A revision of the genus Protarchanara Beck, 1999 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae)
Author
Volynkin, Anton V.
Author
Matov, Alexej Yu.
Author
Gyulai, Péter
Author
Behounek, Gottfried
text
Zootaxa
2014
3755
2
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178
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3755.2.3
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Hydredes praecipua
(
Hacker & Nekrasov, 2001
)
comb. n.
(
Figs 5
,
35
)
Hydraecia praecipua
Hacker & Nekrasov, 2001
,
in
Hacker,
Esperiana
8
: 826, pl. 29, fig. 21 (
Type
locality:
Russia
, Daghestan, Gunib).
Material examined
.
Holotype
of
Hydraecia praecipua
: "Daghestan, Berkh. Gunib,
21-30.vii.1984
, D. Obydov,
Gen. 1404
a" / "
Hydraecia praecipua
Hacker & Nekrasov
,
Holotype
,
Esperiana
8: 826" / "Gen. Präp. Hacker № 10439". Slide 10439 Hacker (Coll.
ZMMU
).
Diagnosis
. Wingspan
24–26 mm
, length of forewing
11–12 mm
. The species is close to
H. yakobsoni
and
H. shchetkini
.
It externally differs from
H. yakobsoni
by dark brown colouration of forewings and almost straight postmedial line (
Fig. 5
). The male genitalia (
Fig. 35
) are similar to that of
H. yakobsoni
(
Fig. 13
) and differ by somewhat wider uncus, smaller juxta, somewhat larger cucullus, shorter and narrower vesica. Distinguishing features of
H. praecipua
from
H. shshetkini
are described in the diagnosis below.
Distribution
. North Caucasus: Daghestan. The species is known by the
holotype
only.