Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

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Diagno sis: the Taiwanese species of the closely related genera HimciliSirci HACKER et RONKAY. l 993, and DiagrotiS NYE. l9Jβ, represent distinct phyleticlines with in the genera, according to their genital features. HimciliSirci Soliam Ap. n. h IS a Strongly, more Or le Ss evenly scieroti Zed. folded ductus h ursae. while it is Caker, rugul OSe, granulosely Scleroti Zed or covered by fine spiculi in the otherHimialistria species. The new species resembles externalty to the dark hrownis hs orna of H. OhXcti rei H REBLAY et PLANTE; l 995. differing si om it by the part lyochi eous ouilines of the orbicular and renis orna stigmata.

ticulum. Cervix hursae large, conica l. scieroti Zecl. hearing sonae sine cresis and ribs, corpus hvrsae ovo id, membranous, with a narrow. long Signum-Stripe.

KAY l99J) on the basis of a single male. The new expeditions to Taiwan resulte din additionat material of the species, including both sexes. The se male genitalia are describe d and illustrated here.

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NEw NOCTU IDAE SPEClES PROM TAI AN AND ADIACENT AREAS

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Female genitalia Fig. 853 ovi positor Shori. posterior papillae anales narrow. wenk, Interior papillae sol ming a strong. broad plate venti ally. gon apophyses sine. stender. Ostium bursae broad trapeZoidat, heavi ly scieroti Zecl. sused with anterior plate os ovi positor: caudat enit os ostium with a sine mediat incision. Ductus bursae medium-long. tubulai . scieroti Zed, anterior part willi granulosely scieroti Zed wrinkles. Cervix hursae elongated, mediat third dilate i. scieroti Zed. ribbed. apicalthird membranous, ductus seminalis broad ly tubular. Corpus hvrsae disco id a l. membran Ous, wilhout Signa.

Diagnosis: the new species is closely related to P. ODSoleta H REBLAY et RONKAY. l99J. the differe iaces are as follows P. CriStiferia ΝhOwS no Conspicuous sexuat dimophism the se male is only slightly larger than the male their colouration and wing patieria are similar. The new species is large r in si Ze, the fore-wing is broade r. iis patieria is significantly Stronger, the Stigmata are preSent more or less sui ly en circle l. the suborbicular light patch is much stronger, ille Crossi ines are also fharper. The most conspicuous differe iace in ille male genitalia os the two species is the presen ce of the costat iobe in P. CriStiferia whicli is complete ly missing in P. OhSolem: in addition. the cucullus is smallei more rounded etc. The se male genitalia of P. criXtiberia differ frona tho se of P. OhSoletia in the Stronger broader ostium bursae, broader, significantly weal er ductus bursae anilthe considerably longer cervix bursae.

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Materiai examinodo a long scri es si ona Taiwan. si ona the sol lowing localities: Prov. Nans au

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genitalia os bolli sexes have ille sanae ground plan. willi severat speci sic disseren-

ces. The male genitalia os T. Ahon hornyoni have s horter. apicatly curved valva illi more acute apex and reduce l. smooth clavus. hroader fultura in serior wii h

s horter, stronger laterat arm s. significantly shorter sabout hals as long) harpe.

much smaller costat crest. hut willi a stronger scieroti Zed iobe along ventral margin . much longer, Stronger spine On the carina penis but wilh wenker, shorter cornuti in the vesica etc. In the semale genitalia the new species has much smalle rostium hursae os disserent sh ape. stronger scier ati Zation of the ductus bursae anil

the signum-s tripe is considerably longer sabo ut twice as long as in T. GCum incitia). Comparing the new species willi the ollier known members of the genus, T. Xhen hornyoni dissers externalty frona T. edentialia sLE ECH. l889) in ille darker.

quadrangular. apex willi a sine. triangular peak. costat part denset y Selose: corona absent. Sacculus Νhorl. rounded. Clavus reduce l. ventrat margin with a scieroti ed. shori crest hesides hasal plate os harpe. Harpe Strong. rallier thic k. moderate ly long . arcuate. with apex potnted, costat extensionscieroti Zeu, shori. apicatly rounded. Aedeagus thic k. cylindrical. carina willi a large . cui Vcd. acute dorsal thoria. Vesica broad ly lubular. recurved veni ro- laterat ly. Hasal hals mostly membra notis, dis-lal hals scobinate. willi a large . subconical terminal diverticulum and a narrow. dentaleis terminal

Eo male genitalia sFig. J4ὶ ovi positor long . narrow. posterior papillae anales clongat, wenk. gona POphyses long si cnder. Ostium bursae heavi ly scieroti Zed relative ly large . ventral platecordis orna. willi stronger laterat margins and rounded. prominent anterior elige. dorsat piale villistrong. broad but shorl. quadrati c. mediat ly sine ly inci sed lamina. Ductus h ursae medium-long. stat-lcne l. wide. proximal ly slighily la pering. Posterior third granulosely scieroti Zed. anterior part willi

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sine scobination and a scieroti Zod wrin kled mediat sold running frona right edge to cervix hursae. Cervix sinall. rounded. rugulose with sinely scieroii Zed wrin kles. Corpus hvrsae saccate, hi g. membranous. with a long. Strong, longitudinal signum-stripe.

