Fibiger, Fibiger, 2008

Fibiger, Michael, 2008, Figures 17 – 23. Lygephila Spp., Female Genitalia. 17, L In Description Of A New Species Of Lygephila Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Catocalinae) From Russian Far East And North China, Zootaxa 1867, pp. 1-136 : 11

GENUS BELLULIA Fibiger , new genus

Type­species: Bellulia bella Fibiger, new species.

Taxonomic notes. The genus Bellulia comprises 16 species, placed in nine species­groups. These are (except for several prominent, shared structures) regarded as modifications within the generic ground plan of the genus. The nine species­groups are described below. With only a few exceptions, the species­groups and species can be recognised only by genitalic characters.

Diagnosis. The general features for Bellulia , listed above under the family and subfamily diagnoses, are expanded here.