Xenophysa xenogramma Boursin, 1969

Varga, Zoltán, 2011, Revision of the genus Xenophysa Boursin, 1969 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Zootaxa 3094, pp. 1-29 : 7

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279082

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6193831

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BAA366-FFD0-837C-FF66-FCF9FA2E3A61

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scientific name

Xenophysa xenogramma Boursin, 1969
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Xenophysa xenogramma Boursin, 1969 View in CoL

Xenophysa xenogramma Boursin, 1969 View in CoL , Entomops 15: 223.

Type material. Holotype: 3, Afghanistan centr. (Koh-i-Baba Mts.), Band-i-Amir, 3000 m, 30. VII. 1963, leg. Kasy & Vartian (coll. Vartian, NHMW). Paratypes: 1 3 and 2 Ƥ from the same locality and data (coll. Vartian, NHMW), 1 3 from the same locality and data (coll. Varga), 2 Ƥ Afghanistan, Hazaradjat, Koh-i-Baba, Shah Fuladi, 3–6.VII.1961, Ebert leg. ( ZSM). Genital slides: 3 1426, 4814 Varga, Ƥ Ronkay 1334, Varga 8068, 8069.

Taxonomic notes. A variable species with narrow and acute forewings, often faint markings, with tiny and narrow orbicular spot, and broad light greyish submarginal line (especially in males) and with a rather characteristic diffuse, whitish-ochreous longitudinal “wash” on the forewings (Plate 3, Figs. 15–16).

In the male genitalia uncus with strongly expressed bilateral hook, very long bilateral lobes of the tegumen, high, extended and convex costal extension of valva and with regular, diamond-shaped juxta (Plate 7, Fig. 36 a,b). In female genitalia with deep V-shaped incision of the antrum with strongly sclerotised “arms” (Plate 11, Fig. 53).

Biological notes. This species was previously known only from the western part of the Hindukush Mts (Koh-i- Baba). Its habitat is a typical high mountain semi-desert with thorny cushion vegetation (Eva Vartian, pers. comm.).

NHMW

Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

ZSM

Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Noctuidae

Genus

Xenophysa

Loc

Xenophysa xenogramma Boursin, 1969

Varga, Zoltán 2011
2011
Loc

Xenophysa xenogramma

Boursin 1969
1969
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