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ANNALES HISTORICO-NATURALES MUSEI NATIONALIS HUNGARICI Tomus 52.
P A R S Z O Ü L O G I C A 1960.
The Results of the Zoological Collecting Trip to Egypt in 1957,
of the Natural History Museum, Budapest.
8. Egyptian Microlepidoptera I I .
By L. A . GOZMÁNY, Budapest
A s out l ined i n the j o i n t p r e l i m i n a r y p a p e r
of Ü e 1 y , G o z m á n y , et H o r v á t h ( T h e R e s u l t s
of the Zoo log ica l Co l l ec t ing T r i p to E g y p t i n 1957,
of the N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m , B u d a p e s t ,
A n n . H i s t - n a t . M u s . N a t . H u n g . s. n . I X ,
torn. 5 0 , 1958, p. 1 3 1 — 1 3 3 ) , the"zoological co l l ec t
ing t r i p of the ahove a u t h o r s to E g y p t h a d the m a i
n ob jec t ive to ga ther as m a n y a n i m a l spec imens f r o m
N o r t h e r n A f r i c a as poss ible , to p a r t i a l l y r e
p l a c e the a l m o s t w h o l l y a n n i h i l a t e d A f r i
c a n col lect ions i n the f a l l of 1956 of the H u n g a r i a
n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m . T h e y h a d therefore
the r a t h e r f o r m i d a b l e t a s k to col lect d u r i n g
the ir j o u r n e y w h a t e v e r t h e y c o u l d , f r o m b
irds to w o r m s , — the l i m i t a t i o n s being set o n l y b
y the a v a i l a b l e storage p l a c e a n d the t i m e fac tor
i n v o l v e d i n the n e c e s s a r y p a r t i a l p r e p a r
a t i o n of the m a t e r i a l . T h e co l lect ings therefore h
a d a s trong f l a v o r of the zoolog ica l h u n t i n g s of o
ld - t ime expedi t ions , a process ( t h o u g h the o n l y poss
ible one f r o m the po in t of v i e w of our p r o j e c t ) now
long s ince o u t m o d e d b y the w o r k of the spec ia l i s t
w h o p i n p o i n t s h i s ac t iv i t i e s to ga ther o n l y
the spec imens of h i s group. T h u s i t c a m e a b o u t t h a
t the present a u t h o r ( the entomolog is t of the staff ) w a s
respons ib le for the capt u r i n g of insects . L e t u s b e a r
th i s fac t therefore in m i n d , i f we r e g a r d the a m o u
n t of co l l ec ted M i c r o l e p i d o p t e r a (as set out b
e l o w ) as l o w e r t h a n w h a t m i g h t be expec ted . T h
e m i c r o - m o t h s represent b u t a f r a c t i o n of the
insect q u a r r y .
A s regards the h i s t o r y , the i t i n e r a r y , the who
le co l lec ted m a t e r i a l , a n d the t i m e a t the d i
sposa l of the e x p e d i t i o n , I refer the r e a d e r to our
p r e l i m i n a r y r e p o r t (1 . c ) . A s a r e c a p i t u
l a t i o n , i t w i l l suffice to m e n t i o n t h a t the t r
i p ( in E g y p t ) l a s t e d f r o m 3 S e p t e m b e r t i l
l 29 N o v e m b e r 1957, d u r i n g w h i c h t i m e we were ab
le to co l lect i n the f i e ld f r o m 7 O c t o b e r t i l l 7
N o v e m b e r , on our z igzagging w a y across the region. D u r
i n g th i s one m o n t h p e r i o d , we crossed the F a y u m D
i s t r i c t ( s t a y i n g for about a week in the Oas i s K o m
O s i m ) , t h e n fo l lowed the N i l e u p s t r e a m to A s s
u a n , a n d , t u r n i n g on our t r a c k s b a c k to I d f u
, we set out across the A r a b i a n D e s e r t to the R e d S e
a , a n d t r a v e l l e d n o r t h w a r d s to Suez a n d C a i
r o . W h e n i n the C a p i t a l , w e cou ld do b u t o c c a s
i o n a l col lectintis i n its v i c i n i t y .
