Atrovirensis miraculosus

Han, H. L., Pan, Z. H. & Kononenko, V. S., 2016, A review of the genus Atrovirensis Kononenko, 2001 with description of four new species from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Xyleninae, Apameini), Zootaxa 4088 (2), pp. 201-220 : 218

The miraculosus species-group

The miraculosus species - group with sole species externally differs from three other species-groups by shape of wing with straight costal margin and oblique outer margin, salad-green colour of pale elements of wing pattern forming together with dark background cryptic lichen-type wing pattern and by male genitalia with broad neck of cucullus, strong flattened harpe, and small lateral extension of sacculus. Aedeagus broad, rather short; the vesica bears tiny cornutus on apical diverticulum and two short flat spine-like cornuti on dorsal diverticulum. The female genitalia of the miraculosus group differ significantly by having more robust, large sclerotised ovipositor, cup-like antrum and relatively short and broad sac-like corpus bursae. By our opinion the miraculosus species - group represents the basal branch in the genus Atrovirensis.