Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 52. (Budapest 1960)

Gozmány, L.: Records on Microlepidoptera

ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Tomus 52. PARS ZOOLOGICA I960. Records on Microlepidoptera By L. A. GOZMÁNY, Budapest Scythris rühli sp. n. Alar expanse : 12—14 mm. Head, scapulae, thorax, abdomen and fore wings a very dark brownish black with a dark grey suffusion and an evanescent dark violet shine ; labial palpi dark greyish black, second joint with an indistinct whitish ring on tip, second and third joints lighter (whitish) above. Fore wings with coloration as given above, somewhat shiny ; scales elongate and rather rough ; pattern very indistinct, consisting of some few dirty-white scales along plical fold (10—12 scales), extending from base to 2/3, where they join some other whitish ones above them in cell, from 1/2 to apex, embracing a dark spot (of darker shade of ground color) at end of cell. Markings never sharp, hardly visible on one of two types. Cilia of same basic color, a bit lighter on extreme costal fourth. Hind wings with more blackish suffusion, fringe lighter (as on termen and on tornus of fore wings). (Fig. 1 : A.) Abdomen and anal tuft without any markings or change in basic color ; all segments, with exception of last, a dull whitish grey below. Legs a shade lighter. The new taxon is rather similar to Scythris tenuivittella Stt., but, among other features, this latter species has a prominent greenish shine, utterly lacking in rühli sp., n. Also Scythris senescens Stt. may be nearly related to it, but, again, it has a lighter basic color, with the underside of the abdomen whitish. Scythris inspersella Hbn. has a smooth wing and a distinct bluish shine ; Scythris insulella Stgr. with a rather distinct, even conspicuous, whitish streak along cell. Holotype female : '"ßüyük Ada (Big Island), in the Sea of Marmora, near Istanbul, Turkey, 30 July 1959, leg. Dr. Gozmány"; Paratype female : of same data and locality. The types are deposited in the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. The species is dedicated to Capt. L. R ii h 1, Director of the Hungarian Merchant Marine, with gratitude for the realization of my collecting trip in the Near East. Paradoxus lushanensis sp. n. Alar expanse : 25 mm. Forehead, basal joint of antennae and hairs around eyes white ; labial palpi grey, mixed in equal proportions with white, more whitish inside ; antennae grey, 3/4 as long as costa ; nape, scapulae and thorax dark greyish with some whitish shine. Basic color of elongate and rather robust (also relatively broad) fore wing