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

Risto Haverinen; Aleksander Pototski; Marko Mutanen; Darius Mikalauskas; Roman V Yakovlev; Günter C Müller; Alexey M Prozorov; Aidas Saldaitis

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1221.132205

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

Zookeys. 2024 Dec 23:1221:309-342. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1221.132205. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Risto Haverinen^{1

2}, Aleksander Pototski^{2

3}, Marko Mutanen⁴, Darius Mikalauskas⁵, Roman V Yakovlev^{6

7

8}, Günter C Müller^{9

10}, Alexey M Prozorov^{9

11

12}, Aidas Saldaitis¹³

Affiliations

¹ Ripako Oy, Vantaa, Finland Ripako Oy Vantaa Finland.
² Estonian Society of Lepidopterologists, Tallinn, Estonia Estonian Society of Lepidopterologists Tallinn Estonia.
³ Lasnamäe Gymnasium, Tallinn, Estonia Lasnamäe Gymnasium Tallinn Estonia.
⁴ Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland University of Oulu Oulu Finland.
⁵ Lithuanian Entomological Society, Akademijos str. 2, 08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania Lithuanian Entomological Society Vilnius Lithuania.
⁶ Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecology, Tomsk State University, Lenina pr. 36, RUS-634050 Tomsk, Russia Tomsk State University Tomsk Russia.
⁷ Western Caspian University, Istiglaliyyat Street, 31. Baku 1001, Azerbaijan Western Caspian University Baku Azerbaijan.
⁸ Samarkand State University, University blv. 15, 140104 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Samarkand State University Samarkand Uzbekistan.
⁹ University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, BP 1805 Bamako, Mali University of Sciences Bamako Mali.
¹⁰ Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Kalman Ya'akov Man St., 91120 Jerusalem, Israel The Hebrew University Jerusalem Israel.
¹¹ Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Großhaderner str. 2, D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich Planegg-Martinsried Germany.
¹² Bavarian Natural History Collections (SNSB-ZSM), Münchhausen str. 21, D-81247 Munich, Germany Bavarian Natural History Collections Munich Germany.
¹³ Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, 08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania Nature Research Centre Vilnius Lithuania.

Abstract

The relationship of Xylomoiastrix Mikkola, 1980; Xylomoiaretinax Mikkola, 1998; and Xylomoiastangelmaieri 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.strixstangelmaieri stat. nov. and X.strixretinax stat. 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.

Keywords: DNA barcoding; European fauna; Palearctic; morphology; new status.

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