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Acta Zoo giea Aeademiae Seientiarum Hungaricae 22, I976

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The nominate subspecies of Eupithecia sinuosaria EV. ranges in Ν-NE Europe and Siberia. E. sinuosuria tenella Asp. n. OCCurs in Central China, while E. sinuosaria obliquaria Ι ΕΕCH stat. n. , is a distinct subspecies in Restern China. E. morosa SP. n. is a Central Asiatic species E. sinuosaria ab. pallescens DIEΤZE, Syn. n. , und E.

sinuosaria f. modesta DIETZE, Syn. n. 3.

author describes, in One and the Same paper, a ne v Noctuid moth fro in Asia Minor, discusses a Lymantriid sub species froni Nortii Africa, and also tre ais, in P RSSing, Some Very problematic grOuΡS in the genus Eupithecia. It is thus not unexpected but rather a multer of course that the description os Eupithecia species brought to light by Such means leaves a tot to he destred. Is thepurpo se of the author is Phead-huntingV pure and Simple, he may reSt content. It appe ars that we are stili far 1 Om knowing the majority of species constitut- ing the genus, and there i8 every POSSibility that Some ne v specieS Sursu e

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DOm every materiat whieli Originates Dom a ' good V locality and is thominimum requirements of the International Code Os Zoological Nomenclatureare adhered to, the description will be valid. Even is the aut ior's ministrations resulted tess in the clarification os problems than in leaving severat newque StiOn-marks in their Wake. Λ surther regrettatile circumstance is that in the case of Macrolepido Ptera nO thorough contrOl Or evaluation Of the early descriptions are thoughti O be necessary. Communications deriving 1 Om the last century or froni the turn of the century may carry, despite the best intentions of their aut hors, negative seatures determined by the given conditions os the period. Thus hard ly any study of the genitalia has been made, anil, in addition, there were Only SO me Specimens avnil able DOm extra- Europe an localities. In the more dissiculi groups, as is the genus Eupithecia, this means that ali species describe d

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Sub specific differetices. The ne v sub species differs Domthe nominate sub species mainly by the following characteristic s: the specimensare S maller, With a Sharp patiern. The se male burga is elongated and the posterior apophySe S are long.

Fig. 2. A in Eupithecia sinuosaria EV., se male genitalia, B Eupithecia sinuosaria tenella SSP. II., female genitalia

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 22, 1976

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Acta MoIogica Academiae Seientiarum Hungarieas 22. I976

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terned'' form of sinuosaria. Ιn my opinion, the populations Occurring in West China represent a gOOd geographicat Sub Species on the basis of the consideratile externat morpho gical and the Stighter genitalic disseretices as weli asthe weli desinable geographic Separation. It is Morthy Os note anil also important for the correct interpretationos the above considerations that the Species relegabie to the sinuosaria-grOuPdisplay in the configuration os both the male and semale genitalia a ruther Wide scale os variety even within the given form. Thus the Ahape and relative sige of the valvae, the Shape and location Of the chitinous excrescen ces in theae loeagus, the tength and arcuateneSS Of the arms of sternite VIII as wellas the shape of the hursae and the tength of the apophyseS ait Vary. Howevor, On the basis os larger series, there evolves an average V picture of the genitalia which allows the separation Os the Severat 1 Orm S. The genitalia of the species described here under alSO Vary tO SOme extent - and the Shape of especialty the valvae and of the burga depentis also on preparation and imbedding - but On the basis of the shape os sternite VIII it differs unequivocatly and essentialty Dom ali fornis discussed ab Ove.

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Fig. 4. Eupithecia morosa sp. n. A male genitalia, B se sternite VΙΙΙ, C aedoeagus

phySes long. Papillae anales relatively large Fig. 5: B). Specific differeno es. A rather large-siZed species, dissering

hoth in colour and patiern DOm E. sinuosaria EV. and iis subspecies. The representative SpecimenS Show an OVerali lighter hue and a more gaudy Pat-tern . The configuration of the male genitalia differs in the shape of the valva, the uncus and the aedoeagus; this Ialter is, though also stOut, longer and comparatiVely more Stender than that os sinuosaria. The different sh ape os sternite VIII is conspicuous. The iam ale genitalia are primarily characteriZed by the number and location of the spines Padding the corpuS burgae. B i o 1 o g y. First stages and λod plant unknown. Only a feW SpecimenScarry data referring to the date os collecting, in June and July.

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Fig. 5. Λ Eupithecia sinuosaria obliquaria LEECH, ramale genitalia, B Eupithecia morosa SP . n. , lamale genitalia Holotype ΡΤurkestan Oriental, Province Semirecligensee, Fori Narine, G. S. Λkulin,

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it is thought-provol ing that only SO me sortiis of dubious value have been describe l. According to the description, Eupithecia sinuosaria ab . pallescens

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