Protarchanara abrupta (Eversmann, 1854)

Volynkin, Anton V., Matov, Alexej Yu., Gyulai, Péter & Behounek, Gottfried, 2014, A revision of the genus Protarchanara Beck, 1999 with description of a new genus and three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae), Zootaxa 3755 (2), pp. 165-178 : 169

Protarchanara abrupta (Eversmann, 1854)

( Figs 11–18 , 37–40 , 49 )

Hadena abrupta Eversmann, 1854 , Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 27 (3): 189 (Type locality: "südlichen Kirghizensteppen").

Namangana contumax Püngeler, 1902 (Type locality: [ China, Xinjiang] Tarim); Sidemia (Luperina) johni Püngeler, 1914 (Type locality: [S Kazakhstan] Syr-Daria region, Baigacum).

Material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) of Hadena abrupta : male, [S Kazakhstan, Syr-Daria river], "Sir" / "coll. Eversmann" / " abrupta Evm ". Slide 0342 Matov (Coll. ZISP); a lectotype is hereby designated for Namangana contumax : male, " Type contumax Püng. " / "Asia centr., Ost-Turkestan, Wüste Gobi, Rückbeil, 1900" / "Préparation no. M.B. 310 Ch. Boursin", Slide M.B. 310 Boursin (Coll. NKMB); paralectotype of Namangana contumax : male, "Cotype contumax Püng. " / "Asia centr., Wüste Gobi, Rückbeil, 1900" (Coll. NKMB); a lectotype is hereby designated for Sidemia johni : male, " Type Johni Püng., abgebildet Iris 1914, gef. 27/7 | 9/8 1913 Kosh. Püng." / "Syr-Daria, Baigacum, Koshantschikoff" / "Préparation no. M.B. 338 Ch. Boursin", slide M.B. 338 Boursin (Coll. NKMB); paralectotype of Sidemia johni : female, "Cotype Johni Püng., abgebildet Iris 1914, Püng." / "Syr-Daria, Baigacum, Koshantschikoff" / " Sidemia near Stansfussisee Hamps. i. l. ii.1913 ", slide 12154GB Behounek (Coll. NKMB). Other material examined: 2 males, 1 female, [S Kazakhstan], Syr-Daria, Baigacum, leg. I. Koshantschikoff (Coll. ZISP); 1 female, [S Kazakhstan], Syr-Darja, Perowsk, 1908, leg. Nikolsky (Coll. ZISP); 3 males, 1 female, [SE Kazakhstan], Pribalkhashie, Topar, 8–10.vii.1986, leg. A. Kondratiev, ex Coll. A.V. Nekrasov (Coll. ZISP); 1 male, [ China], N. Alashan, Dyn-juan-in, 22–27.vi. [5– 10.vii.]1908, leg. P. Kozlov (Coll. ZISP); 5 males, 1 female, SW Mongolia, Govi-Altai aimak, Dzhungarian Gobi, Alag-Nuur lake, 1300 m, 16.vii.2009, leg. R. Yakovlev & E. Guskova (Coll. AVB); 1 male, [ Mongolia], Bayan-Khongor aimak, 50 km S. of Shinedzhinst, Dzun-Mod oasis, at the day time, leg. A. Lvovsky, 13.viii.1981 (Coll. ZISP); 2 males, [ Mongolia], Bayan-Khongor aimak, 140 km S. of Shinedzhinst, Ekhin-Gol oasis, at light, 15-16.viii.1981, leg. A. Lvovsky (Coll. ZISP); 1 male, 5 females, Mongolia, Bayankhongor Aimak, Ekhiin-gol oasis 170 km S. of Shinezhinst sum 27–28.viii.1997, leg. P. Gyulai & A. Garai (Coll. PGM); 6 males, 3 females, Mongolia, Govi Altaj Aimak, Sargan Desert, 1100 m. 02.viii.1996, leg. S. Farkas, I. Zs. Tóth (Coll. PGM); 1 male, Mongolia, Chovd aimak, Dshungar Gobi, 10 km. S. of Bulgan sum 2–3.viii.1986, leg. P. Gyulai (Coll. PGM); 1 male, Mongolia, Chovd aimak, Dshungar Gobi, Bulgan sum (in the village) 31.vii.–1.viii.1986, leg. P. Gyulai (Coll. PGM); 1 male, Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata range, Tashkarasu, 500 m, 43°48’ N, 79°39’ E, 21.vi.1993. leg. V.A. Lukhtanov (Coll. PGM); 1 male, China, Xinjiang-Uygur, Queho, Altun Shan, 28.vii.1996., leg. Nykl (Coll. PGM). Slides 2239 Gyulai, AV0470 Volynkin (males), AV0755 Volynkin (female).

