Ábrahám Levente: Szünbiológiai tanulmányok - Natura Somogyoensis 10. (Kaposvár, 2007)

Fazekas Imre: Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898) is a new species in Hungary (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) - Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898) új faj Magyarország faunájában (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)

Natura Somogyiensis 10 1 213-218 Kaposvár, 2007 Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898) is a new species in Hungary (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) IMRE FAZEKAS Biological Coll. of Regiografo, H-7300 Komló, Majális tér 17/A, Hungary, e-mail: fazekas.i@hu.inter.net FAZEKAS, I: Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898) is a new species in Hungary (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Abstract: The author announces the presence of Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898) in Hungary, the first record of the taxon in the Pannonian biogeographical Region. He describes the habitat and gives a photograph of the species, drawing of the genitalia and distribution map. With 5 figures. Keywords: Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Hungary, Cappersia fusca, new records, biology Introduction So far, twenty-one species of Capperia have been described, of which sixteen occur in the Palaearctic Region. Eleven of these have been found in Europe, of which Capperia celeusi (Schmid, 1887) and С trichodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) have been proved to occur in Hungary. The true distribution of С britanniodactyla (Gregson, 1869) is very imperfectly known. Data given in the literature is often vague and voucher specimens are lacking. Information on the distribution of С celeusi and the С trichodactyla in Hungary has been summarised in a previous contribution (FAZEKAS 2003b). In this study, another species of Capperia is reported for the first time in Hungary. C. fusca (Hofmann, 1898) has been known for a long time in the surrounding countries but is everywhere rare and local. Its discovery in Hungary was expected, but until now only a single specimen has been reported, from the Mecsek mountains (S Hungary). Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898) (Fig. 1.) Oxyptilus leonuri var. fusca Hofmann, 1898, 111. Z. Ent. 3: 339, 340. Locus typicus: French, Seine Maritime. Synonym: Capperiafusca f. marraZw Adamczewski, 1951, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1 (5): 365-368. Taf. 19. Fig. 55. References: ADAMCZEWSKI (1951), ARENBERGER (2002), FAZEKAS (1992, 1996, 2003ab, 2007), GIELIS (1996, 2003). Diagnosis: Capperiafusca is superficially very similar to С trichodactyla, but smaller. Wingspan 12.5-15.5 mm. Colour dark chocolate brown, with a reddish tinge. The white transverse markings reduced, almost absent. In С trichodactyla, wingspan is 14.520.5 mm. Colour dark brown, with a green-brown gloss. The scale-tooth at the tip of the third lobe of the hindwing rounded. There is a considerable difference in the design of the abdomen between the two species.