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03DD87B9206DFFB2FF35845AFCFC48B8.text	03DD87B9206DFFB2FF35845AFCFC48B8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria cervinalis subsp. taurica Stadie & Fiebig & Rajaei 2022	<div><p>Hydria cervinalis taurica ssp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 9–10, 27, 41, Map 1)</p> <p>Holotype ♂ Türkei, Prov [vince] Antalya, Civizli W [est] Seydisehir, 17.IV.2001 1200m, leg[it] Bernd Schacht, DS 120/2012, BC Lep DS 0018, coll. PCBS, coll. MNHU.</p> <p>Paratypes. 1 ♂, Türkei, Prov [vince] Antalya, Civizli W[est] Seydisehir, 17.IV.2001 1200m, leg[it] Bernd Schacht, DS 122/2012, BC Lep DS 0019; 2 ♀ Türkei, Prov [vince] Antalya, Civizli W[est] Seydisehir, 17.IV.2001 1200m, leg[it] Bernd Schacht, coll. PCBS, gen. prep DS 121/2012, coll. PCBS, now in coll. MNHU.</p> <p>Description. (Figs 9–10) Large subspecies with a wingspan in males 37–39 mm, in females 37–40 mm. Ground colour of forewing on average somewhat lighter than in typical Hydria cervinalis cervinalis. Basal half of terminal area lightened, ochre-brown, well contrasting with the postmedian. Transverse lines faint or absent. Underside of the wings dull grey-brown. Discal spots and postmedian fascia distinct, dark grey. The postmedian running more or less straight towards costa. At vein R5 somewhat curved basally up to the costa, reaching the latter in an acute or right angle. Transverse lines indistinct or absent.</p> <p>Male and female genitalia. See Diagnose part below.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Hydria cervinalis taurica ssp. n. is very similar to the nominate subspecies in external appearance. However, on forewing upper side the terminal area is remarkably lightened towards postmedian fascia and transverse lines are more or less absent. On wing underside in the new subspecies the transverse lines, except the postmedian fascia, are nearly absent. The latter is running usually straighter than in the nominate subspecies. Male genitalia are very similar to the nominate subspecies, with shorter apical part of uncus and broader valva in ssp. taurica. In addition, in the new subspecies juxta is less elongated, its median fork is more prominent (see Figs 26, 27) compared to the nominate subspecies. Female genitalia of new subspecies are similar to that of nominate subspecies, but the ductus bursae is narrower and slightly longer than in nominate subspecies (Figs 40, 41).</p> <p>Genetics. The single sequenced barcode of the new subspecies (GWOTL494-13) is clustered with H. cervinalis from Germany and Italy with 2.63% minimum genetic distance.</p> <p>Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Turkey.</p> <p>Habitat. The new subspecies inhabits sub-continental summer-green open deciduous forests dominated by Quercus cerris L., open forest and rocky slopes at the continental escarpments of the Middle Taurus Mountains between 1,000 –1,700 m (Fig. 72).</p> <p>Phenology. Adults of ssp. taurica wereobserved mid-May (very limited data).</p> <p>Biology. Most probably the larvae of the new subspecies feed also on one of the Turkish Berberis species (more investigation needed).</p> <p>Remarks. It is to expect that the taxon merits species rank by zoogeographic reasons. The material is very scarce. Further investigation is needed to solve this question.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B9206DFFB2FF35845AFCFC48B8	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	Stadie, Dirk;Fiebig, Ralf;Rajaei, Hossein	Stadie, Dirk, Fiebig, Ralf, Rajaei, Hossein (2022): Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria H, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 5092 (5): 501-530, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.1
03DD87B92062FFB3FF358237FC404E08.text	03DD87B92062FFB3FF358237FC404E08.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria gernoti Stadie & Fiebig & Rajaei 2022	<div><p>Hydria gernoti sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 11–12, 28, 36, 42, Map 1)</p> <p>Holotype ♂, Türkei, prov. Nigde, Ala Dagi, Umg [ebung] <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.194168&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.9975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.194168/lat 37.9975)">Sulucaova</a>, N37°59‘51“, E35°11‘39“, 20.05.2009 LF, 2100m, leg. D. Stadie &amp; H. Löbel, coll. PCDS.</p> <p>Paratypes. 13 ♂, 6 ♀, Türkei, Prov. Nigde, Ala Dagi, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.194168&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.9975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.194168/lat 37.9975)">Umg</a> [ebung] <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=35.194168&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.9975" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 35.194168/lat 37.9975)">Sulucaova</a>, N37°59‘51“, E35°11‘39“, 20.05.2009 LF, 2100m, e. o. [reared], leg. D. Stadie &amp; H. Löbel, coll. PCDS, coll. PCJG; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, same locality as before, gen. preps. (♀) 2317 and (♂) 2318/2020 H. Rajaei, both in SMNS; 1 ♂, same locality as before, RC LL 0031, gen. prep. DS 1-2012, coll. PCDS, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, same locality as before, gen. preps. (♂) DS 99-2012, (♀) DS 100-2012, coll. PCDS, coll. PCJG; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, same locality as before; 1 ♀, Türkey, Zentralanatolien, Ümg. Göreme, 21.- 23.4.1995, leg. Dr. Löbel &amp; Th. Drechsel, (♀) 2421/2021 H. Rajaei, in SMNS. 1 ♂, same locality as latter, gen. preps. (♂) 2420/2021 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Türkey, Taurisches Gebirge bei Anatolya, 200–600 m, 28.-304.1995, leg. Dr. Löbel &amp; Th. Drechsel, gen. prep. 2422/2021 H. Rajaei, coll. PCHL. 2 ♂, same locality as before, in PCRF.