Paragabara ochreipennis Sugi, 1962

Kononenko, Vladimir S., Han, Hui-Lin, Yu, Alexej & V, Ато, 2010, A review of the Eastern Palaearctic genera Paragona Staudinger, 1892 and Paragabara Hampson, 1926 with description of two new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Aventiinae, Hypeninae), Zootaxa 2679, pp. 51-68 : 59

Paragabara ochreipennis Sugi, 1962

( Figs. 13 , 24 , 34 )

Paragabara ochreipennis Sugi, 1962 , Akitu, 10: 39, Figs. 3, 4, 7 (Type-locality: Japan, Fukuoka Prefecture, Yoshii).

Material examined. Types. Holotype, male, Japan, Yoshii, Fukuoka Pref., 21. iv. 1958 (N. Gyotoku) (Coll. S. Sugi, presently in NIAST, Tsukuba, Japan). Other material: RUSSIA: 1 male, Primorye terr., Spassk distr., Jakovlevka, 23.vi. – 12.viii.1926, leg. A.M. Djakonov & I.N. Filipjev; Nadezhdinsky distr.: 2 males, De-Friz peninsula, 28.viii.1960, 18.viii.1964, leg. M. Omel’ko; Khasan distr.: 2 males, south Primorye terr., Khasan district, Lebedinoe, 20–24.vi.1988, leg. D. Obydov, ex coll. A.V. Nekrasov ( ZISP); 3 males, 2 Ryazanovka 8– 12 viii 1982 (V. Kononenko) ( IBSS); 3 male, 1 female, Kedrovaya Pad nature reserve, 20.vii–3.viii 1984 (V. Kononenko) ( IBSS); CHINA: 1 male NE China, “Manchzhuria, Ertsendjantszy station”; 5.vi.1911, leg. Emeljanov ( ZISP); 12 males, 6 females, “Shanghai, Prov. Kiangsu, 30.viii, 27.ix. 1926 (Höne) ( ZFMK); JAPAN: 1 male, 1 female, Japan, ex coll. K.S. Popov [ ZISP]; 3 males, Japan, Hokkaido, Odaira. 26– 29.vii.1954 (coll. P. Savolainen) ( ZMHU); KOREA: 6 males, 2 females, S Korea ( CIS).

Diagnosis. P. ochreipennis ( Fig. 13 ) is somewhat smaller than P. flavomacula , wingspan 18–21 mm. Externally it differs from P. flavomacula by pale yellow ground colour (pale lilaceous grey in P. flavomacula ), usually irrorated with ochreous brown, by shape of antemedial line, not edged outsides by whitish line as in flavomacula and postmedial line, which is excurved from costa to vein 6 (obliquely straight in P. flavomacula ), angled there and thence evenly incurved, not edged outsides with whitish like in P. flavomacula . In male genitalia P. ochreipennis ( Fig. 24 ) differs from P. flavomacula in having much massive and developed costal process of valva, shorter (2/3 length of valva) and more acute caudal extension of sacculus and differently shaped juxta, longer, thinner and not apically bifurcate (like in P. flavomacula ) uncus. Structure of vesica is similar to P. flavomacula , but it bearing three diverticula; large cornuti are more massive that in P. flavomacula . In female genitalia, P. ochreipennis ( Fig. 34 ) differs from P. flavomacula by presence of antevaginal plate, wider and much shorter ductus bursa, presence of sclerotized patch in caudal part of bursae and by shape of bursae.

Distribution and biology. ( Fig. 43 ). Manchurian, nemoral. Far East (Amur, S Khabarovsk and Primorye terr.), China, Korea, Japan ( Sugi 1982; Kononenko 1990, 2005; Kononenko et al. 1998; Kononenko & Han 2007). Mesophilous species, occurs sympatric with preceding species in similar biotopes. The moth flies from mid June to end of July. The larva and its foodplants are unknown.

Notes. The species is reported from China for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 16. Paragabara sp., external appearance. 9. P. flavomacula, male, lectotype, Russia, Primorye terr. (BMNH); 10. Ditto, underside; 11. Lectotype labels. 12. P. flavomacula, male, China (ZFMK); 13. P. ochreipennis, male, China (ZFMK); 14. P. curvicornuta, female, Russia, Primorye terr. (IBSS); 15. Remmigabara secunda, Russia, Primorye terr.; 16. Britha inambitiosa, Japan (coll. K. Eda).

FIGURES 23 – 28. Paragabara, Remmigabara and Britha, male genitalia. 23. Paragabara flavomacula, Russia Primorye terr., glycerin prep. AM (ZISP); 24. P. ochreipennis, Russia Primorye terr., prep. 0085 Matov (ZISP); 25. P. curvicornuta, paratype, Russia Primorye terr., prep 0083 Matov (ZISP); 26.. P. curvicornuta, paratype, Russia Primorye terr., glycerin prep. 2335 VK (ZFMK), everted vesica: North China, prep. HHL (NEFU); 27. Remmigabara secunda, S Korea, prep. 275 - 1 HHL (CIS); 28. Britha inambitiosa, Japan prep. K. Eda.

FIGURES 29 – 36. Paragona, Paragabara and Remmigabara, female genitalia. 29. P. cognata, Russia, Primorye terr., glycerin prep. AM (ZISP); 30. P. multisignata, N China, prep. 798 HHL (CIS); 31. P. inchoata, South Korea, prep. 277 - 2 HHL (CIS); 32. P. n e m o r a t a, paratype, South Korea, prep. 1050 - 1 HHL (KNA); 33. Paragabara flavomacula, Russia, Primorye terr., glycerin prep. AM (ZISP); 34. P. ochreipennis, Japan, prep. 0080 Matov (ZISP); 35. P. curvicornuta, Russia, Primorye terr., prep. 0086 Matov. (ZISP); 36. Remmigabara secunda, S Korea, prep. 275 - 2 HHL (CIS);

FIGURES 1 – 8. Paragona sp., external appearance. 1. P. cognata, male, syntype, Russia, Primorye terr. (MNHU); 2. P. multisignata, male, syntype, Russia, Amur. (MNHU); 3. P. inchoata, male, China (ZFMK); 4. P. cleoridis, male, Japan (ZMHU); 5, 6. P. n e m o r a t a, paratypes, male and female, South Korea (KNA); 7, 8. P. dubia, Taiwan, type (after Wang 1994).

FIGURES 37 – 44. Paragona, Paragabara and Remmigabara, distribution maps. 37. Paragona cognata; 38. P. multisignata; 39. P. inchoata; 40. P. cleoridis; 41. P. n emor at a; 42. Paragabara flavomacula; 43. P. ochreipennis; 44. P. curvicornuta; 46. Remmigabara secunda.