Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 92. (Budapest 2000)
Ronkay, L.: Revision of the genus Lophoterges Hampson, 1906 (s. l.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Cuculliinae). Part I
ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Volume 92 Budapest, 2000 pp. 193-213. Revision of the genus Lophoterges Hampson, 1906 (s. I.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Cuculliinae). Part I L. RONKAY Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary E-mail: ronkay@zoo.zoo. nhmus.hu RONKAY, L. (2000): Revision of the genus Lophoterges Hampson, 1906 (s. 1.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Cuculliinae). Part I. -Annls hist.-nat. Mus. natn. hung. 92: 193-213. Abstract-The first part of the revision of Lophoterges HAMPSON, 1905 (s. 1.) contains the characterization of the supraspecific groups treated formerly as Lophoterges. Two new genera, Atakterges gen. n. and Speidelia gen. n. and two new species, Speidelia apocrypha sp. n. (China, Thailand) and S. formosa sp. n. (Taiwan) are described. "Dichonia" areolona is synonymized with Atakterges fidia. With 21 figures. INTRODUCTION Lophoterges HAMPSON, 1906 (s. str.) is a well-defined, easily recognizable Palaearctic genus, which comprises about ten species; the majority of the Asian taxa is undescribed. It can be separated into four evolutionary lineages; these lineages represent distinct, yet undescribed subgenera. Species of the two more derived groups are very similar externally and can hardly be confused with taxa of any other genera except some species of Lithophasia STAUDINGER, 1892 and Brachygalea HAMPSON, 1906 (e.g. L. venosula STAUDINGER, 1892, L. cyaxares WILTSHIRE, 1957 and B. leptographa RONKAY et GYULAI, 1997) being externally similar to the members of Lophoterges. The genus, together with the genera Lithophasia, Bryomima STAUDINGER, 1900 and Brachygalea, represents a common phyletic line, the outgroup of this lineage is the Epimecia-Rhabinopteryx line. The diagnosis and the characterization of the external and genital features are given by RONKAY & RONKAY (1995). The eastern Palaearctic region harbours, however, two species, described or mentioned formerly as Lophoterges, Lophoterges fidia DRAUDT, 1950 and 'Lophoterges' taiwana (WlLEMAN, 1915) ("ICucullia", "Calophasia" ) (see CHANG 1991, POOLE 1989, SUGI etal. 1992, YOSHIMOTO 1993, etc.) although they differ
