Reserve, 29. IV. 2019, leg. Z. T. Wang & J. J. Fan, genit. prep. QY- 85, NEFU • 1 male, Wuxi, Lanying Township, Xi’an Countryside, 26–28. VI. 2022, leg. T. T. Zhao & Y. Y. Jin, genit. prep. QY- 44, NEFU.

Distribution.

China (Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi).

Remarks.

This study provides the first record of W. nobilis in Chongqing Municipality. This species is highly similar morphologically to the two newly described species in appearance, especially W. simianshana Qin, Zhang & Han, sp. nov., which is distributed in the same area as W. nobilis in Chongqing. Therefore, the geographical distribution of W. nobilis recorded in previous studies, for which we were unable to examine specimens, may require further dissections to be determined.

Notes

Published as part of Qin, Yue, Zhang, Chao & Han, Huilin, 2025, Descriptions of two new species associated with Westermannia nobilis Draudt, 1950 (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Westermanniinae) from China, pp. 21-31 in ZooKeys 1262 on pages 21-31, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1262.168662

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Biodiversity

Collection code
NEFU
Event date
2002-04-19 , 2011-05-07 , 2018-07-12 , 2018-07-23 , 2019-04-29 , 2020-07-29 , 2021-05-25 , 2021-07-17 , 2021-07-30 , 2022-06-26 , 2024-08-02
Verbatim event date
2002-04-19 , 2011-05-07/09 , 2018-07-12/13 , 2018-07-23/08-06 , 2019-04-29 , 2020-07-29/08-02 , 2021-05-25 , 2021-07-17/18 , 2021-07-30/08-07 , 2022-06-26/28 , 2024-08-02
Scientific name authorship
Draudt
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nolidae
Genus
Westermannia
Species
nobilis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Westermannia nobilis Draudt, 1950 sec. Qin, Zhang & Han, 2025

References

  • Draudt M (1950) Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Agrotiden-Fauna Chinas aus den Ausbeuten Dr. H. Hone's. Mitteilungen der Munchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft 40 (1): 1-174.
  • Blume C, Etzbauer C, Gaedike R, Heidenreich U, Kleikamp U, Schnug L, Speidel W, Stüning D (2010) Type material of Lepidoptera and Trichoptea in the ZFMK collection, Bonn. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 58: 169–215.
  • Chu HF, Yang JK, Lu JR, Chen YX (1964) Economic Insect Fauna of China, Volume 6. Lepidoptera: Noctuidae (2). Science Press, Beijing, 183 pp. [+ 11 pls]
  • Chen YX (1999) Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 16. Lepidoptera: Noctuidae. Science Press, Beijing, xxiii + 1596 pp. [pls 1–68]
  • Yang XK, Xue DY, Han HX, Jiang N (2017) Insect Fauna of the Qinling Mountains Vol. 8 Lepidoptera. Xi'An World Publishing Corporation, 756 pp. [+ 47 pls]