Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) Chen, Kai Horak, Marianne Du, Xicui Zhang, Dandan Zootaxa 2017 2017-12-05 4362 2 213 224 Chen, Horak & Zhang Chen & Horak & Du & Zhang 2017 [151,678,875,902] Insecta Pyralidae Agrotera GBIF Animalia Lepidoptera 3 216 Arthropoda species genuflexa sp. nov.   Diagnosis.  Agrotera genuflexaresembles the Oriental-Palaearctic  A. nemoralisand the Australian  A. longitabulata  sp. nov.in the sinuate termen and the simple, continuous and dark brown postmedial line of the forewing, and in the long, slender, sclerotized fibula-like process emerging from near the valva base in the male genitalia. With  A. nemoralisit also shares a deeply divided valva. However, it can be distinguished from  A. nemoralisby the smaller wingspan ( 12–15 mm), a conspicuous dark brown costal spot in the basal field of the forewing, a yellow hindwing base, and the shorter, much less strongly curved sclerotized fibula-like process in the male genitalia. Its differences with  A. longitabulataare given in the diagnosis of that species.   Description.Vertex and thorax yellow with orange scales, frons grey, labial palpus laterally grey with ventrally projecting tufts; legs in male unmodified. Abdomen in male long, slender, pale yellow touched with orange and with blackish distal margin on segments 3–8, segment 6 and sometimes 7 grey. Wingspan 12–15 mm. Forewing subtriangular, termen moderately sinuate; purplish grey ground colour darker towards termen and suffused with orange along distal half of costa; basal third yellow and sprinkled with orange scales, edged by scalloped, brown, lightly curved antemedial line, with conspicuous dark grey spot at 1/10 of costa; reniform stigma a round orange spot edged with intermittent brown scales; postmedial line sinuate, brown but darker on costa, from 3/4 of costa to 2/3 of posterior margin; fringe grey-brown and yellow with dark basal scales, with narrow yellow triangle below apex closely followed by yellow rectangle before middle and yellow patch before tornus. Hindwing fan-shaped with convex termen; basal 2/5 yellow and sprinkled with few orange scales, extending along anal margin, remainder purplish grey; postmedial line sinuate, reduced in pale apical area; terminal margin dark brown; fringe grey and yellow as forewing. Male genitalia ( Fig. 7). Uncus short and wide, triangular, distally rounded, with few hair-like setae at apex. Tegumen short, ovate. Vinculum V-shaped. Saccus slender, rodlike, widest in middle. Transtilla two subtriangular lobes from base of costa, their points slightly downcurved, meeting in the middle. Valva deeply divided, dorsal part with wide base, then slightly bent ventrally and ending in a long, narrowly triangular process bearing a tuft of persistent scales at base; ventral part gradually narrowing into a slender, tongueshaped process with a distal tuft of bristles; a long, slender, curved, sclerotized fibula-like process from base of costa to inner margin of divided valva. Juxta shield-shaped, distal third divided. Phallus slender, distally abruptly widened, with three groups of spinules. Female genitalia ( Fig. 9). Antrum large and wide, funnel-shaped, membranous, with two large serrate, strongly sclerotized spikes extending from its base, no distinct colliculum, and ductus bursae very short, slightly dilated, with longitudinal, sclerotized wrinkles; corpus bursae long and very slender in posterior half, anterior part spinulose; ductus seminalis originating from posterior end of corpus bursae.     