Xenophysa sharhu Varga, 1989

Varga, Zoltán, 2011, Revision of the genus Xenophysa Boursin, 1969 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Zootaxa 3094, pp. 1-29 : 9

Xenophysa sharhu Varga, 1989

Xenophysa sharhu Varga, 1989 , Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 41: 10.

Type material. Holotype: female, Mongolia, Chovd aimak, Mongol Altai Mts, vill. Mönch Chajrchan, ca. 2000 m, 30. VII. 1986, leg. et coll. Gyulai (Miskolc). Paratype: female, Mongolia, Dzhungarian Gobi, Bulgan sum, ca 1600 m., 31.VII. 1986, leg. et coll. Varga.

Other material. 8 3 2 Ƥ Mongolia, Khovd aimak, Mönkh Khajrkhan uul, 5 km W of Tsenkher, 2600 m, 02. 07. 2005., leg. Benedek and Csővári; 2 3 Govi Altai aimak, Sutai uul, 14 km SE of Dzuyt, 2070 m, 28. 06. 2005 (colls. HNHM, Csővári, Gyulai, G. Ronkay and Varga); 1 Ƥ Gobi Altaj aimak, 45 km SE Biger, 05. 06. 2004. leg. Saldaitis, coll. G. Ronkay. Genital slides: 3 Varga 7379, 7394, 7768, Ƥ Varga 4394 (Holotype), 4016 (Paratype).

Redescription. Length of forewings 15–17 mm, expanse 30–34 mm. Head and thorax light greyish brown with some reddish hue. Antennae reach about the 4/5 length of the forewing, finely bipectinate and ciliate (male) or filiform, finely ciliate (female). Collar and tegulae lighter ochreous grey with blackish-brown margin. Forewing moderately elongate, acute apically, greyish brown with darker median field and lighter marginal part. Orbicular spot oblique, quadrangular, light grey. Reniform macula oblique, filled with brownish-grey scales, claviform spot relatively short. Postmedian line strogly dentate, subterminal line whitis-grey, faint with dark fuscous-brown arrowheads. Cilia subdivided by a dark brown stripe, inner part of cilia brownish grey, outer part whitish grey. Hind wings fuscous grey, basally lighter with faint lunule and whitish grey cilia. Sexes similar (Plate 4, Figs. 19–20). Male genitalia: Uncus thick and relatively short with short, spiny terminal hook and short, rounded bilateral extensions basally. Lobes of tegumen short, rounded, strongly spinulose. Juxta with strong, sclerotised extension dorsally. Valve with strong trapezoidal costal extension, without digitus and only with a very short, rounded pseudopollex. Aedeagus relatively short and slender, vesica with a large subbasal diverticulum (Plate 8, Figs 39a, b; 40a, b). Female genitalia: Papillae anales triangular with long, fine setae. Antrum with narrow, V-shaped incision, the strongly sclerotised bilateral arms of ductus bursae lyra-shaped, nearly symmetric, firmly attached to the strongly sclerotised ring of the ninth segment (Plate 12, Fig. 57).

Taxonomic notes. The species was already recognised in old references (as Agrotis junctimacula ) from Uliassutai (Changai Mts). A genital photo was also found in the photographic documentation of Palaearctic Noctuidae of Ch. Boursin (Nr. 3019, Uliassutai) preserved in LNK. According to new data this species seems widely distributed in the western mountains of Mongolia. The old and somewhat dubious records of “ Lycophotia " junctimacula Christoph from Tibet, Kuku-noor (Hampson IV: 521) can be referred possibly to X. agnostica (see below).