Bionomics and distribution the new species is rather frequent in the highersorest regiones of Tuiwan.

line whicli is straight; oblique in the ollier members of the genus: in addition. it differs frona ali related taxa by iis very dark colouration of both wings, the relative ly pater o uter part of marginal area. the strong dark spois of the subterminalline and the the seatures of the se male genitalia. The male genitalia of T. citri s Scidisser very strongly frona those of the related taxa by iis bis id harpe. flat, large s hie ld- like fultura inferior having no crest or extensions. The aede agus and the Vesica resemble to those os T. Alientio myoni but having a long po in ted terminalcornutus. The female genitalia differ frona iliose of the species of the divergen X-group in the s horter ovi positor. the lack of the douhle-peaked caudat extension os

the ostium bursae, the s hori hut broad. heavi ly scieroti Zed. Calyculate ductus bur-Sae and the very strong crest of the cervix: the corpus bursae has four long rih- hon- like signa with irregular, stronger, broader palches. The se male genitalia of the laxa of the iacum incita-group have smallei rounded ostium; significant lylonger, tess sCleroti Zed ductus bursae, s maller cervix without heavi ly scieroti Zed part the corpus bursae has a single . longitudinat, strongly scieroti Zed signum-s tripe. The last member of the genus, T. edentiatia has Very long wenk ovi positor triangular- trape ZOidat, scieroti Zed ostium hursae, Sti Ort. narrow Sclei Oti Zed duCtus bursae with scieroti Zed anterior laminae running into cervix bursae and the Corpus bursae is Ovoid. membranous, and without Signa.

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NEN NOCTUlDAE SPECIES PROM TAlwAN AND ADJACENT AREAS

I male genitalia Fig. TI): ovi positor moderate ly long. conica l. posterior papillae long .po inlccl. anterior papillae s hori. hroad. scieroti Zed. gonapophyses rather long. Ostium bursae large . heavi ly scieroti ecl. more or less quadratic Willi arcuate anterior edge. ductus bursae s hori. broad. asymmetri catly calyculate. sirongly scieroti Zed. connected to ostium xv illi a weaker hul broad nec L. Cervix bursae large . strongly rugulose. with a large . twisted. heavi ly scierotiZed plate. Corpus hvrsae large . disco id a l. membra notis. willi sotir long. ribbon - like . parlly strongly scieroti Zed signa.

Bionomics and distribution: ille sew known semate specimens os the species were collected at the enit os February. ille sit si record of the 'o ver intering ' os a

Telortia species as adult.

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at was obtained in October-November, including also se males. The in male genitalia are here described and illustrate i.

Female genitalia Fig. 83): Ovi positor very long . narro , posterior papillae anales sine, Coni- cal. gonapophyses Very long. Ostium bursae a sine. Scleroti Zed arch. sused willi ductus bursae. Ductus bursae natione l. slightly tapering proximal ly. Both Sursaces granulosely scieroli Zed. dorsalsursace with stronger pulches and a shori. wrin kled lamina at junction to cervix hursae. Cervix hursae large, rounded. gelatinous, Ventral sui sace with sine scieroti Zation. Corpus hvrsae rather smali. sacculis orna. memhranous with sine wrinkles.

Bionomios and distribution the species was collected in a relative ly lownumbers in different paris of the is lanil everywhere in the higher forest ZOnes. Ali specimens were found in autumn no OVer intering e Imples ure known. nihici meloninti mi circi CHANG. l99l. Sint . n.

Stide Nos R 593l smale). RL JJl se male). Taxonomic notes: the Taiwanese populations of χ. meloninia, describe loriginalty as a fuit species, show only slight differences in the externat and the genital features, as compared willi the nominate X. meloninia. distributed widely in the solitheria Hi malay an region. The main differe iace bet ween them ite in thes hape of the cucullus whicli is narrower, more acute in mi tires; in addition thecornuti sield of the vesica is stightly different. This scale of differe iaces is significantly smaller than in case of the other line age of the Hima lay an-Taiwane se χ&H-thici species, X. tiamChianti and χ. iaculeam see helow) theres Ore DPsiaria is Considereii as the insular subspecies of χ. melori inta. Xanthia testachianti Cli ANG. l99l

RONKAY. l99J Uigs 69. P0). The male genitalia are similar to those of χ. GCH- lentia: the disserences are as sol lows: the basal plate of the fultura inferior is much

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bigger in X. testachianti s Figs 6J. 68). but ille apical proces s is s horter, the cucullusis narrower, more elongated. the subapicat costat spine is longe r. less acute. the harpe is much sine r. longe r. ille subbasal cornutus os the Vesica is stronge r. ha-salty curve l. iis bulb large r. ille distat part of the vesica bearing a spinulose siel dwhicli is complete ly missing in X. GCulcialia. The semale genitalia os X. testachianti Fig. J2) differ frona iliose of χ. acu letitia sFig. J3) by iis narrower ostium bursae with a s mali scieroti Zed ventral iobeat caudat elige hut wilhout large . sciet Oti Zed, quadrangular Ventral Plate. wenker more granulose scieroti Zation os ductus bursae, s mallei . less scieroti Zed cervical part of hursa copulatrix and shorter signa: the last sternite has significant lybroader. dee per apical incisi On. Atreschoti S. L) Iairi tinti CHANG. l99 l) com h. n.

Taxonomic notes. The species is relative ly sar si ona any Anti vialerici SUCl. l 980 taxa. displaying only sonae stight superficiat resemblanace. The genital consiguration os both sexes s how closer connections with sonae in ner Asian Atria cheia species, theres ore ii is transferred provision ally to iliis genus. A revision os the genus Atracheia would he hight y de si rabie. Λpamea aquila SuhSirinin SSp. n.