On the taxonomy of the genus Pseudacronicta Kononenko, 2001 (Lepidoptera Noctuidae, Acronictinae): the identity of Acronicta omihsiensis Draeseke, 1928
Author
Kiss, Ádám
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-04-01
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4759.1.9
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Genus
Pseudacronicta
Kononenko, 2001
(
Figs 1–5
,
9–18
)
Pseudacronicta
Kononenko, 2001
,
Japan
Heterocerists’ Journal
216
: 299, figs 1, 7, 8.
Type
species:
Pseudacronicta curiosa
Kononenko, 2001
,
ibidem
216
: 299, figs 1, 7, 8; a junior subjective synonym of
Acronicta omihsiensis
Draeseke, 1928
,
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. Entomologischen Verein Iris zu Dresden
42
: 297. Type-locality:
China
, Prov.
Sichuan
, Omisien,
syn. n.
Diagnosis.
The genus
Pseudacronicta
is externally very similar to several acronictine species. However, the basal dash of the forewing is short, narrow sometimes reduced or absent; the tornal streak of the forewing is linear, located primarily between the medial and postmedial lines but often continuing between the antemedial and medial lines with a broken, sometimes reduced black line; and the basal dash and tornal streak are sometimes fused. In the male genitalia, the clawlike extension of the serrated ventral edge of costa is sclerotized, the clavus asymmetrical, and there is an additional sclerotized, rod-like section between the vinculum and tegumen. The 4–6 strong, long, spike-like cornuti on the outer edge of peniculus are noteworthy of
Acronictinae
.