</p> <p>Description. (Figs 11–12) Wingspan in male and female 31–34 mm. Apex of forewing slightly rounded. Ground colour of forewing ochre-brown (lighter in males), ante- and postmedian fascia darker. Discal spot on forewing small but distinct, blackish brown in colour. Terminal area between postmedian fascia and subterminal line uniform light ochre-brown, darkened only subapically between the veins R3–5. Transverse lines weak or absent. Subterminal line whitish, irregularly waved. Terminal line weak, dark brown. Hindwing upper side uniform light ochre-brown towards termen somewhat darkened, nearly without pattern. Discal spot very small and of low contrast. Termen strongly undulating. Subterminal line present near anal margin, elsewhere lapsed; terminal line dark brown, consisting of angulated streaks between the veins. Wing underside uniform light ochre-brown. The darker ochrebrown postmedian fascia well developed, more intensely towards costa of forewing. Latter running rather straight from inner margin up to vein M1, then strongly curved basally up to the costa, reaching the latter nearly in a right angle. Discal spots well visible, on forewing comma-shaped, on hindwing round. Transverse lines absent. Terminal line like on upper side. Fringes like the ground colour. In male, the patch of androconial hairscales visible on dorsum of hindwing’s underside, light ochre in colour. Slightly variable in all patterns.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (Figs 28, 36) Uncus triangular, slender and tapering. Valva membranous, lobe-like, apically rounded. Sacculus projection digitiform, medially curved dorsad, reaching half of the length of valva, its apex pointed. Juxta trapezoid, distally with two lateral horn-like processes and a rectangular median projection. Labides well developed, reaching to the mid of uncus, apically clubbed and covered with hairs. Saccus broadly rounded, rather narrow. Aedeagus very short, cylindrical, slightly bent at its dorsal part. Vesica membranous, with three to five stout, needle-shaped cornuti.</p> <p>Female genitalia. (Fig. 42) Ovipositor large, broad. Posterior apophyses twice longer than anterior apophyses. Antrum and lamella antevaginalis membranous. Ductus bursae wide. Corpus bursae largely oval, with two distinguishable parts, posteriorly well sclerotized with a semi-circular crista densely covered with spinules, anteriorly membranous with a star-shaped signum. Lateral lobe absent.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species could be easily distinguished from other west Palearctic Hydria species based on wing and genitalia characters. Forewings of H. gernoti with light ochre-brown ground colour, wings even in fresh specimens semi-translucent (very variable, light-to chocolate brown in cervinalis, light greyish in schachti sp. n.). Nevertheless, in all of these species forewings are never translucent. In H. gernoti the apex of forewing is rounded; transverse lines are absent at the terminal area of forewing (apex is pointed and transverse lines are present at the terminal area of forewing in all other discussed Hydria species). The shape and colour of the androconial hairscale patch on dorsum of the male hindwing is small and light ochre in colour in H. gernoti (same colour in schachti; large and rusty red- to dark brown in H. cervinalis). The hairy scales are also visible even in worn specimens.</p> <p>Male genitalia are very similar to H. cervinalis, but the digitiform sacculus projection is arched ventrad as in H. gudarica (not arched in H. cervinalis), this character is visible only in natural position (see Figs 35, 36) and not in embedded genital capsule. Additionally, shape of the juxta in H. gudarica distally with a rectangular median projection (forked in H. cervinalis). Hydria gudarica has a shorter and thicker aedeagus (longer and more slender in H. cervinalis) (Figs 26–28). In female genitalia of H. gudarica the lateral lobe is absent (present in H. cervinalis) (see Fig. 40–42).</p> <p>Genetic data. Nearest cluster to H. gernoti is the H. schachti —cluster with a min. distance of 1.8%.</p> <p>Phenology. The species is so far known only from mid-May, recorded at the type locality. Adults fly in early spring, the time of bursting of buds on the Berberis bushes. Snowfields were present on northwards facing slopes.</p> <p>Distribution. So far known from the Ala-dagi and the surroundings of Göreme, province Nevsehir in Central Turke, but due to the early flight period probably overlooked in other places.</p> <p>Habitat. Continental xero-montane mountain-steppe dominated by spiny dwarf-shrubs of Acantholimon and Astragalus species. Patches of Berberis bushes were occurring on moister, northwards facing escarpments and along small creeks (Fig. 74, 75).</p> <p>Biology. Xero-montane species. Univoltine under laboratory conditions. Reared on B. communis. Larva hiding between spun leaves, mainly feeding at night. Pupation near the soil. Overwintering as pupa fully developed.</p> <p>Etymology. The new species is dedicated to GERnoT STaDIE (Ϯ), the father of the senior author. He died suddenly and unexpected in the age of 74 in January 2017. In memoriam and gratitude.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B92062FFB3FF358237FC404E08	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	Stadie, Dirk;Fiebig, Ralf;Rajaei, Hossein	Stadie, Dirk, Fiebig, Ralf, Rajaei, Hossein (2022): Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria H, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 5092 (5): 501-530, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.1
03DD87B92060FFB1FF3581BEFA2B4BA4.text	03DD87B92060FFB1FF3581BEFA2B4BA4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydia schachti Stadie & Fiebig & Rajaei 2022	<div><p>Hydia schachti sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 13–15, 29, 43, Map 1)</p> <p>Holotype. ♂ NE-Türkei, Provinz Erzurum, Mescit daglari, 1450 m, ca. 3 km südlich <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.850555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.458336" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.850555/lat 40.458336)">Maden Köprübasi</a> bei <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.850555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.458336" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.850555/lat 40.458336)">Ispir</a>, [N40°27‘30“, E40°51‘02“], 23.IV.2001, leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov &amp; Ahmet Kazanci, coll. PCDS.</p> <p>Paratypes.</p> <p>Turkey: 2 ♂, Türkei, Prov. Erzurum, 17.IV.