Diagnosis. Wingspan 27–32 mm, length of forewing 12–16 mm. Colouration of this species is highly variable. P. abrupta is well distinguished from other species of the genus by a well-developed ‘noctuoid’ pattern ( Figs 11– 18 ). In the male genitalia ( Figs 37–40 ), valva narrow, clasper is parallelled with ventral margin, costal extension longer than in other species of the genus; proximal part of vesica broad, with two large cornuti, which are wide apart and in the everted vesica oppositely situated (in the other species of the genus cornuti are close together). In the female genitalia ( Fig. 49 ), ovipositor narrower than in other species of the genus; apophyses anteriores are the longest in the genus; sclerotised margin of antrum is narrow; anterior part of ductus bursae and posterior part of corpus bursae are more strongly sclerotised than in P. brevilinea and P. mythimnoida .

Distribution. Central Asia: West, South and East Kazakhstan, West China, Mongolia.

Figures

FIGURES 11 – 20. Protarchanara spp., adults. 11, P. abrupta, male holotype (ZISP); 12, P. abrupta, male, lectotype of Sidemia johni (NKMB); 13, P. abrupta, female, paralectotype of Sidemia johni (NKMB); 14, P. abrupta, male, lectotype of Namangana contumax (NKMB); 15, P. abrupta, male, paralectotype of Namangana contumax (NKMB); 16, P. abrupta, male, NW China, Xinjiang (PGM); 17, P. abrupta, male, SW Mongolia (AVB); 18, P. abrupta, male, SW Mongolia (GRB); 19, P. mythimnoida, holotype male, SW Mongolia (ZISP); 20, P. mythimnoida, paratype male, SW Mongolia (AVB).

FIGURES 37 – 42. Protarchanara spp., male genitalia. 37, P. abrupta, holotype, " Sir. ", slide 0342 Matov; 38, P. abrupta, lectotype of Namangana contumax, slide M. B. 310 Boursin; 39, P. abrupta, lectotype of Sidemia johni, slide M. B. 338 Boursin; 40, P. abrupta, SW Mongolia, slide AV 0470 Volynkin; 41, P. mythimnoida, holotype, W. Mongolia, slide 0092 Matov; 42, P. mythimnoida, paratype, W. Mongolia, slide AV 0470 Volynkin.

FIGURES 43 – 52. Hydredes and Protarchanara spp., male (Figs 43 – 46) and female (Figs 47 – 52) genitalia. 43, P. mythimnoida, paratype, SE Kazakhstan, slide 6755 m Z. Varga; 44, P. brevilinea brevilinea, W Siberia, prep Volynkin; 45, P. brevilinea impudica, lectotype, slide 12127 GB Behounek; 46, P. brevilinea impudica, Russian Far East, prep. Matov; 47, H. yakobsoni, paratype, SE Kazakhstan, slide RL 10728 f L. Ronkay; 48, H. shchetkini, paratype, slide 1377 f P. Gyulai; 49, P. abrupta, SW Mongolia, slide AV 0755 Volynkin; 50, P. mythimnoida, paratype, SW Kazakhstan, slide 623 f P. Gyulai; 51, P. brevilinea brevilinea, W. Siberia, prep. Volynkin; 52, P. brevilinea impudica, paralectotype, slide 12153 GB Behounek.