Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 5. (Budapest 1954)

Gozmány, L.: Studies on Microlepidoptera

Hindwings light pearl grey, almost 1/1, ciliae whiter with a slight yellow­ish tint, long, 2/1 on dorsum. Underside of wings, grey; darker along costa and on apex. Abdomen yellowish, whiter posteriorly, anal tuft white. Legs yellowish white. *. As most of the European Megacraspedus species are whitish grey with almost no markings and pattern, this species is very easily separated from them. Indeed, I know of no other species in this group which has 9 dark and conspicu­ous spots on the forewing, and only one, tristictus Wlsm., (Cannes, France) has an ochreous coloration to any amount. This species, however, has only 3 spots. Holotype male : Farkasvölgy, Budapest, 13. August, 1953, leg. J. J a ta­lon к a y, ardent lepidopterist with an interest also in micros. Genitalia in figs. 7—8. Type in the Collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Metzneria éhikeella sp. n. Alar exp. : 18,5 mm. — Head, face and thorax straw-colored yellow, scapulae reddish. Labial papil long, recurved, 1/5 as long as head, third joint less than half second. Antennae yellowish brown, 4/5. — Forewings with a white 10. Male genitalia of Metzneria éhikeella sp. п., ventrally. — 11. Forewing of Aristotelia agasta sp. n. — 12. Male genitalia os Aristotelia agasia sp. п., ventrally. — 13. Male genitalia of Aristotelia agasta sp. п., laterally. — 14. Male genitalia of Olyphipteryx nattáni sp. п., ventrally. basic color, mostly suppressed by light golden and ochreous yellow. A suffused eddish brown elongated spot at base of costa, another but smaller at 1 /3, with an inconspicuous drawn-out line consisting of brown scales originating from its inner tip, running diagonally across middle of wing to fold, a large brown spot in middle of cell above termination of this line, two small dots at end of cell, upper one nearer base, two suffused brown lines from these dots along veins R x and R 2 , apex suffused brown extending downwards, always narrower, tapering at tornus. Costa, fold, dorsal base, and outer third light golden-yellowish to ochre­ous, basic white remaining only on dorsum, above fold, middle of cell and be­tween discal spot and dots. Ciliae on costa yellow, reddening along termen to a dark tornus, lighter on dorsum (Fig. 9). Hindwings silvery dark grey with dark cilia. Abdomen grey, anal tuft yellowish. Legs grey, irrorated with brownish scales.

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