[20]02, 1350m, 5km W [estlich] Ispir (am Coru Neri), leg. Bernd Schacht, gen. preps DS 113 / 2012, DS 112 /2012, coll. PCBS, coll ZMHU; 1 ♂, 2 ♀ NE-Türkei, Province Erzurum, Karadeniz Daglari: <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.965836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.42139" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.965836/lat 40.42139)">Korga</a> dari <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.965836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.42139" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.965836/lat 40.42139)">Köprüköy</a> bei <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.965836&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.42139" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.965836/lat 40.42139)">Ispir</a>, [N40°25‘17“, E40° 57‘57“], 1600m, 24.IV.2001, leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov &amp; Ahmet Kazanci, BC ZSM Lep 08928; 2 ♀ NE-Türkei, Provinz Erzurum, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=40.850555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=40.458336" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 40.850555/lat 40.458336)">Mescit</a> daglari, 1450m; ca. 3km südlich Maden Köprübasi bei Ispir, [N40°27‘30“, E40°51‘02“], 23.IV.2001, leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov &amp; Ahmet Kazanci, all in coll. PCJG.</p> <p>Georgia: 2 ♀ <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=42.982502&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.63889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 42.982502/lat 41.63889)">Transcaucasia</a> [Georgia], Achaltzych [Akhalts`ikhe], [N41°38‘20“, E42°58‘57“], 1885 [1,328m], M. Korb leg., Sammlung Osthelder, LL 38 / 2011, LL39 /2011, coll. ZSM.</p> <p>Description. (Figs 13–15) Wingspan 30–36 mm. Apex of forewing pointed. Ground colour of forewing ochrebrown to grey-brown, with dark grey-brown ante- and postmedian fascia. Tiny discal spot, hardly visible from upper side, but well distinct on underside, blackish brown in colour. Terminal area towards postmedian with a well contrasting cream-white to light ochre-brown fascia. Subterminal line whitish, irregularly waved, with whitish brindled projections along the veins towards wing base. Terminal line well developed, dark brown. Hindwing ochreto grey-brown, darkened towards termen; rather distinct transverse lines present. Discal spot very small, hardly visible. Termen strongly undulating. Subterminal line partly present towards anal margin; terminal line dark brown, consisting of angulated streaks between the veins. Wing underside ochre-brown; basal area up to the postmedian fascia slightly darker. Postmedian fascia well-developed, becoming more intense towards costa of forewing. Discal spots in males small and dot-shaped on both wings; in females larger, streak-shaped on forewing, round on hindwing. Fringes slightly darker than the ground colour. The patch of androconial, hairy scales on hindwing underside comparable small, light ochre.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (Fig. 29) Uncus triangular, slender and tapering. Valva membranous, lobe-like, apically rounded. Sacculus projection digitiform, medially curved dorsad, reaching half of the length of valva, its apex pointed. Juxta trapezoid, distally with two lateral horn-like processes and a shallow medial forked. Labides well developed, reaching to the mid of uncus, apically clubbed and covered with hairs. Saccus broadly rounded, rather narrow. Aedeagus cylindric, slightly bent. Vesica with only two needle-shaped, stout cornuti.</p> <p>Female genitalia. (Fig. 43) Ovipositor large, broad. Posterior apophyses twice times longer than anterior apophyses. Antrum and lamella antevaginalis membranouse. Ductus bursae wide. Corpus bursae largely oval, with two distinguishable parts: posteriorly well sclerotized with lateral lobe partially ornamented with a patch of tiny spines; anteriorly membranous with a semi-circular comb-shaped signum covered with long spinules.</p> <p>Diagnosis. The new species could be easily diagnosed from H. gernoti (see the Diagnose part of the latter species) and H. (cf.) sp. n., (see the Diagnose part of the next species). Very similar to H. cervinalis especially to its ssp. taurica. Hydria schachti has tiny discal spots on forewing (discal spot nearly three times larges in H. cervinalis tauric a). Male specimens of H. schachti with light ochre andoconial hairscales on dorsum of hindwing (always rusty red-brown to medium-brown in H. cervinalis taurica). For confidential identification, characters of the male genitalia are necessary. In Hydria schachti uncus is long and narrow at base (shorter and broader at the base in Hydria cervinalis taurica). Digitiform sacculus projection is shoter, stronger at base, less arched in H. schachti (longer and well-curved in H. cervinalis taurica, H. gernoti and H. (cf.) sp. n.). Juxta slender than H. cervinalis, H. gernoti and H. (cf.) sp. n.). Aedeagus with only two cornuti in H. schachti (same condition in H. (cf.) sp. n.; more than two cornuti in H. cervinalis and H. gernoti). Female genitalia of H. schachti with a lateral lobe on posterior part of corpus bursae (same in H. cervinalis; lateral lobe of corpus bursae is absent in H. gernoti and H. (cf.) sp. n.).</p> <p>Genetic data. Show barcode sharing with H. (cf.) sp. n., possibly a case of genetic introgression between these two morphologically diagnosable species (see discussion section). Genetically next species is H. gernoti sp. n., shows relatively low genetic distance (1.8%). Remark. Records from NE Turkey in Hausmann &amp; Viidalepp (2012: 395) should refer to H. schachti.</p> <p>Phenology. The species is so far known only from mid to end of April.</p> <p>Distribution. Caucasian-Transcaucasian.So far known from the North-east of Turkey and Georgia (Akhalts`ikhe). Probably also present in Armenia, but probably has been overlooked due to its early spring flight period.</p> <p>Habitat. Warm sub-continental broad-leaved open forests, forest clearings and humid rocky river-valleys and along small creeks with occurrence of the Berberis species, the suggested hostplants.</p> <p>Biology. Montane species. Univoltine. Life cycle and behaviour of the larva very similar to the closely congeners species. The adults were observed nectar feeding on flowers of planted cherry trees (Drechsel pers. comm.).</p> <p>Etymology. The new species is dedicated to bERnD ScHacHT (1961–2020), Dahlewitz, Germany for his merits in investigation of the Macro-Heterocera fauna of Turkey and of the Altai Mountains in Russia.</p> <p>Remarks. The status of the populations from the western part of the Great Caucasus in Georgia and Russia (Aragvi river, Karbadino-Balkariya, Tscherkessia) is unclear, because only females could be traced. However, the barcodes clearly indicate that these populations do not belong to H. cervinalis. Further investigations are required.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B92060FFB1FF3581BEFA2B4BA4	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	Stadie, Dirk;Fiebig, Ralf;Rajaei, Hossein	Stadie, Dirk, Fiebig, Ralf, Rajaei, Hossein (2022): Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria H, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 5092 (5): 501-530, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.1
