Polia lama anthracosparsa, Varga, Zoltán, Ronkay, Gábor & Ronkay, László, 2019

Varga, Zoltán, Ronkay, Gábor & Ronkay, László, 2019, Taxonomic Survey Of The Polia (Polia) Nebulosa Species Complex (Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Hadenini), With The Description Of Two New Subspecies, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 65 (2), pp. 107-122 : 114-121

Polia lama anthracosparsa ssp. n.

( Figs 19–22, 37–39)

Holotype: male, Pakistan, Karakoram Mts , Naltar valley, 2800 m, 74°12’E, 36°09’N,

18.VII. 1998, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga (coll. G. Ronkay, Budapest).

Paratypes. Pakistan. Karakoram Mts : 9 males from the same locality and data, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga ; 3 males and 1 female from the same locality, 20.VII.1998, leg. leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga ; 13 males from the same locality, 16.VII.1994, leg. B. Herczig, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay (colls HNHM, P. Gyulai, G. Ronkay and HNHM) ; 1 male, with the same data, but 3000 m, 74°04’E, 36°14’N, 16.VII.1994, leg. B. Herczig, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay (coll. P. Gyulai) ; 21 males and 8 females from the same locality, 30.VI.2000, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga (colls P. Gyulai, G. Ronkay, Z. Varga) ; 1 male, 1 female, Naltar valley , 2900 m, 26–27.VI.2014, leg. Benedek & Babics (coll. P. Gyulai) ; 1 male, Deintar valley , 3000 m, 28.VI.2014, leg. Benedek & Babics (coll. P. Gyulai) ; 1 male, Gilgit, Naltar, 3000-3200 m, 19–23.VII.1982, leg. Eckweiler, coll. Thöny (coll. HNHM) . Hindukush Mts : 3 males and 6 females, 5 km E from Shandur pass, 3500 m, 72°32’E, 3610N, 13.VII.1994, leg. B. Herczig, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay ; 5 males and 8 females from the same locality, 11.VIII.1998, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga ; 5 males, 2 female from the same locality, 24–27.VI.2000, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga (colls G. Ronkay & Z. Varga) . Kashmir , Himalaya Mts , 15 males and 3 females, Deosai plains , Bubin village, 3150 m, 74°59’E, 35°12,6’N, 16.VII.1998, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga ; 3 males from the same locality, 15–19.VIII.1998, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga ; 4 males and 1 female from the same locality, 1–2.VII.2000, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga

(colls G. Ronkay & Z. Varga); 7 males, 4 females from the same locality, 3300 m, 72°02’E, 35°13,5’N, 6.VII.2000, leg. G. Ronkay & Z. Varga (colls G. Ronkay & Z. Varga) . 1 female, [ India], Ladakh , Stagmo, 13000’, 9.VII.1912, leg. A. Avinoff (coll. NHM London) .

lia, Uliassutai V71/2, 30 = Mongolia, Khangay Mts, RL8752

Genitalia slides: RL 8730m (male, paratype), THÖNY299 (male, paratype), VZ 8752m (male, paratype), VZ 9248m (male, paratype), VZ10019 (male, paratype), VZ10045 (male, paratype), RL12348f (female, paratype), VZ9952 (female, paratype).

Diagnosis. The Pakistani populations from the Hindukush, the Karakoram Mts and the Deosai range in the NW Himalayas differ from the other three races of P. lama by their on average larger size (wingspan male 43–48 mm, fe-

female, paratype, Pakistan, Himalaya Mts , RL 12348

male 50–54 mm), broader and less acutely pointed forewings, generally darker colouration, often with dilute markings, densely covered by blackish scales.

In the male genitalia ( Figs 37–38), the neck of cucullus is relatively short and the head relatively broad triangular, not acute basally as in the typical subspecies. One of the diverticula of vesica is less prominent than in the other subspecies.

In the female genitalia ( Fig. 39), the appendix bursae is globular while this part of the bursae in other subspecies is rather dome-shaped or obtuse.

Description. Relatively large moths (wingspan: male 43–48 mm, female 50–54 mm) with strong body, elongate forewings with acute apex, dark fuscous-grey ground colour covered densely by blackish brown scales; noctuid pattern regular. Hindwings basally light brownish-grey with darker brownish-grey terminal band. Dorsal crest more prominent than in the other subspecies, consisting of blackish-brown tufts on the first abdominal segments. Sexes similar.

Male genitalia ( Figs 37–38). Genital capsule strongly asymmetrical, right saccular process short, obtuse terminally, left saccular process with two prominent tufts of strong setae. Cucullus relatively large, not acute basally. Aedeagus moderately sclerotised, slen- der; vesica with one prominent and one less expressed diverticula medially and with a long fascia of cornuti terminally.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 39). Antrum and ductus bursae very strongly sclerotised, antrum triangular, ductus bursae relatively long, rugulose distally, appendix bursae rather globular-discoidal, corpus bursae with one large double signum and two smaller signa.