Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok VI. - Natura Somogyiensis 19. (Kaposvár, 2010)

FAZEKAS I.: Revision of the Hungarian Euchromius Guenée, 1845 species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

FAZEKAS I.: REVISION OF THE HUNGARIAN EUCHROMIUS SPECIES 239 Diagnosis: wingspan 13-26 mm. Antenna of male ciliate. Forewing with double yellow medial fascia. Tegulae evenly mottled; no dark patch in the middle. Similar species: Euchromius anapiellus (Zeller, 1847). Male genitalia: cucullus very broad, the dorsal edge finely dentate; in basal half in combination with processus basalis large, broad, with strong dorsally bent spine, arising from middle of blade. Female genitalia: hook-like projections lateral of ostium absent. Ductus bursae three times length of bursa copulatrix. Edges of tergite VIII not connected. Biology and habitat in Hungary: univoltine, flight period from August to middle October. According to GOZMÁNY (1963) the imago probably hibernates in Hungary, but this is so far unconfirmed. Detritophagous larva lives on various dried vegetal detritus from July to early August. CAPPS (1966) states that it feeds on corn and milo maize roots in association with stored produce, but this is doubtless accidental. The moth flies in xerothermous habitats, preferring steppes and colline areas. Very local and rare in the mountains at medium altitude. Typical habitats are closed rock grasslands; rock steppes and slope steppes; sometimes in secondary and degraded marshes and grasslands and in semi natural, often secondary woodland-grassland mosaics. From 75 m up to 400 m. Known distribution in Hungary: - BUSCHMANN 2004: Jászberény; - FAZEKAS 1988, 2007: Csopak, Komló, Pécs; - GOZMÁNY 1965: Pécel, Szőreg; - FAZEKAS & SCHREURS 2010: Dombóvár-Gunaras;—GOZMÁNY&SZABÓKY 1986: Baja, Bugac, Hódmezővásárhely; - PASTORÁLIS & SZEŐKE 2011: Csákvár (Szólókö); - SZABÓKY 1982, 1999: Csopak, Jósvafo; - in coll. Szeőke K., Székesfehévár (in litt.): Nadap, Szentgyörgyvár, Szólókő (Vértes). - collection of Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest: Baj, Pécel (the first Hungarian data: "1909.

VIII.31., leg. Ulbrich"), Szeged-Szőreg, Hódmezővásárhely. Distribution within Europe: Austria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Bohemia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Isles, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Corsica, Croatia, Crete, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South and Central Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine. In the north, only an uncommon migrant. Geographic range: Widespread in Africa, in Middle East, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Hawaii and from North America to South America. Known in Europe from Mediterranean region to Scotland, Scandinavia and Ural Mountains. E. ocelleus has been found in various habitats, such as cultivated areas, Macchia in the Mediterranean, dry savannah in Africa, salt-steppe in the Middle East and salt-areas in North America. It flies at sea level but also at high altitudes up to 3400 m in the La Sal Mountains in Utah (USA). Notes: E. ocelleus is a widespread tropical, subtropical and holomediterranean species which is an immigrant to Hungary. According to SCHOUTEN (1992) the species seems to be a migratory taxon which can sometimes establish temporary populations in localities far outside its main distribution area. There are habitats like this in the mountains of medium height in Hungary and at lower altitudes: Villány Hills, Mecsek, Bakony, Vértes, Mátra and Bükk Mountains. 2. Euchromius bellus (Hübner, 1796) Tinea bella Hübner, 1796; Samml. eur. Schmett. 8: 29, pl. 9, fig. 60. Locus typicus: "Ungarn" [Syntypes: lost], Synonyms: Eromene bellalis Hübner, [1825]; Ommatopteryx bellus (Hübner, 1796); Ommatopteryx bellus var. minorella Chretien: in Lhomme (1935-1946). References: BLESZYNSZKI 1965; FAZEKAS 1996; GOATER 1986; GOZMÁNY 1963; PALM 1986; PETERSEN et al. 1973; SCHOUTEN 1992; SLAMKA 2008, 2010.