03DD87B92061FFB1FF35830BFEFD4CEC.text	03DD87B92061FFB1FF35830BFEFD4CEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria HubNER 1822	<div><p>Hydria (cf.) sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 16, 30, Map 1)</p> <p>Examined material. 1 ♂ Azerbaijan, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.37472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.694447" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.37472/lat 38.694447)">Talysh Zuvand</a>, [N38°41’40”, E48°22’29”], 04.– 08.05.1989, leg[it] A. Danchenko, DS 05/2012, BC ZSM Lep 65433. 1 ♀ Russia, Daghestan, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=47.181946&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=42.420002" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 47.181946/lat 42.420002)">Khodzhal-Makhi</a> [Khadzhalmakhi] vill[age], [N42°25’12”, E47°10’55”], 05.05.1991, [953m], leg[it] V. Tikhonov, DS 02-2012, BC ZSM Lep 65432, coll. ZMKU.</p> <p>Remark. Two examined specimen from Zuvand area in the Talysh mountain range show different diagnostic characters and could be hypothetically new species. Due to lack of enough specimens as well as clustering the barcode of both specimens with those of H. schachti, here we decided to postpone an official species description to the future studies. The Zuvand area in the Talysh mountain range is a very dry xero-montane steppe/semi desert dominated by dwarf scrubs like Acantholimon - and thorny Astragalus -species. Scattered trees and bushes only occur at flutes and along seasonal water courses. The habitats around Kadzhalmakhi/ Dagestan receive more precipitation. They are moderately wet mountain steppes with closer forested patches on northwards facing escarpments and along creeks (https://welcomedagestan.ru/dagestan; http://www.plantarium.ru/page/landscapes/point/551.html; Mironov pers. comm.).</p> <p>Biology. Probably univoltine. More investigation needed here.</p> <p>Diagnosis. It could be easily diagnosed based on its larger size and pointed apex of forewings from H. schachti (the latter with smaller size and rounded apex). Wings of H. (cf.) sp. n. are large, discal spot very large, patches of the hairscales on hindwing anal margin of males large and reddish-ochre (wings are smaller in H. cervinalis taurica, but discal spot and hairscales are similar to H. (cf.) sp. n.; wings are smaller, discal spot very small, hairscales small and light ochre in H. schachti). The male of H. (cf.) sp. n. differs from males of H. cervinalis taurica mainly by its whitish terminal area on forewing upper side and by its more arched postmedian fascia on forewing underside. More confidential diagnosis from H. cervinalis taurica and H. schachti is possible with examination of genitalia structure. Apex of uncus is large in H. (cf.) sp. n. and triangular (similar to H. gernoti; short in H. cervinalis taurica; short and thin in H. schachti). The sacculus projection much stronger in H. (cf.) sp. n. (clearly thinner in H. gernoti, H. cervinalis and H. schachti). Juxta small, with elongated medial fork in H. (cf.) sp. n. (much wider with smaller medial fork in H. gernoti, H. cervinalis and H. schachti). Aedeagus with two cornuti in H. (cf.) sp. n. (same condition in H. schachti; more than three cornuti in H. gernoti and H. cervinalis).</p> <p>Genetic data. See this section under the previous species.</p> <p>Distribution. Caspian. So far known from the Talysh Mountains in Azerbaijan and from Dagestan in North- East Caucasus.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B92061FFB1FF35830BFEFD4CEC	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	Stadie, Dirk;Fiebig, Ralf;Rajaei, Hossein	Stadie, Dirk, Fiebig, Ralf, Rajaei, Hossein (2022): Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria H, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 5092 (5): 501-530, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.1
03DD87B92061FFB4FF3587C3FCB64960.text	03DD87B92061FFB4FF3587C3FCB64960.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria hyrcana (Staudinger 1871)	<div><p>Hydria hyrcana (Staudinger, 1871) bona sp., stat. n.</p> <p>(Figs 18–19, 32, 37, 45, Map 2)</p> <p>Eucosmia montivagata hyrcana Staudinger, 1871: in Staudinger &amp; Wocke, Catalog der Lepidopteren des Europaeischen Faunengebiets: 181, [Iran] Hyrc[ania], Syntype (s) in MNHU (examined).</p> <p>Taxonomic note. The subspecific status of hyrcana has been confirmed by several authors without examination of genitalia structures of type material (Prout 1914 and 1937, Scoble 1999, Scoble and Hausmann 2007, Hausmann &amp; Viidalepp 2012). However, Viidalepp (1996 and 2011) regarded Hydria hyrcana as a bona species, without any explanation. Based on genitalia examination of the type series and many populations from Iran and surrounding countries, here we confirm the latter author with high confidence and officially upgrade hyrcana into species level (bona sp., stat. n.).</p> <p>Type material examined. 1 ♀, [labelled as Origin], [Iran], Hadschyabad, coll. Led [erer], gen. prep. 1555/2011 H. Rajaei; in MNHU</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p>Iran: 1 ♂, [Iran], Schakuh, [leg.] Chr. [istoph], gen. prep. 1556/2011 H. Rajaei; in MNHU (coll. Staudinger). 9 ♂, 4 ♀ Persia sept, Elburs mts.s. Tacht i Suleiman, Vanderban-Tal, 19–2200m, 1.-3.VII.[19]36, E. Pfeiffer leg., München, gen. preps ♀ 1229, 1223, ♂ 1230/2010 &amp; 1514, 1515/2011 H. Rajaei; 5 ♂, 5 ♀, Nord-Iran, Schahkuh, Weftabhg. Geröllzone, 1800–2000m, Juni, Exp. Wernicke, gen. preps ♀ 1224/2010, 1513/2011 &amp; ♂ 1512/2011, 1759/2012 H. Rajaei; 2♂, Pers. [Iran], Elbursgeb. Rehne-Demavend, 2600 m, 21.-27.7.[19]36, Schwingenschuss, gen. prep. 1516/2011 H. Rajaei; all in ZFMK. 8 ♂, 8 ♀, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.6/lat 36.55)">Iran</a>, prov. Mazandaran, Elburz mts. S. Shah Kuh-e Bala, 2400 m NN., N 36°33‘, E 054°36‘, 19.07.2003 (lux), G. Ebert &amp; R. Trusch, leg, gen. preps ♂ 1220, 1222/2010 H. Rajaei; 4 ♂, 1 ♀, N-Iran, Elburs Mts. Masandaran, Polur, Damavand, 2200 m, Ebert &amp; Falkner, leg. 11.7.1972, gen. prep. ♂ 1219/2010 H. Rajaei; 2 ♂, same locality as latter, 2500 m, Ebert &amp; Falkner, leg. 29.7.1972; 1 ♀: same locality as latter, 7.