Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker, 2004

Volynkin, Anton V., Matov, Alexey Yu. & Chen, Liusheng, 2016, Some taxonomic notes on the Caradrina (Eremodrina) filipjevi (Boursin, 1936) species group (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), Zootaxa 4200 (2), pp. 340-344 : 340-344

Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker, 2004

( Figs 1–5 , 9–14 , 17, 18 )

Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker, 2004 , Esperiana 11: 214, pl. 12: fig. 4, text fig. 298b (Type locality: "Turkmenistan, Karakum, Repetek").

= Caradrina (Eremodrina) vargai Hacker, 2004 , Esperiana 11: 214, pl. 12: fig. 5, text fig. 298a (Type locality: "Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty, Ulkan-Kalkan Mt., 25 km SSW Baosi, 750 m "), syn. n.

Type material examined: Photographs of the holotype ( Figs 1 , 9 ), male, Turkmenistan, Karakum, Repetek , 12– 16.x.1969, leg.: Tshetkin / Gen. Präp. Hacker N 13454 / Caradrina (Eremodrina) gyulaii Hacker sp. n . Holotypus, Caradrina Revision 2004 , H. Hacker, Esperiana 11 (Coll. PGM); photographs of the paratypes of C. vargai ( Figs 2 , 12 ): 2 males, Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty, 22 km N of Masak , 600 m, 78°27' E, 43°46' N, 27.ix.1994, leg. Gy. Fábián & Gy. M. László, slides 13521, 13633 Hacker (males) (coll. GRB) ; 1 male, Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty, Ulkan-Kalkan Mt. , 25 km SSW Baosi, 750 m, 78°35' E, 43°55' N, 5.ix.1997, leg. Z. Varga & A. Orosz (Coll. GRB) .

Other material examined: 1 male, West Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau, Shagyrlukum Sands, 10 km S of Saorly, 39 m, 45o59’ N 56o05’ E, 17.ix.2010, leg. P. Gorbunov, slide Matov 0413 (Coll. ZISP) ; 1 male, SW Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau , 19 km N of Beineu, 120 m, 45o30’ N 55o15’ E, 18.ix.2010, leg. P. Gorbunov (Coll. ZISP) ; 1 female, [ Kazakhstan], 150 km SE of Alma-Ata, left bank of Ili river , natural boundary Mynbulak, 15.ix.1987, leg. M. Falkovich [in Russian] (Coll. ZISP) ; 1 male, [ Kazakhstan], 140 km SE of Alma-Ata, left bank of Ili river , central cordon, 19.ix.1987, leg. M. Falkovich [in Russian], slide Matov 0421 (Coll. ZISP) ; 1 female, [East Kazakhstan] Tarbagatai district , Zaisan Lake, near Karasuat bay, 25.viii. [19]35 [in Russian], a glycerol preparation Volynkin (Coll. ZISP) ; 1 male, 1 female, Uzbekistan, Karakalpakia , Takhtakupyr, 15.ix.1984, 16.ix.1984, leg. E. Mimonov [in Russian], slides Matov 0414, Matov 0431 (Coll. ZISP) .

Diagnosis. Externally, the species has no significant differences from C. (E.) fergana Staudinger, 1892 ( Figs 6 , 16, 20 ) belonging to another species group, and differs clearly only by the genitalia structure: in the male genitalia C. gyulaii has asymmetrical bird head-like cuculli, much weaker costal extensions, shorter aedeagus and broader and non twisted vesica; in the female genitalia C. gyulaii has somewhat shorter ovipositor, somewhat shorter apophyses anteriores, platelike antevaginal plate (in C. fergana antevaginal plate horseshoe-like), much shorter ductus bursae, stronger sclerotised and posteriorly narrower corpus bursae, and much larger and stronger sclerotised appendix bursae.

Distribution and bionomics. The species is known from Turkmenistan (SE Karakum desert), Uzbekistan (Turan valley) and Kazakhstan: Ustyurt Plateau, Kyzylkum and Mojynkum deserts ( Gorbunov 2011), Ili region, Balkhash and Zaisan valleys), and prefers sandy and argillaceous desert habitats, moths fly in September and October.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Caradrina spp., adults. 1, C. gyulaii, holotype male, Turkmenistan, Repetek (photo by P. Gyulai) (PGM); 2, C. gyulaii, paratype male of C. vargai, SE Kazakhstan, Prov. Almaty (photo by G. & L. Ronkay) (GRB); 3, C. gyulaii, male, SW Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau (ZISP); 4, C. gyulaii, female, SE Kazakhstan, 150 km NE of Almaty (ZISP); 5, C. gyulaii, male, Uzbekistan, Karakalpakhstan, Takhtakupyr (ZISP); 6, C. fergana, female, Tajikistan, Kondara valley (ZISP); 7, C. gyulaii ssp., male, China, Xinjiang (AVB); 8, C. gyulaii ssp., female, China, Xinjiang (AVB).

FIGURES 9 – 14. Caradrina gyulaii, male genitalia. 9, holotype, Turkmenistan, Repetek, slide 13454 Hacker (photo by P. Gyulai); 10, Uzbekistan, Karakalpakhstan, Takhtakupyr, slide Matov 0431; 11, holotype of C. vargai, slide Hacker 13557 (after Hacker 2004); 12, paratype of C. vargai, slide Hacker 13633 (photo by G. & L. Ronkay); 13, SE Kazakhstan, 140 km NE of Almaty, slide Matov 0421; 14, SW Kazakhstan, Ustyurt Plateau, slide Matov 0413.

FIGURES 15 – 20. Caradrina spp., male (15, 16) and female (17 – 20) genitalia. 15, C. gyulaii ssp., China, Xinjiang, slide AV 1322 Volynkin; 16, C. fergana, E Kazakhstan, slide AV 1548 Volynkin; 17, Caradrina gyulaii, paratype of C. vargai, slide Hacker 13497; 18, Caradrina gyulaii, Uzbekistan, Karakalpakhstan, Takhtakupyr, slide Matov 0414; 19, C. gyulaii ssp., paratype, China, Xinjiang, slide AV 1323 Volynkin; 20, C. fergana, E Kazakhstan, slide AV 1560 Volynkin.