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)

216 NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS Similar species: С. trichodactyla and C.jozana (Matsumura, 1931). C.jozana is larger than С fusca, and the ground colour of the wings is clear brown. At present, known only from Japan. Genitalia: Hungarian species of Capperia can be safely identified on genitalia characters. In males of C. fusca the valvae at middle conically widened. Aedeagus strongly S-shaped, the apex weakly bilobed. Regarding the female, depiction of genitalia differs (ARENBERGER 2002, GIELIS 1996). The best figures and descriptions are given by ADAMCZEWSKI (1951). Features of the ostium and shape of the 8th sternite are important. In general, the female genitalia are rather similar to those of С trichodactyla but distinct. The end of the eighth sternite of С fusca is more slender and not so large as in C. trichodactyla. The plate covering the ostium bursae is flat, round, with the ostium opening symmetrically at the base of the plate, while in С trichodactyla the plate is formed like a ring assymmetrically placed on one side of the ostium. Table 1. Important diagnostic characters of species of Capperia Characters celeusi trichodactyla fusca wingspan (mm) 15.5-20,5 14.5-20.5 11.5-15.5 colour from dark brown, to yellow-brown and grey-brown dark brown, with a green-brown gloss dark chocolate brown, with a reddish tinge hindwing (scale tooth) the top and lower scale a row begins on identical place short, round form, thick scales the scales are at a standstill rarely, the upper row has beginning near to the stem of the wing. valva nearly parallel, apex provided the edges are parallel mostly, big triangular process at middle conically widened aedeagus strongly curved in an S-shape, with processes near the tip weakly S-curved, the apex thickened strongly S-shaped, the apex weakly expanded 8

th sternite the base relatively narrow, the two long spurs. the base wide, the two spurs short. in the middle convex, the two spurs curved outwards ostium asymmetrical Ushaped tiny and round. with an oval shape ductus bursae centrally ending in the open part of the U ending on the left lateral just before side of the sclerotised ridge long, arched lamina antevaginalis central plate trapezoidal with trapezoid central plate, distinctly wider basally central plate more nearly rectangular larval foodplants Teucrium chamaedrys (monophagus) Leonurus cardiaca (monophagus) Stachys alpina, S. cassia, Marrubium vulgare (oligophagus) phenology iii-vm. (double-brooded) v-vrn. (single-brooded) V-IX. (single-brooded) habitat dry and semi-dry closed grasslands, open dry deciduous woodlands lowland dry degraded grasslands, colline and montane dry degraded grasslands beech and oakhornbeam woodlands, seminatural, often secondary woodland-grassland mosaics