– 10.7.1972; 1 ♀: same locality as latter, 25–27000m, 14.-18.7.[19]37, ♂ gen. prep. 1228/2010 H. Rajaei; all in SMNK; 1 ♀, 1 ♂: same locality as latter, gen. preps ♂ 1326, ♀ 1327/2010 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, N-Iran, Demavend, 2900m, Tagf., 21.– 31.07.1996, leg. Müller, BC ZSM Lep 07134, gen. prep. 1391/2010 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀: same locality as latter, 3100 m, Tagf., 11.– 21.07.1996, leg. Müller, BC ZSM Lep 07133, gen. prep. 1393/2010 H. Rajaei; 1 ♂, N- Iran, C. Elburs, Nava, 3100m, 11.– 21.07.1996, leg. Müller; BC ZSM Lep 07131, gen. prep. 1390/2010 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, Gilan, Rhasht, 100 m, VIII.2002, leg. Müller; all in ZSM. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Khorassan [Semnan prov.], Schahroud, Schahkouh, 2150 m, 15.6.1974, leg. Radj., Paz [ouki]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Iran, Golestan, Gorgan, Shahkuhe Bala, 2100 m, Alipanah, Ebrahimi leg., 19.VII.2003; 1 ♀, [Iran], Astaneh-Asch [rafieh], 26.6.1973, Abai; ♂ / ♀, [Iran] Gilan, Eshkevar, Gilanchakan, 1820 m, 27. VI.1997, Bar., Mof [idi]; ♂ / ♀, [Iran] Mazandaran, Kalardasht Mts., 24.7.1980, Hashemi, Zairi; ♂ / ♀, [Iran] Gilan, Roodbar, 320 m, 26. VI.1997, Bar., Mof [idi]; ♂ / ♀, [Iran] Mazandaran, Elika, 2100 m, 23.9.1987, Hash [emi]; ♂ / ♀, [Iran] Mazandaran, Tonekabon, Abbas-Abad mt. 18.7.1980, Hashemi, Zairi; all in HMIM. 1 ♂, Iran, Mazandaran, Pass N Firuzkuh (Nordseite), 1850–2050 m, 3.-6.VII.2003, leg. ten Hagen; 3 ♀, Iran, Elburs, Mazandaran, Shah-Kuh-Bala, 2500 m, 21.7.1999, A. Hofmann, J. Meineke, B. Mollet, gen. prep. 1760/2012 H. Rajaei; 4 ♂, 3♀, Iran, Golestan, Shahrud W, Shah-Kuh-Bala, 2580 m, 18.7.2003, A. Hofmann, J.-U. Meineke, G. Tremewan, gen. prep. 1761/2012 H. Rajaei; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Iran, Azarbaygan-e-Sarqi, Kaleybar, 10 km E, 1900m, 27.– 28.7.2006, A. Hofmann, J.-U. Meineke, gen. preps ♀ 1762, ♂ 1763/2012 H. Rajaei; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Iran, Golestan, Shahkuh 20 km W, Paband, 2000 m, 3.5.2008, J.-U. Meineke, W. Kramer in PCJM. 1 ♀, Persia sept, Elburs mts.o.s. Tacht i Suleiman, Särdab-Tal, Vanderban, 19–2200m, 10.-14.7.[19]37, E.Pfeiffer &amp; W.Forster, München leg., gen. prep. 1227/2010 H. Rajaei; 2 ♂, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.6&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.6/lat 36.55)">Iran</a>, prov. Mazandaran, Elburz mts. S. Shah Kuh-e Bala, 2400 m NN., N 36°33‘, E 054°36‘, 19.07.2003 (lux), G. Ebert &amp; R. Trusch, leg, gen. Prep. 1221/2010 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, N- Iran, Elburs Mts. Masandaran, Polur, Damavand, 2500 m, leg. Ebert &amp; Falkner, 7.– 10.7.1972, gen. prep. 1218/2010 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, Ostan Tehran, Reshteh Ye Alborz, Dizin Gardaneh, 2700–3000 m., 5.-8.vii.1978, leg. W. L. Blom, gen. prep. 2307/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, Elburs, Kendevan, 2300–2800m, 21.-25.viii.1978, leg. W. Thomas, gen. prep. 2308/2020 H. Rajaei, in SMNS; 2 ♀, 2 ♂, Iran, prov. Golestan, Elburs-Mts, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.30957&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.67609" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.30957/lat 36.67609)">Jahan Nama</a>, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.30957&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.67609" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.30957/lat 36.67609)">Lux</a>, N36,67609° / E54,30957°, 12.vi.2007, 1815m, leg. Norbert Pöll, Barcoding: BMB Lep 00382, BMB Lep 00379, BC NP 0112, BC NP 0394, gen. preps (♀) 2310, 2313/2020, (♂) 2311, 2312/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, prov. Golestan, Elburs-Mts, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.13647&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.65966" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.13647/lat 36.65966)">Deraznu</a> vic., LUX N36,65966° / E54,13647°, 14.vi.2007, 2440 m, leg. Norbert Pöll, Barcoding: BC NP 0111, gen. prep. 2314/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, prov. Khorasan, Elburs-Mts, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.16596&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.3496" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.16596/lat 37.3496)">Almeh-Valley</a>, LUX N37,34960° / E56,16596°, 18.vi.2007, 1510 m, leg. Norbert Pöll, Barcoding: BMB Lep 00380, gen. prep. 2315/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Iran, prov. Golestan, Elburs-Mts, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.22422&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.65805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.22422/lat 36.65805)">Maghazy-Valley</a>, LUX N36,65805° / E54,22422°, 13.vi.2007, 1730 m, leg. Norbert Pöll, Barcoding: BMB Lep 00383, gen. prep. 2316/2020 H. Rajaei; all in PCNP. 1 ♂, Iran, Mazanderan, Elburs, Tehran NE, Veresk, 1900–2300 m, 20.7.2001, leg. A. Salk, gen. prep. 2325/2020 H. Rajaei; in PCBM.</p> <p>Türkei: 1 ♀, Türkei, Erzurum, Umg. Senyurt, 2 km W Basbaglar, 2150 m, 10.-11.8.95. leg. H. &amp; P. Kault, gen. prep. 2304/2020 H. Rajaei, in PCNP.</p> <p>Russia: 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Russia, Caucasus mer. occ., Teberdinskij Sapovednik, Teberda, 43°27’N, 041°45’E, 1350 m, female collected on 03. August, LF [light trap], ex. ovo. 19.v.1977, legit. Bernd Müller, gen. preps (♂) 2323, (♀) 2324/2020 H. Rajaei, all in SMNS. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Russia, Caucasus mer. occ., Teberdinskij Sapovednik, Teberda, 43°27’N, 41°45’E, 1350 m, female collected on 03. August, LF [light trap], ex. ovo. 19.v.1977, legit. Bernd Müller, gen. preps (♂) DS 164-2019, (♀) DS 167-2019, in PCBM.