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Apex bursae with a sclerotized, sac-like emergence, corpus bursae elliptical with two long and strong and a short, fine, ribbon like signa. The configuration of the female genitalia of reisseri differs from senex (Geyer, 1828) (Fig. 44) with the longer and much more serrated ductus bursae, the rounded proximal appendage - in case of the senex this appendage a wider lamina, - with a stronger margin on one side of it. The structure of the VIII sternite of reisseri also very characteristic, as - with probable connection of the asymmetry of the valvae of male - the crests and the invagination of it strongly asymmetric (Fig. 43) while in case of senex the last sternite more or less symmetric (Fig. 45).* Acknowledgements. We would like to express our gratitude to Mr. G. EBERT and Mr.FALKNER (Karlsruhe), Dr. F. KASY and Mrs. E. VARTIAN (Vienna), Dr. L. GOZMÁNY (Budapest), Mr. H. HACKER (Staffelstein), Dr. S. A. VARDIKIAN, Dr. A. E. TERTERIAN and Mr. V. OGHANESIAN (Yerevan) for their kind help. REFERENCES BOURSIN, Ch. (1940): Beitrage zur Kenntnis der "Agrotidae-Trifinae"

. - Mitt. münchn.ent.Ges., 30: 474-543. DRAUDT, M. (1937): Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter. - in: Seitz: Die GrossSchmetterlinge der Erde, III, Suppl., pp.: 257, 260. SCHAWERDA, K. (1920): Hadena bischoffi H.-Schaff, var. nova Culoti Schaw. (Noct.). - Mitt. münchn. ent. Ges., 11: 71-74. STAUDINGER, O. (1897): Neue Lepidoptera aus Palaestina. - Iris, 10: 271-319. Authors' addresses: Dr. L. RONKAY Zoological Department Hungarian Natural History Museum Baross u. 13. H-1088 Budapest and Dr. Z. VARGA Zoological Institute University Lajos Kossuth Egyetem tér 1. H-4010 Debrecen Hungary * The similarity between A. reisseri and A. senex typhoea Turati, especially pronounced by the females, is only an apparent (and misleading) feature based on their unusual dark colouration. By the study of the male genitalia of specimens of typhoea from the type-locality (Zafferana valley in Etna Region) it was pointed out that typhoea evidently belongs to senex.