Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 93. (Budapest 2001)

Benedek, B. ; Ronkay, L.: On the taxonomy of the genus Agrochola Hübner, 1821 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Part III. Two new species from Asia

Male genitalia (Fig. 7): Uncus long, slender, curved, apically pointed, tegumen low, broad, with small penicular lobes and with wide, trapezoidal apical plate at base of uncus. Fultura inferior large, sclerotizcd, more or less cordiform, with shallow dorso-mcdial incision and with two fine transverse crests apically. Transtilla sclerotized, vinculum strong, short, broadly V-shaped. Valvae symmetrical, medium-long, triangular with broad saccular part and evenly tapering distal half. Cucullus acutely triangular, sclerotized, valval apex acute, corona long but scarce, consisting of short, fine setae. Sacculus heavily sclerotized, dorsal surface covered densely with fine teeth. Clavus very long, straight, stick-like, with acute tip, apical third finely setose. Distal saccular extension rather slender, falcate, with acute tip and broad basal plate, strongly dentate with minute teeth. Harpe long, slender, curved, its basal plate long, arched. Aedeagus short, thick, sclerotized, ventro-lateral plate of carina large, rather bill-like. Vesica spacious, everted forward, recurved dorso-laterally. Basal part terminated in a large, globular, densely scobinate frontal diverticulum, subbasal diverticulum large, situated dorso-laterally on left side. Distal half rather straight, projecting obliquely backwards, strongly tapering terminad, membranous with fine scobination, with a small, pocket-like diverticulum at base of distal tube at right side. Bionomics and distribution - The species of the Agrochola (s. 1.) semirena species-group are typical members of the autumn-late autumn aspects of the south-eastern Himalayan (eastern Nepal, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, S China)-Pacific (i.e. Japan) montane forest fauna, although the first specimens of certain species may appear at the end of the summer period. All species are known only by a few examples, the early stages are unknown. The unique type of A. (s. I.) emilia was collected by a portable light trap in a dense primary forest stand near a rather deep brook valley, together with specimens of A. (s. I.) pallidilinea HREBLAY, PEREG0V1TS ctRONKAY, 1999 and A. (s. 1.) albirena annamica HREBLAY, PLREGOVITS et RON KAY, 1999. Etymology - The new species is dedicated to Miss EMILIA JUHÁSZ, fiancée of A. KUN, one of the collectors of the holotype. Agrochola (Anchoscelis) elami sp. n. (Figs 2, 9) Holotype - male, "IRAN. Prov. Lorestan, Zagros Mts, 25 km SE of Nehavand, 1900 m, 34°03'N, 48°23'E, 07.XI.

2000, leg. B. Benedek & Gy. Fábián", coll. GY. FÁBIÁN, deposited in the HNHM Budapest. Paratypes - 38 males, from the same site, coll. GY. FÁBIÁN, P. GYULAI, G. RONKAY and the HNFIM Budapest. Slide No. RL7123m (male). Diagnosis - The new species belongs to the Agrochola kindermanni species-group of the subgenus Anchoscelis (A. (A.) kindermanni (FISCHER VON RÖSLERSTAMM, 1838), A. (A.) pauli (STAUDINGER, 1892), A. (A.) wolfschlaegeri (BOURSIN, 1953) and/1. (A.)scabra (STAUDINGER, 1892), seeRONKAY etal. 2001), although the new species is rather remote from all known relatives. Its closest relative is A. (A. ) scahra (STAUDINGER, 1

892), known from the Near East. Agrochola