Materialexamined. Holotype: ♂,  Australia, Queensland: 13.44°S 143.20°E, Golden Nugget Ck.Camp Site, Mcllwraith Ra.,  520 m,  8.vii.1989, Nielsen, Edwards & Horak, genital slide no. ANIC 8835.   Paratypes: Australia, Northern Territory: 1♀, 11.09°S 132.09°E, Black Point Cobourg Pen.,  28.i.1977, E. D. Edwards; 1♂, Mandorah Rd.  42 kmSSE of Darwin,  11.vi.1973, E. D. Edwards; 1♂, 12.22°S 133.01°E,  6 kmSSW of Oenpelli,  30.v.1973, E. D. Edwards& M. S. Upton; 1♀, 12.31°S 132.58°E,  9 kmNE of MudginbarryH. S.,  26.v.1973, E. D. Edwards& M. S. Upton; 1♀, 12.35°S 132.52°E, Magela Ck.,  2 kmN of MudginbarryH. S.,  25.v.1973, E. D. Edwards& M. S. Upton; 1♂, 13.21°S 131.08°E, Robin Falls,  8.vi.1993, E. D. Edwards.   Queensland: 1♀, Silver Plains, Cape York Pen.,  14.iv.1959, J. L. Wassell; 1♀, 11.58°S 142.55°E, Harmer Creek,  22.v.1993, at light, riverine forest, P. Zborowski& A. Roach; 1♀, 12.42°S 141.55°E, Beening Creek,  16.ii.1994, at light, P. Zborowski; 1♂, 13.43°S 143.19°E, Weather Stn. Mcllwraith Ra.,  420 m, 29.vi.1989, Nielsen, Edwards & Horak; 3♂, 13.44°S 143.20°E, Golden Nugget Ck. Camp Site, Mcllwraith Ra., 520 m, 28, 30.vi., 2.vii. 1989, Nielsen, Edwards & Horak (ANIC, QMBQ, NHMUK); 1♀, 13.44°S 143.20°E, Golden Nugget Ck. Camp Site, Mcllwraith Ra., 520 m, 7.vii.1989, Nielsen, Edwards & Horak; 1♀, 13.45°S 143.22°E, Mango Tree, Mcllwraith Ra., 500 m, 11.vii.1989, Nielsen, Edwards & Horak, genital slide no. ANIC 8849; 1♂, 15.12°S 143.52°E, Hann River Crossing, 520 m,   2.vi.1989, Nielsen, Edwards& Horak; 1♂, Cooran,  12.ii.1955, V. J. Robinson; 1♂, Brisbane, v.[19]34, [Turner]; 1♀, Brisbane,  17. iv.[19]34, [Turner]; 1♀, Brisbane, [19]34, [Turner]; 1♀, Stradbroke,  14.viii.[19]10; 1♀, Coolangatta,  9.iii.[19]13.   New South Wales: 1♂, Tweed R.,  25.i.[19]22; 1♂, Rous, Richmond River,  16.ii.1923, V. J. Robinson.   Distribution. Australia( Northern Territory; Queensland; New South Wales). Etymology.The specific name is derived from the Latin word genuflexus= geniculate, referring to the valva with its dorsal part bent ventrally. 1703238269 1989-07-08 ANIC Golden Nugget Ck. Australia 520 -13.44 Material 774 143.2 4 217 ANIC 8835 1 1 Queensland holotype 1703238268 1977-01-28 Black Point Cobourg Pen. & E. D. Edwards & Mandorah Rd Australia -11.09 Northern Territory 778 132.09 4 217 2 1 1 Northern Territory paratype 1703238263 [321,1158,1549,1574] 1973-06-11 E. D. Edwards Australia -12.22 Darwin 776 133.01 4 217 1 1 Northern Territory paratype 1703238266 1973-05-30 E. D. Edwards & M. S. Upton Australia -12.31 Oenpelli 776 132.58 4 217 1 1 Northern Territory paratype 1703238255 1973-05-26 E. D. Edwards & Magela Ck. Australia -12.35 Upton 776 132.52 Mudginbarry 4 217 1 1 Northern Territory paratype 1703238265 1973-05-25 1993-06-08 1973-05-25 E. D. Edwards Australia Mudginbarry -13.21 Robin Falls 774 131.08 Upton 4 217 1 1 Northern Territory paratype 1703238258 1959-04-14 1994-02-16 1959-04-14 J. L. Wassell & P. Zborowski & A. Roach & Weather Stn. Mcllwraith Ra. Australia Silver Plains 420 -13.43 Harmer Creek 774 143.19 Cape York Pen. 4 217 4 3 1 Queensland paratype 1703238264 1955-02-12 1989-06-02 1955-02-12 V. J. Robinson & Coolangatta Australia Nielsen 5 218 Horak Edwards 4 217 6 4 2 Queensland paratype 1703238273 1923-02-16 Tweed R. & Rous & V. J. Robinson. United Kingdom Richmond River 5 218 2 2 New South Wales paratype