Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 80. (Budapest 1988)
Vojnits, A.: New Eupithecia species from Soviet Central Asia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Genitalia — 3* : Also male genitalia unusually varying. Uncus elongated, bifid. Valva generally auriculate, dorsum then nearly straight, ventrum evenly arcuate, apex rounded; in a number of specimens different, with ventrum broken, apex elongated, or even ascendent ; thus valva narrower or wider. Pulvinulus an isolateral triangle. Ampulla thick, long and covered with densely arranged short and robust spines from its middle. Falces projecting beyond uncus, largely as in Eupithecia innotata HUFN. Aedoeagus short, thick, cylindrical, vesica with a smallerand larger spiniform cornutus as well as a terminally multiply twisted lamella, and a part of vesical wall covered by minute spines, echinaceous. Sternite VIII basally wide and incised, narrow to wide and also terminally varying (Plate 4: figs 29-31). — 9 : Largely innotatoid, bursa copulatrix smaller or larger, sphaerical or elongated (Plate 4: fig. 32). Biology —• First stages and foodplant unknown. Imagos captured in two broods : April-June and August-September. Distribution — Ranging in Soviet Central Asia. Locus typicus: Badakhshan: Horog 2300 m. Specific differences —• The new species stands near E. innotata HUFN. and E. mitigata DIETZE: it differs from the latter principally by its external characteristics and the configuration of the aedoeagus, while in innotata the vesica is different. Holotype rf: "Tadjikistan 1978 L Badakhshan, Horog 2300 m, 30. V.-4. VI. Metsaviir, Raitviir et Viidalepp leg." "Holotype Eupithecia mystica gen. prep. No. 14952 rf det. A. Vojnits". — Paratypes: 47rfrf and 34 $ 9 from Soviet Central Asia. — Holotype deposited in the Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, paratypes in the same Institute and in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. Slides: Nos. 14922, 14926, 14930, 14931, 14932, 14940, 14943, 14948, 14949, 14956, 14959 14965, 14973, 17735, 18142, 18144, 18145, 18146, 18147, 18148,18149, 18151, 18152, 18155, 18157' 18158, 18160, 18161, 18162, 18163, 18164, 18165, 18166, 18170, 18171, 18172, 18173, 18174, 18176' 18177, 18179, 18180,18181, 18184,18185 (çfçf)— 14915, 14916, 14917, 14918, 14920, 14923, 14924' 14925, 14933, 14937, 14938, 14950, 14953, 14958, 14961, 14974, 17583, 17608, 17611, 17620, 17621,, 17624, 17703, 17727,17793, 17799, 17821, 17824, 17836, 17837, 17840,(9 9), gen. prep. A. VojnitsEupithecia hysterica sp. n. Derivation of specific name : hystericus = hysterical. Diagnosis —• Alar expanse of fore wings of 3 male specimens 21, 22 and 23 mm, mean of females 25 mm, extreme values 24 and 26 mm (based on 7 specimens). Wings elongated. Costa of fore wing considerably, termen slightly, dorsum hardly, arcuate, apex pointed, termen widely rounded. Hind wing elongated. Basic colour fuscous, i n n o t a t a-pattern marked. Underside of wing grey, transverse stripes well discernible, discal spot black. Cilia comparatively short, striated fuscous and yellowish white (Plate 1 : fig. 8; Plate 2: fig. 9). Genitalia — rf : Largely innotatoid in type (Plate 5 : figs 33-35). 9 : Also innotatoid, of a characteristically small and elongated bursa (Plate 5: fig. 36). Biology — First stages and foodplant unknown. Imagos were collected in May-June. Distribution — Ranging in Soviet Central Asia. Locus typicus: Tadzhikistan, Vanish, Gutshevast. Specific differences — The new species belongs unequivocally in the innotata-group. Besides its external morphological features (large size, sharply defined pattern) it is characterized by the hardly developed pulvinulus, and the comparatively soft-walled, elongated and relatively less densely spinose bursa copulatrix. Holotype rf : "Tadzhikistan 1978 L Vanish Gutshevast Metsaviir, Raitviir, Viidalepp lg. 2200 m, 7-10. VI" "Holotype Eupithecia mysterica gen. prep. 14976 rf det. A. Vojnits". — Paratypes: 2rfrf and 7 9 9 from Soviet Central Asia. — Holotype deposited in the Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences, Leningrad, paratypes in the Institute and in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. Slides: Nos. 14947, 14975, 14976 (rfçf) — 14934, 14946, 14951, 14964, 17716, 17740, 17741 (9 9)» ê en- prep. A. Vojnits.
