title: Description of the female of Catocala toropovi Saldaitis et al. 2014 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae).
abstract: Catocala toropovi Saldaitis, Kons & Borth, 2014 was recently described from the valleys of the Ili and Charyn rivers in southeast Kazakhstan. This species is similar to C. repudiata Staudinger, 1888 and C. optima Staudinger, 1888, but differs on morphological as well as genetic characters (Saldaitis et al. 2014). Catocala toropovi was described based on male specimens, as females were unknown at the time. During studies of Lepidoptera in Xinjiang Province, China, two females of C. toropovi were collected, and this paper provides a brief description and analysis of the female of this species.
authors.affiliation: Altai State University, South Siberian Botanical Garden, Lenina str., 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia; Tomsk State University, Institute of Biology, Ecology, Soil Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Lenina Avenue, 36, RF-634050, Tomsk, Russia.; Email: volynkin_a@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Anton V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Volynkin
authors.affiliation: Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str., 2, LT-08412, Vilnius-21, Lithuania.; Email: saldrasa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aidas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saldaitis
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, 832000 Xinjiang, China.; Email: lshchen2008@163.com.
authors.forename: Liusheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D007623:Kazakhstan; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size