Anepholcia pygaria ( Warren, 1912 )

Behounek, Gottfried & Kononenko, Vladimir, 2011, A revision of the genus Anepholcia Prout, 1924 with description of three new species from South East Asia (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Revision of Pantheinae, Contribution IV, Zootaxa 3097, pp. 20-34 : 21-22

Anepholcia pygaria ( Warren, 1912)

( Figs. 1–6 , 25, 33, 39)

Trisuloides pygaria Warren, 1912 , Novitates Zoologicae, 19: 2, (Holotype: female: [ Indonesia] West Sumatra, Benkoelen [BMNH, London).

References: Jordan, Warren & Gaede, in Seits 1909–1914: 41, Pl. 5i ( Trisuloides ); Prout 1924: 401, Pl. 13:8, male genitalia Pl.16 ( Anepholcia ); Holloway 1976: 32; 1985: 301, Pl. 8, male genitalia fig. 310 ( Anepholcia ); Kobes 1985, 20, Pl. 3:1, 2, male genitalia fig. 16 ( Anepholcia ); Poole 1989: 84 ( Anepholcia ); Kononenko & Pinratana 2005: 133, Pl. 39:2 ( Anepholcia ).

Material examined. Type material. Photographs of the holotype ( BMNH, London). Holotype: female, Benkoelen W. Sumatra (Ericsson)./ Rotschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1./ Trisuloides pygaria Type, female. Warr / Type. Other material: photographs of non-type specimen from coll. BMNH: 1 male, 7.22. Barisan Range Western Slope S.W. Sumatra, 2500 ft., Oct.–Nov. 1921. C., F., & J. Pratt./ Presented by J.J. Joicey Esq. Brit. Mus. 1931-444/ No allotype/ Bull. Hill Mus. I. P. 403 (1921); 2 males, N VIETNAM, Prov. Tai Nyguen, Plato Ty Nguyen, Mt. Ngoclinh, 900–1400 m, Sinyaev V. & E. Afonin leg., 10–25.viii.1996, coll. GB ( ZSM), genitalia slides 7322m, 7645m; 1 male, S VIETNAM, Bach-Ma National park, 1200 m, Sinyaev V. & E. Afonin leg., 26. vii–6.viii.1996, in coll. GB ( ZSM), genitalia slide 7646m; 1 male, THAILAND, Prov. Chiang Mai, Doi Phahompok, 16–20 km SW Mae Ai, Ihle T. leg., 14–19.iii.2005, 1400–2200 m, in coll. GB ( ZSM), genitalia slide: 7321m; 1 male, Prov. Chiang Mai, Sansai, collector unknown, 17. ix. 1985, in coll. GB ( ZSM); 1 male, Prov. Chiang Mai, Distr. Doi-Saket, OSO Hang, Nässig W. & Bänziger H. leg., 12.iii.1986, below. Doi San Yao, ca. 1260 m, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4168m; 1 male, MALAYSIA, Cameron Highland, Gunung Jasar, 1500 m, 3°30'N, 102°03'E, Shu-Wui Loh leg., 14.ii.1997, in coll. GB ( ZSM), genitalia slide 7339m; 1 female, INDONESIA, SUMATRA, Upper Sunda Islands, Barisan Mts., Reg. Sumatera Utara, Prapat, HW 3, 1040–1150 m, Diehl E.W. leg., 22.vi.1984, in coll. GB ( ZSM), genitalia slide 7445f; 1 male, same locality and collector, end viii. 1982, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4169m; 1 male, same locality and collector, 15.vii.1983, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4174m; 3 males, Prapat, Holzweg 2, 1050 m, 28 km W Siantar, Buchsbaum U. leg., 4.xii. 2000 coll. ZSM, München, genitalia slide ZSM N 4193m; 1 male, Sitahoan, 10 km SE Prapat, 1450 m, Diehl E.W. leg., 24–25.xii. 1981, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4171f; 1 male, Padang, Panjang, Diehl E.W. leg., 17.x. 1981, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4211m; 1 male, near Prapat, 1150–1450 m, Diehl E.W. leg., 3–10.viii.1980, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4214m; 1 male, same locality, Malicky H. leg., 14.ii.1991, coll. Hacker ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4216m; 1 female, Prapat, 14 km OSO, HW 3, Diehl E.W. leg., 2.ix.1983, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4165f; 1 male, Bukit Subang, 1200 m, 27 km E, Schintlmeister A. leg., i. 1981, in coll. GB ( ZSM), genitalia slide 0971m; 1 male, near Paritohan, 700–750 m, Kager leg., 11.i.1981, coll. Kobes ( ZSM), genitalia slide ZSM N 4212m; 1 male, INDONESIA, CERAM, Moluccas, Manusela Mts. National Park, Bal leg. ex coll. Brechlin R., v.1998, 1600 m, road Hatu Metan to Manusela, coll. J. Stumpf, D, Lauda/Koenigstein;

