Peratophyga xanthyala Hampson 1896
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Peratophyga xanthyala (Hampson, 1896), new record for China
Figs. 16, 17, 26, 33, 40
Zamarada xanthyala Hampson, 1896, Fauna Br. India (Moths), 4: 553. Syntypes 3, Ƥ, India: Sikkim; Malaysia: Sabah, Sandakan. (BMNH)
Peratophyga xanthyala: Prout, 1929, Bull. Hill Mus., 3 (1): 48.
Diagnosis. On the basis of wing pattern, this species is close to P. oblectata Prout, 1929 (Moluccas), but it can be distinguished by the following characters: the reddish brown bands above the anal margins of all wings are broader, extending to CuA2; the hindwing postmedial line is less strongly protruding outwards between M3 and CuA2; the hindwing submarginal line is more distinct.
Material examined. INDIA (BMNH): 1Ƌ (syntype), Sikkim, coll. J.G. Pilcher. MALAYSIA (BMNH): 1Ƌ, Sarawak, Gunong Mulu Nat. Park, R.G.S. Exped. 1977-8, J.D. Holloway et al., B.M. 1978-206, Site 1. January, Camp 4, Mulu 1790 m, 452463, lower montane (moss) forest. MV-canopy. CHINA: Tibet (IZCAS): 1Ƥ, Mêdog, 1091 m, 23.VIII.2006, coll. Lang Songyun.
Distribution. China (Tibet), India (Sikkim), Malaysia.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Peratophyga
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Hampson
- Species
- xanthyala
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Peratophyga xanthyala Hampson, 1896 sec. Jiang, Xue & Han, 2012
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1896) Geometridae. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma (Moths), 4, 550 - 566.
- Prout, L. B. (1929) New Geometridae from Central Ceram. Bulletin of the Hill Museum, 3 (1), 43 - 51.