F r o m the po in t of v i e w o f l e p i d o p t e r o l o g y
, o ther cons iderat ions are m o r e w o r t h y of m e n t i o n
. F o r i n s t a n c e , the l a t e a u t u m n a l p e r i o d ,
though inferr ing a r e l a t i v e s c a r c i t y of insect l
ife, y i e l d e d in teres t ing in format ions , a m o n g o
thers , on generat ion p r o b l e m s . N o t a few of the m i c r
o s co l l ec ted w e r e k n o w n u p to now f r o m s p r i n g
t i m e imagos o n l y , c a p t u r e d a t the season w h e n the
desert " b l o o m s " a n d co l lectors v e n t u r e a f i e ld
. A n d w h a t of the l a t e f a l l a n d w i n t e r ? T h o s
e w h o h a v e not y e t seen the a u t u m n a l barrenness of
the desert , where a n o c c a s i o n a l des i cca ted s t a l k
of a thorny p l a n t or a s o l i t a r y g r e y i s h - b r o w
n a n d d u s t y T a m a r i x s h r u b is a w e l c o m e s ight
, or the u t t e r l y vcgc ta t ion le s s , f orb idd ing , a l m
o s t l u n a r aspect of the b l a c k coast l ine h i l l s a
long the R e d S e a a n d the m o u n t a i n s of the E a s t e r
n D e s e r t , t h e y s i m p l y c a n n o t i m a g i n e the i
r l i fe lessness . T h e r e is a l w a y s some l ight breeze , t
u r n i n g o c c a s i o n a l l y into s a n d y gusts of w i n d
w h e n the n i g h t sets i n , i n the oases a n d a m o n g the
h i l l s , — so t h a t the co l lect ing sheet of the l i ght t r
a p co l lapses . T h i s is also the t i m e i n the deser t , w h
e n the dry- n o c t u r n a l co ld t a k e s o v e r . A c c o r
d i n g l y , the f l ight of the insects l a s t s f r o m s u n d
o w n ( a b o u t 7 p. m . i n th is season) t i l l 9 p . m . o n
l y . A n d y e t , the m o s t in teres t ing forms ( r a r e a n
d also n e w species) were c a u g h t i n c i r c u m s t a n c e
s l ike th i s , in the l a t e f a l l i n oases a n d a long the
b a r r e n coast of the R e d Sea !
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A s i d e o f the a g r i c u l t u r a l v e g e t a t i o n a
b o u n d i n g i n the fert i le v a l l e y of the N i l e , — c
o m m u n i t i e s i n w h i c h m a i n l y insect -pes ts d o m
i n a t e — , the oases h a r b o u r c h i e f l y date , d u r r
a a n d o ther p a l m s , C a s u a r i n a , O l e a , a n d E u
c a l y p t u s r o s t r a t u s trees , reeds , sedges, some t h
o r n y bushes . T h e desert a l l ows for a few B o r a g i n a c
e a e , s u c c u l e n t p l a n t s ( f rom the r e l a t i o n s
h i p o f C a m p h o r -o s m a ) , some s c a t t e r e d c l u m
p s of C a r e x or grasses , a n d s m a l l t r a c t s of T a m
a r i x s h r u b s for endless m i l e s o f s a n d , g r a v e l
a n d r o c k s . A t l eas t , th i s is h o w i t looks l i k e i
n O c t o b e r a n d N o v e m b e r .
O f M i c r o l e p i d o p t e r a , I co l lected 59 species .
S o m e of the n e w species w e r e descr ibed i n a f o r m e r p
a p e r of n o n e ( E g y p t i a n M i c r o l e p i d o p t e r
a , A n n . H i s t - n a t . M u s . N a t . H u n g . s. n . 10,
torn . 5 1 , 1959, p . 3 6 3 — 3 7 0 ) , as a t r i b u t e to
those personages w h o m a d e poss ible the r e a l i z a t i o n
o f the v e r y f i r s t of f ic ia l H u n g a r i a n zoological
co l lect ing t r i p to a foreign cont inent . I n the fa l
lowings , I g ive a n a n n o t a t e d l i s t of the w h o l e c
a p t u r e d m a t e r i a l .
Arenipses sabella Hmps. et Rag. — Assuan, 26 Oct. Known from the
Persian Gulf to Maroc.
Ommatopteryx anapiella Z. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. A second generation
from the fall.
Ommatopteryx ramburiella Dup. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. A second
generation from the fall. I have a specimen frum Tunis, caught in
September.
Ommatopteryx jaxartella Ersch. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct., Sids, 14 Oct.
A second generation from the fall. I have yet specimens from
Tunis.
Ommatopteryx ocellea Haw. — Idfu, 28 Oct. Schoenobius niloticus
Z. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. Rhaphimetopus ablutellus Z. — Assuan, 25, 26
Oct., Idfu, 28 Oct. Very
common also in the late fall, in grassy habitats. Ancylodes
tunesella Car. — Idfu, 28 Oct., Hurghada (Red Sea), 3. Nov.
Second generation specimens from the late fall. Heterographis
rhodochrella HS. — Idfu, 28 Oct. Several specimens of a dull
coloration. Heterographis convexella Ld. — Idfu, 28 Oct., Marsa
el 'Alam (Red Sea) 1 Nov. Syria pilosella Z. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. A
specimen of the late fall generation. Hpyhantidium tacapellum Rag.
— Cairo, 12, 14 Sept., Sids, 14 Oct. I have
some specimens yet from May, from Egypt (M. Tarieh, leg. P r i e
s n e r). Etiella zinckenella Tr. — I collected only one specimen
of this pest, Cairo,
12 Sept. Christophia leucochrella HS. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct., Idfu,
28 Oct. Several
specimens from the late autumn genereation. Salebria brephiella
Stgr. — Hurghada (Red Sea), 3 Nov.
Nefertitia gen. n .
