Integrative review of Xylomoia strix, X. retinax and X. stangelmaieri (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae, Apameini)

By

Haverinen, Risto
Pototski, Aleksander
Mutanen, Marko
Mikalauskas, Darius
Yakovlev, Roman V.
Müller, Günter
Prozorov, Alexey
Saldaitis, Aidas, 1967-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1221

Pages

309--342

Subjects

DNA barcoding , European fauna , Morphology , new status , Palearctic

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1221.132205

 

Abstract

The relationship of Xylomoia strix Mikkola, 1980; Xylomoia retinax Mikkola, 1998; and Xylomoia stangelmaieri Mikkola, 1998 is reconsidered based on 59 genitalia slides (37 males and 22 females) and 40 barcodes of adults collected from the type localities and areas in-between. Due to lack of stable morphologic differences, apart from the wing coloration of X. retinax, and low genetic distance between the three, they are considered as three subspecies of X. strix: the nominotypical one X. strix stangelmaieristat. nov. and X. strix retinaxstat. nov. Included are photographs of all specimens covering 37 adults, and 28 male and 18 female genitalia, as well as a phylogenetic tree and a map showing collecting localities.