Victrix Staudinger, 1879

Han, H. L. & Kononenko, V. S., 2017, Two new species of the family Noctuidae from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Zootaxa 4338 (2), pp. 385-392 : 385-386

Genus Victrix Staudinger, 1879

In Romanoff N.M. (ed.) Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae 14: 489. Type-species: Victrix karsiana Staudinger , by monotypy. Type-locality [ Turkey] : Armenia, Kars .

Synonymy: Polyobria Hampson (subgenus), Oederemia Hampson , Amelia Wagner , Amelina Draudt , Chytobrya Draudt (subgenus), Rasihia Koçak (subgenus) and Micromima (subgenus).

Diagnosis. Small to medium size moths. Frons broad, convex; proboscis in most cases reduced or rudimental; antennae of male filiform, bipectinate or ciliate; labial palps short, with clubbed 2nd segment. Ground colour of forewing varies from ochreous-greenish to brown or brown-grey; wing pattern with main noctuid elements. In male genitalia uncus moderately long, rather strong, medially often broader; tegument usually shorter than vinculum; valva usually elongate, in some groups relatively short dilated distally, with apex rounded or pointed; sacculus moderate in size, rounded; harpe elongate-triangular, moderate in length, in some groups reduced; transtilla broad, heavily sclerotised; juxta plate-like, diamond-shape. Aedeagus short and stout; vesica relatively short, globular or lobate, in some groups tubular and curved; cornutus in most cases strong, spine-like, in some cases reduced. In female genitalia ovipositor elongate, or short and broad; papillae anales elongate-pointed or quadrangular; posterior apophyses longer or equal to anterior ones, relatively short; antrum short, ductus bursae usually short, tubular, membranous, in proximal part with sclerites; corpus bursae membranous, ovoid or saccate, sometimes with sclerotised patch close to ductus bursae. The genus is divided into the subgenera Victrix (s. str.), Chytobrya, Polyobria , Rasihia , and Micromima . The genus Victrix has the Palaearctic distribution, containing 42 species, with centre of diversity in Central Asian and partially in Mediterranean subregions. Fifteen species (including new ones) are known from China. The European and partially Asian faunas of Victrix were revised by Varga & Ronkay (1989, 1991) and Fibiger et al. (2009). The new species of Victrix from China has recently been described by Han et al. (2011).