</p> <p>Description. (Figs 18–19). Wingspan 37.5–40 mm. Apex of forewing pointed. Ground colour of forewing light sand-brown, basal and postmedian areas lighter. Discal spot on forewing small, better visible from underside, blackish brown in colour. Postmedial projected outwards between R5-M1 and M3-CuA1. Terminal area between postmedian fascia and subterminal line uniform cream to cream-brown, with transverse lines weak or absent. Subterminal line whitish, irregularly waved. Terminal line weak, dark brown. Hindwing grey-brown, postmedial area lighter than other areas; transverse lines thin and dark-brown. Discal spot very small, nearly invisible from upper side. Termen undulating; subterminal line present; terminal line continuously dark brown. Wing underside light brown, basal to postmedial part slightly darker with faded transverse lines. Discal spots well visible, slightly larger on forewing. Terminal line like on upper side. Fringes slightly darker than the ground colour. In male, the patch of androconial hairscales on underside of hindwing dorsum elongated along dorsum, dark-brown to black in colour. Highly variable in all pattern.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (Figs 32, 37) Uncus triangular, apically rounded.Valva membranous, lobe-like, apically rounded. Sacculus projection digitiform, medially strongly curved dorsad, reaching over half of the length of valva, its apex rounded. Juxta trapezoid, distally with two lateral fine projections and a medial lobe. Labides well developed, reaching to the mid of uncus, apically large clubbed and covered with hairs. Saccus broadly rounded. Aedeagus cylindrical, straight. Vesica covered with tiny spinous microcornuti in a broad band, ending to a long needle-shaped, stout cornutus in one side and a series of short cornuti on the opposite side.</p> <p>Female genitalia. (Fig. 45) Ovipositor large, thin. Posterior apophyses twice longer than anterior apophyses. Antrum and lamella antevaginalis membranouse. Ductus bursae wide, with a basal folded lobe. Corpus bursae largely rhomboid, with two distinguishable parts: posteriorly well sclerotized, laterally projected, unevenly covered with patches of tiny spines; anteriorly membranous.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Hydria hyrcana is clearly larger than nominate subspecies of H. montivagata and H. loebeli sp. n.; but more similar to H. montivagata andalusica. Both subspecies of H. montivagata have fully different male and female genitalia (see below). Additionally, H. hyrcana could be diagnosed by its postmedial line of forewing projected outwards (not projected in H. montivagata and H. loebeli sp. n.). On male genitalia, H. hyrcana has a long uncus; strongly curved sacculus projection; Juxta trapezoid, distally with two lateral fine projections and a medial lobe (H. montivagata with uncus clearly shorter; sacculus projection short and only slightly curved; juxta trapezoid, shorter and distally with two lateral short projections and a medial lobe; H. loebeli sp. n. with long uncus; sacculus projection only slightly curved; Juxta trapezoid, elongated with two lateral short projections and a medial fork). In H. hyrcana vesica covered with tiny spinous microcornuti, in one side with a long needle-shaped cornutus and in other side covered with a series of at least 10 shorter cornuti (shorter cornuti are constantly absent in H. montivagata and reduced to two or three in H. loebeli sp. n.). H. hyrcana has a rhomboid corpus bursae (elongated in both H. montivagata and H. loebeli).</p> <p>Female genitalia of H. hyrcana look similar to that of H. gudarica, the latter has no signum on posterior part of corpus bursae (see Fig. 44). Additionally, both species could be easily diagnosed based on male genitalia (see Figs 31 and 32).</p> <p>Genetics. Show barcode sharing with H. loebeli sp. n., and very low genetic distance (0.6%) with H. montivagata. However, all three species are morphologically well diagnosable. Genetic introgression between these species is possible. In the case of H. loebeli sp. n. and H. hyrcana, the possibility of contamination or missing the specimens during the preparation for barcoding process cannot be excluded (see discussion section).</p> <p>Distribution. So far known from Central Turkey, Causasus and Transcaucasus through northern Iran to the Turkmenistan (see examined material, as well as Viidalepp 1996, Hausmann &amp; Viidalepp 2012). Records of Rheumaptera montivagata (sensu Beljaev &amp; Mironov 2019) referring also to H. hyrcana.</p> <p>Phenology. The imaginal phase lasts from mid-June to mid-August depending on altitude and climate.</p> <p>Biology and Immature stages. Need to be studied.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B92061FFB4FF3587C3FCB64960	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.		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03DD87B92064FFB4FF358272FB5F4E03.text	03DD87B92064FFB4FF358272FB5F4E03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria montivagata (Duponchel 1830)	<div><p>Hydria montivagata (Duponchel, 1830)</p> <p>(Figs 20–21, 33, 38, 46)</p> <p>Larentia montivagata Duponchel, 1830: in Godart &amp; Duponchel: Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, 8 (1): 368 (France, Alps). Syntype (s).</p> <p>Eucosmia andalusica Ribbe, 1912: Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris, 23: 317 (Spain, Sierra Nevada). Syntype (s) (NHMU) (regarded as subspecies by Scoble 1999, Leraut 2009, Hausmann &amp; Viidalepp 2012).</p> <p>Rheumaptera moscardonica Leaver, 1983: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, 11 (4): 283, Figs 1–3 (Spain, Aragon:Albarracin, Moscardon) (downgraded to the sysnonymy of the nominate subspecies by Redondo &amp; Gastón (1999)).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B92064FFB4FF358272FB5F4E03	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	Stadie, Dirk;Fiebig, Ralf;Rajaei, Hossein	Stadie, Dirk, Fiebig, Ralf, Rajaei, Hossein (2022): Taxonomic review of the genus Hydria H, 1822 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) in the Middle East, with description of three new species and one new subspecies. Zootaxa 5092 (5): 501-530, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.5.1
