Colposcenia albomaculata Loginova, 1960

Colposcenia albomaculata Loginova, 1960 View in CoL

( Figs 1−12 View FIGURES 1‒6 View FIGURES 7‒9 View FIGURE 10‒15 )

Colposcenia albomaculata Loginova, 1960: 66 View in CoL ; Baeva, 1985: 167.

Colposcenia zachvatkini Loginova, 1966: 19 View in CoL ; synonymised by Loginova, 1974: 154.

Material examined. Iran: Kerman, Kahnooj, Nodej , 27º27.077ˊN, 57º60.650ˊE, 560m a.s.l., Tamarix sp. ( Leg. M. Lashkari) ( KGUT: 2 ♂, 2 ♀, slide mounted, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, preserved in 70% ethanol, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ dry mounted) .

Adult. Described by Loginova (1960).

Measurements. (In mm; 5 ♂, 5 ♀). Head width 0.65–0.7; antenna length 0.6–0.63; forewing length 1.77–1.81; male proctiger length 0.24–0.26; paramere length 0.18–0.2; length of distal segment of aedeagus 0.19–0.20; female proctiger length 0.77–0.79.

Immature. Unknown.

Distribution. Afghanistan ( Malenovský et al. 2012), Tadzhikistan ( Loginova 1960; Loginova 1966; Baeva & Kankina 1971; Malenovský et al. 2012), Turkmenistan ( Malenovský et al. 2012), Uzbekistan ( Loginova 1966; Malenovský et al. 2012), Iran ( new record).

Host plants. Tamarix sp. ( Loginova 1960, 1966; Malenovský et al. 2012), Tamarix elongata Ledeb. ( Baeva & Kankina 1971), Tamarix hispida Willd. ( Malenovský et al. 2012), Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. ( Baeva & Kankina 1971), Tamarix sp. from Iran.

Comments.

Colposcenia albomaculata resembles C. osmanica in appearance, coloration and structure. Both develop on Tamarix spp. Colposcenia osmanica is reported from Turkey ( Vondráček 1953), Bulgaria, Russia ( Klimaszewski 1973) and the Caucasus ( Gegechkori 1984).

Loginova (1974) mentioned a difference in the shape of the paramere. She stated that in C. albomaculata , the postero-apical angle of the paramere is less drawn out than in C. osmanica . In the present study, we consider following characters diagnostically relevant: shape of genal processes, shape of male parameres, shape of apical inflation of distal segment of aedeagus, and shape of dorsal outline of female proctiger ( Figs 10−15 View FIGURE 10‒15 , Table 1).