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and rugulose ductus and apex bursae, more acute ovipositor lobes and larger protuberances on the VIII. sternite which serve obviously as attaching surfaces for the valvae on the males (Figs 7-8, 11-12). All these features have, however, only a relative value, because the variations are overlapping. Thus, these allopatric taxa can be evaluated only as clearly distinct subspecies, probably undergoing speciation. Acknowledgements - We would like to express our thanks to Dr. L. Ronkay (Budapest) for his useful suggestions and for the possibility to use the technical facilities of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. We are grateful to Mr. P. Kozma for his valuable technical assistance. REFERENCE Varga, Z., Ronkay, L. and Hacker, H. (1990): Revision of the Genus Bryopolia Boursin, 1954 (Lep.: Noctuidae). - Esperiana (Schwanfeld) 1: 427-469. (Received 15th March, 1995) Authors' addresses: Dr. Zoltán VARGA Department of Zoology and Evolution Kossuth Lajos University H-40

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