Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

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NEW NOCTU IDAE LEPIDOPTER A) SPECIESUROM TAI AN AND THE ADJACENT AREAS

INTRODUCTION

The exploratiori os the Noctu idae satina os Taiwan has been intensis ted during the last sisteen years and a considerable number os new. osten endemicspecies have been disco vered and describe l. The resulis of the these investiga tions made in the eighties. mostly by Japanese and Taiwane se speciali sis. were summari Zed in the book of CII ANG l99 l) and the Checklisi os the Lepido plera in Taiwan SUGl et al. in HEPPNER l 992): severat recent articles describe resulis os subsequent studies. The sit si resulis os ille Hungari an lepido plerological expeditions to Taiwanwere publis hed recent ly. in connection willi the taxonomic treatinent of the Nepale se Noctu idae fauna sHREBLAY & RONKAY l99 P). The present paper containsne w information obta ined frona the l996 expeditions. e specialty the new taxa os ille early spring and the late autumnal fauna.

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SYSTEMATIC PART

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ground colour. The main specific features in the male genitalia of H. formo quintiare the presen ce of a s mali mediat crest of the fultura inferior. the ruther longuncus and vinculum. The si Ze anil position of the cornutus of the vesica is also different in ille three related species as the cornulus of H. Cor&X is large i , whilethat of H. ConSigniam is smaller than in M. formontanti: the cornutus is siluated more distat ly in case of the new species than in both related taxa. The other four Taiwanese species helong to other Speci CS gro UpS. H. hem

Corona absent. Sacculus Shori. clavus reduce l. SICCUlur extension absent. Hurpe Strong, more Or

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in the larger si Ze. more vivid. ochi eous-pini isti colouration os ille fore vings willites s lallice- like. much shai per dari. paltern and much paler hi nil ings. si ona thel alter by large r. broader wings. more Ochi eous- reddis h. noi grey-hrownishground colour. The male genitalia os the three species are similar in type hut thalos i l. oliantei are considerably larger than illo se of the allied taxa, ille vinculum the valvae and the saccular processi are much longer, ille cucullus is si orier huibro ader, the cornutus os the vesica is significantly large r. the s hape os ille sulfura in serior is disserent, CiC.

cornulus.

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Diagno sis: the ne v species is closely related to C. Violetiti BOURSIN. l9ββ Uigs l4. l ) representing iis allo patric sibi ing species in Taiwan. C. griXeit rhiXis smallor in si Ze with more gracile hocly, ille fore ving patieria is more expressed although diffuse . ille orbicular stigma is large rounded. filled characteristi catly vith pale grey. The male genitalia os the two species are ea si ly distinguis habie ille most conspicuous dissere iace is in the tength and colling os ille vesica it is Considerably longer the nexu species. with three sul l turnings while it has on lytwO in C. violetici. The longitudinal scieroti Zed ribbon os C. griSeiothi, is stronger. the last turning is broaden ed. the basal cornutus has sina alter hut more bulbed basal pari. The clas ping apparate os the new species differs frona that os

base l. less stra ight harpe and smaller plates of fultura superior.

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Female genitalia: ovi positor rather shori. weak. gon apophyses s hori. Ostium bursae an U-s hapcit, scieroti Zed half-ring ductus bursae si alieneis, s hori. posterior hals willi two scieroti Zoilla minae. anterior part with Strong. oblique, membranous wrin kles. Cervix hursae Very long. mem-hra notis . helico id with three tuli turnings. terminated in a recurvo l. slightly broadened sac. Corpus hvrsae elliptical - sacculis orna membranous with very sine scobination. Pol in mortuu CueCn s Sp. n.

Diagno sis: the new sub species differs frona the nominate sub species by iis larger si Ze and much clari er hi nil ing. The undet si de os both wings is also uni formi y clari , dari er than iliat of P. m. mortuti STAUDIN GER. t 888).

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Diagnosis the Taiwane se populations disser frona the nomino typical P. Pinicorto Pinicortex DRAUDT. l 950 by their dari er colouration os both vings e specialty of the hinclwing. The male genitalia cannot be compared, due to the ab se iace of the male syntype s), the se male genitalia a re almost identi cal. ille ostium bursae of the Taiwane se subspecies is sonae hat s malle r. wenker and thesigna a re longe r.

s mali. Acule cornulus.

Eo male genitalia si ig. 25) as in the nominale sui species. ille dissere iaces are mentioned in ille di agnos i S.