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

Kun, A.: New Ethmiinae (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) species from Southeast Asia

Ethmia szabokyi sp. n. (Figs 3, 11-12, 17) Holotype -Male, " Nepal, Annapurna H, 1 km N of Syange, 1200 m, 84°25' E, 28°24'N, 7. VI. 1996, leg. Márton Hreblay & Csaba Szabóky", slide No. KUN 49. The holotype is deposited in the HNHM, Budapest. Paratypes-Nepal: 9 males, 1 female, with the same data as the holotype, slide No. KUN 110; 1 female, Annapurna Himal, Talbagar, 1950 m, 24.VI.1996, 83°39'E, 28°34'N, leg. M. HREBLAY & CS. SZABÓKY; 1 female, Annapurna Himal, 1 km S of Bahundanda, 1000 m, 6.VI.1996, 84°25'E, 28°20'N, leg. M. HREBLAY & CS. SZABÓKY, slide No. KUN 164; 1 male, Annapurna Himal, 1 km S of Tal, 1700 m, 8.VI.1996, 84°23'E 28°28'N, leg. M. HREBLAY & Cs. SZABÓKY; 1 male, Kathmandu-Chauni, 1400 m, 2.VII.I967, leg. DlERL, FORSTER & SCHACHT, slide No. KUN 155; 1 male, from the same locality but from 31 .VIII. 1967, slide No. KUN 156. India: 3 female and 2 male, Kumaon- Himalaya, Distr. NainiTal, Bhiin valley. 1500 m, 18.VI. 1971, leg. J. DE FREINA, slide No. KUN 157, Kumaon-Himalaya, Distr. Naini Tal, Bhim valley, IX. 1973; 7 female and 4 male, Assam, Khasi Hills, 11.1977, coll. VOLLMER, slide No. KUN 228; 2 male, Naini Tal, 2100 m, 14-20.VI.1975. leg. W. THOMAS. The paratypes are deposited in the BMNH, HNHM, ZSM, LNK and in the coll. of CS. SZABÓKY (Budapest). Diagnosis - The closest relatives of E. szabokyi are the members of the E. crocosoma species-group sensu SATTLER (1967), including E. epitrocha MEYRICK, 1914 (Fig. 4), E. crocosoma MEYRICK, 1914 (Fig. 5) and the two new species described here, E. vietmiella sp. n. (Fig. 6) and E. yeni sp. n. (Fig. 7). All these species can be separated from each other by their characteristic, less variable forewing pattern. In addition, the only species of the group having a black spot on the vertex is E. vietmiella. The additional external morphological differences and the distribution of the species are summarized in Table 1. Description - (Fig. 3) Wingspan 23-26 mm. Male antenna filiform, grey, basal segments strongly dilated, with white scales. Scape also with white scales; maxillary palp reduced, labial palp black with white ring on second segment and with white tip; proboscis white. Frons, vertex and thorax whitish, latter with four black spots (Fig. 23); tcgulae white with a pair of small black spots at base. Forewing overlaid with black markings on white background, consisting mostly of elongate, rather big black patches. Hindwing grey, without costal brushes; cilia whitish. Forelegs and midlegs grey with black rings, hindlegs whitish grey; abdomen yellow, with pairs of black spots on last two segments. Male genitalia (Fig. 11): Uncus hood-like, flattened, bifid with deep, more or less V-shaped medial incision; anterior and posterior parts of gnathos well-developed, posterior part dentate with slender neck, anterior part wide, covered with small warts. Labis membranous, rather short, broad at base, tapering apically. Valva elongate, apically acute, covered with hairs, ventral margin with long, acute, wedge-shaped lobe at distal end of sacculus. Costa forming a long, sclerotized triangular plate; dorsal margin of aedeagus convex, carina with small, sclerotized ventral tooth, without cornuti. Female genitalia (Fig. 12): Ovipositor sclerotizcd, papillae anales subcorneal, setose, posterior apophyses thin, as long as papillae anales, anterior apophyses short, finely pointed. Ductus bursae long, tubular; corpus bursae rather long, spherical; signum absent.