Mniotype lama lama (Staudinger, 1900)

Volynkin, Anton V., Matov, Alexei Yu., Behounek, Gottfried & Han, Hui-Lin, 2014, A review of the Palaearctic Mniotype adusta (Esper, 1790) species-group with description of a new species and six new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Zootaxa 3796 (1), pp. 1-32 : 3-4

Mniotype lama lama (Staudinger, 1900)

( Figs 1–3 , 51, 52 , 87 , 97 )

Hadena ? lama Staudinger, 1900 , Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 12: 370 (Type locality: [NW China, Xinjiang] Korla).

Type material examined. Lectotype. Designated herein for Hadena ? lama : male, brown label “Korla 97 Hbhr.” / “ Hadena ? Lama Stgr. ” / “491” / blue label “7658 Mnio” / pink label “Origin.” / “Gen. pr. 7658 m Behounek” (deposited in Coll. NKMB). Paralectotypes. 1 male, “ Crino ” lama Stgr. ♂, t. Wolfgang Heinicke” / blue label “7657 Mnio ” / pink label “Origin.”; 1 male, “Korla” / “20/6” / “Genital-Unters. Präp. 315/56 Wolfgang Heinicke” / pink label “Origin.” / (lectotipe and paralectotypes are deposited in Coll. NKMB).

Other material examined. 1 male, 29.vii.2003, Kyrgyzstan, S slope of Moldo-Too Ridge, upper valley of the river Teke-Ujyuk, 41º35’ N, 74º40’ E, at light, V.V. Dubatolov, E.V. Nikolaeva [leg.] (Coll. SZMN); 1 male, 18.vii.2003, Kyrgyzstan, Kashgharia, Taldy-Bulak riv. between Nura and Irkeshtam, at light. Dubatolov V.V. & Nikolaeva E.V. [leg.] (Coll. SZMN); 2 males, Kirgizia, Kara-Balta river, h- 2100 m, 13.6.2004, M. Danilevsky leg., prep. 5836 m Behounek (Coll. GBG / ZSM); 1 male, [ Tajikistan], Pamir, Chorog, Hortus Botan., 2300 m, 5.vi.1961, M. Zaprjagaev leg. (Coll. ZISP); 2 males, [ Kyrgyzstan], Alaisky Ridge, Dugoba alpine camp, 2200 m, 20–22.vi.1984, A. Nekrasov leg, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov (Coll. ZISP); 1 male, 1 female, [ Kyrgyzstan], Kirgizsky Ridge, Ala-Archa alpine camp, 2050 m, 3–15.vii.1980, A. Nekrasov leg., ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov (Coll. ZISP); 6 males, China, Xinjiang, SW from Kashi, Keng Tau Mts, Outag loc., N 38º54.363', E 075º13.788'', h- 2650 m, Floriani leg., 4–6.vi.2013 (Coll. ASV).

Slides AV0001, AV0681, AV0698 Volynkin, 5836 Behounek, 11782 Hacker (males), AV0033 (female).

Diagnosis. Wingspan 35–40 mm. Body pale grey or brownish-grey. Ground colour of forewing varies from pale grey to pale brownish-grey or ochreous-grey. M. lama lama differs clearly from the two other Central Asian taxa of the group ( M. juldussica and M. dubiosa dubiosa ) in the pale grayish ground colour and well expressed contrasting pattern. The genitalia of M. lama lama are close to M. adusta but differ in the broader juxta, relatively broader proximal part of valva, broader digitus, somewhat smaller cucullus, broader vesica and more robust carina with somewhat shorter and less sclerotised eversible dorso-lateral bar in the males and the somewhat broader ostium bursae, broader and more twisted ductus bursae and stronger sclerotised appendix bursae and posterior part of corpus bursae in the females.

Distribution. Central Asian. West Tien Shan massif, Pamir and Alai Mts, northwestern China (Xinjiang). Note. Hacker (1990) illustrated the male genitalia of M. adjuncta as ' M. lama ', with the genitalia of true M. lama illustrated as ' Mniotype sp.'

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 10. Mniotype lama sspp. adults: 1, M. l. lama, lectotype male, Korla (NKMB); 2, ditto, female, Kyrgyzstan (ZISP); 3, ditto, male, China, Xinjiang (ASV) (Photo by A. Saldaitis); 4, M. l. kortka, holotype male, SE Kazakhstan (BBT); 5, ditto, paratype female, same locality (BBT); 6, ditto, paratype female, same locality (BBT). 7, M. l. etugen, holotype male, W Mongolia, (ZISP); 8, ditto, paratype male, W Mongolia (AVB); 9, ditto, paratype male, W Mongolia (AVB); 10, ditto, paratype female, W Mongolia (ZISP).

FIGURES 51 – 56. Mniotype lama sspp., male genitalia: 51, M. l. lama, lectotype, Korla, slide GB 7658 m Behounek; 52, M. l. lama, Kyrgyzstan, Alai Ridge, slide AV 0001 Volynkin; 53, M. l. kortka, holotype, SE Kazakhstan, slide AV 1121 Volynkin; 54, M. l. kortka, paratype, SE Kazakhstan, slide AV 1119 Volynkin; 55, M. l. etugen, holotype, W Mongolia, slide AV 0666 Volynkin; 56, M. l. etugen, paratype, W Mongolia, slide AV 0676 Volynkin.

FIGURES 87 – 96. Mniotype spp., male genitalia: carina. 87, M. lama lama, Kyrgyzstan, slide AV 0681 Volynkin; 88, M. adusta adusta, E Kazakhstan, slide AV 0713 Volynkin; 89, M. adjuncta adjuncta, Pakistan, slide AV 0792 Volynkin; 90, M. juldussica, Tajikistan, slide AV 0796 Volynkin; 91, M. kobyakovi, paratype, Altai Mts, slide AV 0744 Volynkin; 92, M. bathensis, Russia, Altai Mts, slide AV 0513 Volynkin; 93, M. aulombardi, Taiwan, slide AV 0786 Volynkin; 94, M. anilis anilis, Italy, Reg. Lazio, slide GB 8141 m Behounek; 95, M. dubiosa dubiosa, E Kazakhstan, slide AV 0680 Volynkin; 96, M. krisztina, China, Tibet, slide hhl- 2506 - 1 Han.

FIGURES 97 – 104. Mniotype spp., female genitalia: 97, M. lama lama, Kyrgyzstan, slide AV 0033 Volynkin; 98, M. l. kortka, paratype, SE Kazakhstan, slide AV 1122 Volynkin; 99, M. l. etugen, paratype, W Mongolia, slide AV 0673 Volynkin; 100, M. l. ayubaevorum, paratype, Altai Mts, slide AV 0505 Volynkin; 101, M. adusta adusta, Altai Mts, slide AV 0724 Volynkin; 102, M. a. poltavskyi, paratype, N Caucasus, slide 0 296 Matov; 103, M. a. sommeri, Iceland, slide 0 294 Matov; 104, M. adjuncta adjuncta, holotype, Dalhousie, slide A. Giusti (© BMNH) (photo by A. Giusti).