03DD87B9207AFFA0FF3583C6FDFF4C58.text	03DD87B9207AFFA0FF3583C6FDFF4C58.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria loebeli Stadie & Fiebig & Rajaei 2022	<div><p>Hydria loebeli sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 22–23, 34, 39, 47, Map 2)</p> <p>Holotype.</p> <p>♀, Türkei, prov. Erzurum, Umg. Ispir Köprükoy, 2000m, 02.08.2001, LF, leg. Dirk Stadie &amp; Hans Löbel (reared), gen. preps (♀) DS 93-2019, BC ZSM Lep 104656, coll. PCDS later ZSM;</p> <p>Paratypes. Turkey: 1 ♀, Kleinasien, prov. Ankara, vic. Kizilcahamam, Soguksu, 1000m, 3.8.[19]86, leg. de Freina, gen. prep. 2173/2018 H. Rajaei; 1 ♂, Kleinasien, prov. Kayseri, Bakir Daglari, 22km SES Bakir-dagi, Gezbeli-Pass W-Seite, 1700m, 29.7.[19]89, leg. de Freina, gen. prep. 2302/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♂, Kleinasien, prov. Tokat-Sivas, 1700m, Camlibel-Pass, 01.7.-10.7.[19]78, leg. de Freina, gen. prep. 2303/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Türkei, Anatolien, 25km südl. Sivas, 1500m, 24. + 26.vii.1978, leg. W. Thomas, gen. prep. 2305/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♀, Türkei, Kankiri, 7km E Ismet pass, 1060m, 28.7.[19]96], leg. H., Kautt, gen. prep. 2306/2020 H. Rajaei; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Türkei, prov. Erzurum, Umg. Ispir Köprükoy, 2000m, 02.08.2001, LF, leg. Dirk Stadie &amp; Hans Löbel, gen. preps (♂) 2321, (♀) 2322/2020 H. Rajaei; all in SMNS; 1 ♂, 4 ♀ Türkei, Prov. Erzurum, Umg. Ispir Köprükoy, 2000m, 02.08.2001, LF, leg. Dirk Stadie &amp; Hans Löbel (reared), gen. preps (♂) DS 101-2019, (♀) DS 180-2019; 1 ♀, Türkei, Prov. Malatya, Nemrut dagi, 2000m, 23.05.2009 LF, leg. D. Stadie &amp; H. Löbel; ge. prep. DS 181-2019, all in coll. PCDS; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, Türkei centr., prov. Nigde, Aladag West, 5 km SSO von Sulucaova, N 37°58‘13“, O 35°09‘58“, 2200–2500m ü.NN, 10.07.2011 LF, leg. R. Fiebig &amp; S. Rothe, gen. preps (♂) 2319, (♀) 2320/2020 H. Rajaei, (♂) DS 178-2019, (♂) DS 171-2019, (♀) DS 175-2019; 1 ♂, Türkei centr[al], Provinz Nevsehir, Kappadokien, Aktepe 1km SSO, N 38°40‘43“, O 34°52‘25“, 1070m ü. NN, 14.– 17.08.2009 LF, leg. R. &amp; S. Fiebig, DS 84-2019; 2 ♂, Türkei centr[al], Provinz Sivas, Mazikaran gecidi 1560m ü.NN, Gürün 8,8km westlich, N 38°42‘39“, O 37°10‘33“, 07.07.2011 LF, leg. R. Fiebig &amp; S. Rothe, gen. prep DS 170-2019, BMB Lep 00378; 1 ♀, Türkei centr[al], Provinz Sivas, Gökpinar, 1,5km westlich, 1800m ü. NN, N 38°39‘21“, O 37°17‘19“, 18.08.2009 LF, leg. R. &amp; S. Fiebig, gen. Prep DS 176-2019, coll. PCRF. 1 ♂, Türkei, Prov. Erzurum, Umg. Ispir Köprükoy, 2000m, 02.08.2001, LF, leg. Dirk Stadie &amp; Hans Löbel; 1 ♂, Province Erzurum, Ovit dagh Pass, 27.VII. 2001, leg. Hans Löbel; 1♀, Province Erzurum, Ovit dagh Pass, 5. VIII. 2001, leg. Hans Löbel; 1 ♂, Türkei, Pontisches Gebirge, Ilgaz Daglari, Ilgaz, ca. 800m, 27.VII.1992; 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Türkei, Nevsehir, Umg. Göreme, 30. V.-2. VI.2000, leg. Hans Löbel; all in coll. PCHL; 10 ♂, 1 ♀ Zentral-Türkei, Kappadokien, Prov. Nevsehir, Ürgyp Umg[ebung], 1400m, Weibchen, 13. V.1999 (reared), e.o.: 18.IX.1999 F1, leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov, T. Drechsel &amp; E. Schwabe, gen. Prep. DS 166-2029; 1 ♂, Zentral-Türkei, Kappadokien, Prov. Nevsehir, Ürgyp Umg[ebung], 1400m, Weibchen, 13. V.1999 (reared), e.o.: 7.VII-11.VIII.1999, leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov, T. Drechsel &amp; E. Schwabe, gen. Prep. DS 163-2019; 1 ♀ Zentral- Türkei, Kappadokien, Prov. Nevsehir, Ürgyp Umg[ebung], 1400m, 13. V.1999, leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov, T. Drechsel &amp; E. Schwabe, Barcode: BMB Lep 000794; 1 ♂, Zentral-Türkei, Kappadokien, Prov. Nevsehir, Ürgyp Umg[ebung], 1400m, Weibchen, 13. V.1999 (reared), leg. J. Gelbrecht, S. Beshkov, T. Drechsel &amp; E. Schwabe, Barcode: BMB Lep 00793; 1 ♂, Türkei, Pontisches Gebirge, Ilgaz Daglari, Ilgaz, ca. 800m, 6.VII.1990, leg. J. Gelbrecht &amp; E. Schwabe, DS 168-2019, BMB Lep 00795, all in coll. PCJG;</p> <p>Description. (Figs 22–23) Wingspan 27–37 mm. Apex of forewing pointed. Ground colour of the wings warm ochre-brown to light ochre (Cappadocia), wavy transverse line darker; the area between postmedial line and subterminal line light-brown. Hindwings light ochre to light ochre-brown; transverse lines indistinct, invisible towards the wing base. Wing surface with a strong lustre. Termen undulating; subterminal line present; terminal line continuously medium brown. Wing underside uniform light brown, on forewing postmedial line only present at the upper two third, absent or very weak towards inner margin. On hindwing underside the postmedial line being usually weaker, sometimes absent. Discal spot hardly visible on forewing, weak or absent on hindwing. Terminal line very thin on both wings. Fringes slightly darker than the ground colour. In male, the patch of androconial hairscales on underside of hindwing dorsum grey-brown, more concentrated towards tornus. High variable in all pattern.</p> <p>Male genitalia. (Figs 34, 39) Uncus triangular, apically rounded. Valva membranous, lobe-like, apically rounded. Sacculus projection digitiform, more or less straight, reaching to half of the length of valva, its apex rounded. Juxta trapezoid, distally with two lateral fine projections and an elongated medial bifurcated lobe. Labides well developed, reaching to the mid of uncus, apically thin, clubbed and covered with hairs. Saccus broadly rounded. Aedeagus cylindrical, straight. Vesica covered with tiny dotted microcornuti, apically with a pair of long needleshaped, stout cornuti (sometimes only a single cornutus), basally with a patch of short cornuti.</p> <p>Female genitalia. (Fig. 47) Ovipositor large, wide. Posterior apophyses three times longer than anterior apophyses. Antrum and lamella antevaginalis membranouse. Ductus bursae wide, short. Corpus bursae largely elongated, with two distinguishable parts: posteriorly well sclerotized, covered with a ridge of tiny spines along the corpus bursae and small patch of spines close to membranous part; anteriorly membranous without any spine.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Based on its size and wing pattern the new species could be confused only with H. montivagata. The background of wings of H. loebeli have a warm-brown to light orange hue (grey-brown to grey ochre in H. montivagata). The andoconial hairscales on dorsum hindwing of male in H. loebeli are grey ochre elongated from basal to tornus of hindwing (dark brown with more concentration towards tornus in H. montivagata). On the male genitalia, H. loebeli has an uncus with clearly long apical part, apically rounded; juxta short, its apical lobe triangular; vesica with one or two long needle-shaped cornuti at its apical part and a patch of tiny spines an its basal part in H. loebeli (uncus short, trapezoid; juxta long, its apical lobe elongated and shallowly bifurcated; the patch of tiny spines at basal part of vesica is absent in H. montivagata). In H. loebeli the sacculus part of valva clearly longer than in H. montivagata (this character is only visible in natural position and will be changed in embedded structure; see Figs 38–39). In female genitalia, H. loebeli has a less sclerotized ductus bursae; posterior apophyses three times longer than anterior apophyses (ductus bursae strongly sclerotized; posterior apophyses twice longer than anterior apophyses in montivagata).