Diagnosis. Adult ( Figs. 1–6 ). Wingspan: male 49–52 mm, female. 58–60 mm. Head and patagia ochre-brown, tegulae reddish-brown, bordered with white; thorax and abdomen reddish-brown, abdominal crest presents, most prominent on 3rd segment. Antennae of male with moderate pectinations to beyond middle, shortening gradually to serrations, which are continue almost to apex; in female pectination shorter than in male. Forewing glossy, dark brown, ochre-reddish, darker in basal and subbasal fields, suffused with whitish scales; antemedial line angled outward on M, curved inward and angled outward on A; medial shadow, if expressed waved; orbicular dark, diffused; reniform traceable, bordered with white diffused line more bright outwardly; white suffusion lies behind reniform in costal area, in females it covers terminal third of wing; postmedial line waved, diffused; ochre-brown with white inner bordering tornal mark present between postmedial and subterminal lines; subterminal line dentate, brown, outwardly bordered with whitish suffusion in mid part of wing; terminal line white, dentate opposite veins, forming row of semilunar marks along termen; fringes grey or ochre-brown. Hindwing bright-yellow, with broad terminal band with dentate yellow terminal line extending along wing and forming yellow anal angle and row of brown semilunar terminal marks; fringes brown. In male genitalia (Fig. 25) uncus broad, apex square; tegumen with wide lobes, shorter than vinculum; juxta shield-like; valva short, quadrangular, narrow posteriorly; costa and ventral margin of valva heavily sclerotised, cucullus rounded, covered with strong setae; central part of valva with prominent soft hairy extension (formed by editum); sacculus narrow, with strong horn-like acute extension curved dorsally, almost reaching apical angle of valva. Aedeagus rather wide, carina with strong scobinate cornuti; vesica projected dorsally, extended medially, bearing two pouch-like subbasal diverticula and small subapical one. In female genitalia ( Fig. 33 ) papillae anales wide, quadrangular; apophyses posteriores and anteriores ones short, equal in length; antrum heavily sclerotised, smooth, funnel-like; ductus bursae short, membranous, corpus bursae long, rather narrow, some extended anteriorly.

Distribution (Map 39). Thailand; Vietnam; Malaysia: Malay Peninsula, Borneo; Indonesia: Sumatra, Mollucas, Ceram. The moth probably has several generations annually, as adults have been collected through the year.

Taxonomic note. Judging from the original description the species was described from a single female ( Fig. 1 ), which is the holotype. The other male specimen from BMNH ( Fig. 2 ) is not a syntype, however it probably had been examined by A. E. Prout (1924).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Anepholcia spp., adults. 1 — A. pygaria, female, holotype, Sumatra (BMNH); 2 — A. pygaria, male, Sumatra (BMNH); 3 — A. pygaria, male, North Thailand (ZSM); 4 — A. pygaria, female, Sumatra (GB); 5 — A. pygaria, male, Sumatra (GB); 6 — A. pygaria, female, Sumatra (GB); 7 — A. brechlini, male, holotype, Philippines, Palawan (GB); 8 — A. brechlini female, paratype, Philippines, Negros (GB).

FIGURES 33 – 37. Anepholcia spp., female genitalia. 33 — A. pygaria, female, Sumatra, genit. slide Z 4165 GB (ZSM); 34 — A. brechlini, paratype, Negros, genit. slide 7336 GB (GB); 35 — A. talboti, Sumatra, genit. slide Z 4193 GB (ZSM); 36 — A. kobesi, paratype, Sumatra, genit. slide Z 4167 GB (ZSM); 37 — A. philippina, paratype, Philippines, Mindanao, genit. slide 7337 GB.