Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VI. - Natura Somogyiensis 19. (Kaposvár, 2010)

FAZEKAS I.: Revision of the Hungarian Euchromius Guenée, 1845 species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

236 NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS Material and methods More than 59 collections containing specimens of Hungarian Euchromius species have been examined, about 14 dissected and their genitalia analyzed. Phenology is given mainly on the basis of examined collection data, and data from references are used only as a supplement. Larva foodplants and habitats are the author's own original data, personal communications and taken from the references. Original data from electronic database of Excel is in the Biological Department of Regiograf Institute (H-Komló). Treatment of the species of Euchromius in Hungary Euchromius Guenée, 1845 Euchromius Guenée, 1845; Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 3: 324. Higher classification: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Crambinae Type-species: Tinea bella Hübner, 1796; Samml. eur. Schmett. 8: 29, pi. 9, fig. 60. Synonyms: Eromene Hübner, [ 1825] \Araxes Stephens, 1834; Ommatopteryx Kirby, 1897; Pseudoancylolomia Ahmad, Zaidi & Kamaluddin, 1982 Diagnosis: Wingspan 13-27 mm. Forewing with one or two yellowish medial fascia and five to nine black terminal dots. M

1 of the hindwing is located in the upper angle of the open cell. The base of M2 and M3 of the hindwing has no basal pointing stalk. Male genitalia: The dorsal insertion of the ductus ejaculatorius is subterminal. The gnathos is, in principle, armed with dorsal thorns. Tergite VIII of the male has a sclerotized pattern. Female genitalia: Ductus bursae short or long, bursa copulatrix small or large, roundish or elongated, without, with one, two or three signa. Biology and habitat: The larvae of several species have been reared from dead leaves near the base of plants, accidently larvae attack living plants and flower-heads. Transportation of pupae with plant-remains seems a likely event. The dead leaves of mainly Asteraceae and one species of Dipsacaceae are recorded as food-items. Fig. 1: Generalized Euchromius showing wing venation as seen from below and wing pattern from above