</p> <p>Genetics. Show barcode sharing with both H. hyrcana and H. montivagata, all three species could be diagnosed based on male and female genitalia (see discussion section).</p> <p>Distribution. So far only known from Asia Minor (Turkey). Occurrence in Armenia and western parts of Azerbaijan is most likely by zoogeographic reasons.</p> <p>Habitat. The species inhabits a wide range of habitats. H. loebeli was recorded in dry xeromontane high mountain steppes, in warm and herb-rich steppes of Inner Anatolia (Cappadocia) and edges and clearings of broadleaved forest of north-east Turkey (prov. Erzurum) as well (Fig. 76, 77). The hostplant seems to be facilitated by grazing of human livestock.</p> <p>Phenology. According to the data the imaginal period lasts from mid-May to the end of August. The very early records from mid-May from the Nemrut Dagh (worn specimen!) and Cappadocia indicate the presence of two regular generations in sites with favourable climate, whereas a single brood occurs in cold, high montane and northern areas. This hypothesis could be confirmed by rearing experiments under laboratory conditions (J. Gelbrecht, pers. communication).</p> <p>Biology. Life cycle like in the genus description. Hostplants are probably local Berberis species.</p> <p>Immature stages. Not examined.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B9207AFFA0FF3583C6FDFF4C58	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.		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03DD87B92070FFA1FF358757FEF64E2C.text	03DD87B92070FFA1FF358757FEF64E2C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydria relicta (Stadie & Fiebig & Rajaei 1953) Stadie & Fiebig & Rajaei 2022	<div><p>Hydria relicta (Herbulot. 1953) comb. n.</p> <p>(Figs 24–25)</p> <p>Eulype relicta Herbulot, 1953: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 58 (1): 9, (Kenya, Mt Aberdare, Versant oneset, Maison forestière Kinanagop, 2800 m). Holotype ♂, paratypes 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (in ZSM).</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p>5 ♂, 6 ♀, Kenya, Mt. Kenya East, W Chogoria, 2920m, campsite, 04.x.2001, (Tagfang), 0.10S, 37.25E, leg. L. Kühne, gen. preps (♂) 2334, (♀) 2335/2020 H. Rajaei; all in SMNS; 3 ♀, Kenya centr[al], <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=37.460835&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.3727778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 37.460835/lat -0.3727778)">Mount</a> Kenya, Rutundu Fishing lodge, S 0°22’22” / E 37°27’39”. 01.– 03.04.2019 LF (e.o.), 3100m, leg. Stadie, Fiebig, Schellhorn, (1 ♀ reared), gen. preps (♀) DS 96-2019, coll. PCDS; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, (paratypes), Kenya, Mt Aberdare, Versant oneset, Maison forestière Kinanagop, 2.600m, 1932-33, [legit] P. A. Chappuis &amp; E. Jeannel; 1 ♀, Kenya, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.2175&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.04806" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.2175/lat -0.04806)">Mount</a> Kenya, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.2175&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.04806" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.2175/lat -0.04806)">Rutunga</a> road, Juniper / Hagenia forest, Fynbos mosaic, S 0.04806 / E 38.2175, 16.IX.2009, 2,900m, leg. H. S. Staude, BC ZSM Lep 42792; 1 ♀, Kenya, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=37.4239&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.00889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 37.4239/lat -0.00889)">Mount</a> Kenya, Rutunga road, moorland, 3,155m, S 0.00889 / E 37.4239, 16.IX.2009, leg. H. S. Staude, BC ZSM Lep 63652;, all in coll. ZSM.</p> <p>Taxonomic note. Hyrdria relicta comb. n. shows all synapomorphies of the genus Hyrdria including wing venation and most importantly the presence of two areoles in forewing (only one areole in the genus Rheumaptera, see Fig. 1); presence of a large coremata on sternum A 8 in H. relicta (like other Hydria species; very small coremata in Rheumaptera). Based on those morphological and further biological character combination (see below), herewith we transfer relicta to the genus Hydria.</p> <p>Distribution. The species is restricted to Mount Kenya and the Aberdare range in central Kenya. Host plant is Berberis holstii, the only Berberis -species that occur in tropical Africa. Though, the hostplant is rather widespread in East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Malawi), H. relicta has not been recorded elsewhere yet.</p> <p>Habitat. Hyrdria relicta inhabits xeromontane steppes with fynbos elements (Protea -species and Ericaceae) and alpine moorland near or above the timber line between 2,800 –3,200 m. The hostplants occur at not too dry places in steep gorges or along swamp dips (Figs 80–84).</p> <p>Phenology. The sparse material originates from April, September and October. However, the habitats where this species occurs have day climate conditions without stronger changes around the year. Therefore, we suggest a multivoltine development, with 5–6 generations per year. This hypothesis is supported by rearing under laboratory conditions (pers. observation of the senior author).</p> <p>Biology. The species was reared under laboratory conditions on Berberis communis. The life cycle of H. relicta is highly similar to other Hydria species of the cervinalis - and montivagata -group, namely behaviour, larval morphology and hostplant (all of them feeding on Berberis species) (pers. observation of the senior author). Larvae of Rheumaptera species as much as known are broad oligophagous on Salicaceae (Salix, Populus), Ericaceae (Vaccinium), Betulaceae and others and none of them feeding on Berberis species.</p> <p>Unfortunately, most of the larvae of Hydria relicta were died during the expedition and after few ecdysis. Only two larvae survived and reached L5. After pupation one normal sized female was hatching. The pupal stage lasts for three weeks.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DD87B92070FFA1FF358757FEF64E2C	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.		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