A review of the genus Atrovirensis Kononenko, 2001 with description of four new species from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Xyleninae, Apameini)
Author
Han, H. L.
Author
Pan, Z. H.
Author
Kononenko, V. S.
text
Zootaxa
2016
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2
201
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4088.2.3
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Atrovirensis atrovirens
(Moore, 1867)
(
Figs 1
,
22
,
36
)
Hadena atrovirens
Moore, 1867
,
Proceedings of Zoological Society of London
, 1867:1867: 58. Syntypes: [India] [West Bengal], Darjeeling. [BMNH, London].
References.
Hampson 1908: 147, pl. III: 16 (
Trachea atrovirens
); Warren
in
Seitz 1913: 140, pl. 17e (
Euplexia atrovirens
); Poole 1989: 1069 (
Euplexia atrovirens
); Hacker & Weigert 1990: 265, text fig. 27 (
Gortyna
sp.);
Yoshimoto 1995: 66
, pl. 113: 24, fig. 685 (
Trachea atrovirens
); 1998: 54; Krusek & Behounek 1996: Pl. 36:5 (
Trachea atrovirens
); Kononenko 2001: 301, figs 2, 3, 11, 12, 14 (
Atrovirensis atrovirens
); Gyulai
et al.
2013: 124, Pl. 39: 1–4, genit. figs 1, 2 (
Atrovirensis atrovirens
).
Diagnosis. Adult
(
Fig. 1
). Wingspan 32–35 mm. The species was characterised and illustrated in colour by Kononenko (2001) and by Gyulai
et al.
(2013).
Male genitalia
(
Fig. 22
). The main characteristic feature of
A. atrovirens
is the structure of vesica with short diverticula bearing knife-like cornutus on dorsal diverticulum and two tiny spines on medial diverticulum.
Female genitalia
(
Fig. 36
). Female differs by relatively large ovipositor, shallow slightly sclerotised antrum with microsetae inside and short, slightly sclerotised and ribbed ductus bursae with short sclerotised fold inside.
Distribution.
North India, Nepal.