Ancylosis albicosta (Staudinger, 1870)

Bidzilya, Oleksiy, Budashkin, Yuriy, Slamka, František, Tsvetkov, Eugene & Yepishin, Viktor, 2020, Notes on taxonomy and distribution of some Palaearctic Ancylosis Zeller, 1839 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae), Zootaxa 4822 (4), pp. 451-481 : 468-472

Ancylosis albicosta (Staudinger, 1870)

Figs 74–77

Myelois albicosta Staudinger, 1870 — Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 14: 202. TL: Volgograd [Sarepta], Russia. Staudingeria brunneonervella Roesler, 1970 — Reichenbachia, 13 (7): 67–69, fig. 16. TL: “Molzog elis, 2 km S von Somon Dariganga”, [Sükhbaatar aimak], Mongolia. Syn. nov.

Type material examined. Holotype of brunneonervella : ♂, “ MONGOLIA: Molzog elis, 2 km S von Somon Dariganga, 1150 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1965” | “ 6.viii.1965, Nr. 370” | “ Holotypus, Ancylosis brunneonervella, U. Roesler ” ( NHMB) . Paratypes: 1 ♂, “ MONGOLIA: Molzog elis, 2 km S von Somon Dariganga, 1150 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1965” | “ 6.viii.1965, Nr. 370” | “ Ancylosis brunneonervella, U. Roesler / Paratypus ” | “Gemalt von, Dr. F. Gregor, für Mcr. Pal.” (gen. slide 165/19, O. Bidzilya) ( SMNK) ; 1 ♂, “ MONGOLIA: Suchebator aimak, Onmgon elis, 10 km s von Somon Chongor, 900 m, Exp. Dr. Z. Kaszab, 1965” | “Nr. 359, 3.VIII.1965 ” | “ Ancylosis , brunneonervella Rsl., Paratypoid ” (gen. slide 300/19, O. Bidzilya) ( NHMB) .

Additional material examined: Russia: 1 ♂, Astrakhan reg., Lake Baskunchak , 7.v.2018 ; 5 ♂, 2 ♀, Astrakhan reg., Dosang env., 21–23.vi.2016; 10 ♂, same data but 28.iv.2016 ; 4 ♂, 2 ♀, same data but, 25.v.2016 ; 1 ♂, Volgograd reg., Frolovsk ditsr., Vyezdinskiy env., 15.v.2017 ; 1 ♂, Orenburg reg., Akbulak distr. , Pokrovka env., 16.vi.2019 . Kazakhstan: 1 ♂, Mangistau reg., 10 km NW of vill. Taushchik, 12.v.2016 ; 1 ♂, Mangistau reg., env. of vill. Beineu, 20.v.2016 (all ET).

Remarks. Staudingeria brunneonervella was described from six males collected on 3 and 6.viii. 1965 in two localities in SE Mongolia (Suchebaator aimak). The studied specimens from type series are indistinguishable both externally and in the male genitalia ( Figs 74–77 ) from Ancylosis albicosta (Staudinger, 1870) . Type specimens of the latter have been examined recently ( Bidzilya et al. 2019). Hence, the following synonymy is proposed: Ancylosis brunneonervella Roesler, 1970 syn. nov. of Ancylosis albicosta (Staudinger, 1870) .

Distribution. Libya, Romania, Ukraine, Russia (Middle and Lower Volga, S Urals), Kazakhstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan ( Roesler 1973; Speidel 1996; Bidzilya et al. 2019; Sinev et al. 2019), Mongolia ( Roesler 1970 (as Staudingeria brunneonervella )).

Figures

FIGURES 74–77. Ancylosis albicosta, Mongolia. 74, 75. Adults. 74. HT of brunneonervella, ♂. 75. PT of brunneonervella (gen. slide 165/19, O. Bidzilya). 76, 77. Male genitalia and sternum VIII. 76a-b, PT of brunneonervella (gen. slide 300/19, O. Bidzilya). a. Male genitalia and sternum VIII. b. Aedeagus. 77a-b. PT of brunneonervella (gen. slide 165/19, O. Bidzilya). a. Male genitalia and sternum VIII. b. Aedeagus.