Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 5. (Budapest 1954)
Gozmány, L.: Studies on Microlepidoptera
Am s el" has revised this group (Veröff, Dt. Kol.-u Üb. Mus, Bremen, 3, Heft 3, 1942, p. 230—236), relegating 5 species to this genus, erected by him at this place. The new species stands nearest to hartigi Tur., as regards pattern, but this is much lighter and yellower. Amseli has serrated harpae in the male genitalia, its aedoeagus 2 / 3 as long as harpe (figs. : 15—16). Holotype male: July, 1927, Murcia, Alberca, Spain, coll. Coma. I dedicate this species in friendly esteem to honor Dr. Amsel. Type specimen in the Collection of the Hung. Nat. Hist. Museum. I have yet to remark that, with regard to my new species described from Spanish collecting localities, there is a certain amount of danger that they will be synonymized later, as I am incognizant of new Spanish microlepidoptera which may be published in the periodical Eos. This important publication cannot be procured by the Library of our Museum at present. Holoscolia homaima sp. n. Alar exp : 14,5—16,5 mm. — Head and thorax white ; palpi much longer than head + thorax, 1,5 as long as in forficellus Hbn., third joint hidden in bush of second joint, this pure white above, inner and outer side brownish, antennae 3 / 4 , dark. Forewings with pure white costal streak ; then an almost as broad light brownish-golden streak on upper discoidal vein; a golden brown lighter spot at end of cell ; with same color a sparse irroration on veins R 3 , ^4+5» Щ'> and also very sparse scales around apex and termen ; a very light brown tint in fold ; otherwise whole wing pure whiteXiliae white with a characteristical dark basal line of the same fuscous color, end of ciliae also brownish around apex. Hindwings a very light silky grey ; ciliae white, gray at inner angle. Underside of wings light grey. Abdomen dark, anal tuft light brownishwhite. Legs same color as abdomen. Holotype male : 26, July, 1918, Mt. Korab, 1750—1800 m, Albania, leg. С s i к i (Akad. Balk. Exp.) ; Paratype males (2) : of same date and locality. This big new Holoscolia species can be distinguished very easily from all its other three congeners, forficella Hbn., majorella Rbl., and berytella Rbl. Forficella has a much more extensive pattern with copious yellow coloration, whilst homaima has no yellow scales at all. Its labial palpi are also much longer than those of forficella, and the hindwings are also much lighter than the very dark ones of forficella. Berytella, and maforella, on the other hand, are much darker, and have no white costal streak, whilst they possess yet two dark oblique spots on the forewings, totally absent in homaima. Though ssp. monticolella Zerny (Iris, 1934, p. 23) of Libanon has a costal streak, this is also dark, and also retains the two spots. The case-history of this species is also remarkable. Rebel and Zerny worked out their Albanian material, collected in 1918 byPenther, Zerny, and Predotain Albania (Die Lepidoptere'n Albaniens, Denkschr. der math. —• naturw. Kl., 103). They collected at Kula e Lûmes for some months, at the foot of Mt. Korab,where large series of forficella Hbn.,were caught. They also visited the mountain itself (23, July —1. August), but, as presumably they were collecting by lamp, they did not get the new species, which, as all Holoscolia do, fly in the sunshine. Now, Dr. Csi.ki, Director of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, the famous coleopterist, was also present, representing the