Face with conical process forward ; labial palpi obliquely
ascendent, smooth, flattened, third joint short ; maxillary palpi
hidden, adpressed to face ; antennae without any particularity
(description based on Holotype female !), basal joint possibly
scaped out in male ; tongue well developed (fig- 1 A). Body strong,
not stout.
Fore wing elongate triangular, apex pointed. Venation : r : from
beyond middle of cell, r 2 almost from upper angle, removed from
common stalk of r 3 + 4 , stalk as long as free branches, ni]
removed from them, below apex, m2,;j separate, straight, with cuj
equidistant from each other, cu2 further back. Hind wing :
subtriangular, pointed ; venation : cell 1/3 of wing, lower angle
much processed, sc adpressed to rr-f-mi, these stalked for 1/3 of
their length, then rr follows sc for almost half its length, m 2 +
; i on long stalk, cUi on same, but stalk very short, cu2 further
removed (fig. 1 : C).
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The new taxon stands nearest, as far as I could find out, to
some American genera and to the Holarctic Elasmopalpus Blanch. ; to
wit, Adelphia Heinr. Ufa Wik., and Acroncosa Barn. & McDunn.
are somewhat similar. However, Adelphia Heinr., has cu2 near lower
angle of cell, m 2-;j are subparallel and only then divergent, r 2
approximates stalk of r3_|_4 on fore wing ; Ufa Wik. has no
equidistantly originating m 2 — eu-, with m 2 , ; j anastomosing on
hind wing ; Acroncosa Barn. & McDunn. has cu 2 also near lower
angle of cell, r 3 + 4 on very long stalk ; Elasmopalpus Blanch,
with also closely originating cu2 to lower angle of cell, m 2 , 3
also parallel only divergent.
Concerning genitalia (of female !), Ufa lithosella Rag.,
Elasmopalpus ligno-sellus Z., and Acroncosa albiflavella Barn.
& McDunn. resemble it the most, but their signa in the bursa
copulatrix are by far not as symmetrical, their bursae more
elongate, ductus not as strongly chitinized, and also much
longer.
Generotype : Candida sp. n.
Nefertitia Candida sp. n.
Alar exp.: 20 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen a very light ochreous
white, labial palpi somewhat
more yellowish externally. Fore wing ochreous, with some very
light reddish tinge (mainly under costa and toward termen) ; an
almost perpendicular whitish, ochreous and medium broad band near
base, bordered basad by yellowish red ; an almost invisible dark
dot on analis beyond band ; an elongate, whitish spot
F i g . 1 : A . H e a d of Nefertitia gen. n . , l a t e r a l l
y ( female) — B . H e a d of Nylonala gen. n . , l a t e r a l l y
( f emale ) — C . V e n a t i o n of Nefertitia gen . n . — D . V e
n a t i o n of Nylonala gen . n .
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at end of cell ; a narrow and oblique whitish preterminal stria,
broken twice at m, and at cu 2 ; termen with a dark fawnish line ;
ciliae ivory white. Hind wing almost transparent, whitish, darker
only along fringe.
I t much resembles Ufa rubedinella Z. ( = Elasmopalpus
pyrrhocrellus Rag.), but it is somewhat darker yellowish, with
three minute dark dots, which, though very small, are conspicuous
and sharp (Hab : America).
Genital armature : introitus vaginae almost quadrangular (when
pressed in slide), gonapophyses anteriores rather long, posteriores
not visible ; ductus forked, very short, highly sclerotized, broad
and stout ; bursa large, globular, with two very large signa,
similar to a medusa, highly chitinized, strong, darkly spotted
above, one slightly larger than other, with more ,,teeth" (fig. 2 :
A. B).
H o l o t y p e female : " H u r g h a d a on the R e d S e a ,
3 N o v . 1957, a t l i g h t , gen. p r e p . : 1180, leg . D r .
G o z m á n y " . T y p e s p e c i m e n i n the C o l l e c t i o
n of the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m
.
F i g . 2 : A . F e m a l e gen i ta l o r g a n o f Nefertitia
Candida sp . n . , free i n a l coho l — B . S a m e , w h e n
pressed i n s l ide (out l ines o n l y ) — C . F e m a l e gen i
ta l o r g a n of Nylonala infiddis sp . n .
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Nylonala gen. n.
Face rounded, labial palpi ascendent, third joint as long as
second ; maxillary palpi appressed to face ; tongue well developed,
antennae without peculiarities (based on Holotype female !), with
possibly scaped out basal joint in male (fig. 1:B).
Fore wing elongate, narrow, apex somewhat blunt ; termen
subperpendic-ular. Venation : rl very long, r 2 removed from common
stalk of r ; j + 4 , this as long as free branches, conascent with
m b from upper angle of cell, lower angle more processed, with
short common stalk of (later much divergent) m 2 + y originating
from it , cui, 2 almost equidistant with stalk of m 2 + y both much
removed from lower angle. Hind wing elongate subtriangular, apex
long. Venation sc+rr on as long a stalk as free branches,
anastomosing or stalked for a short bit with mi, c e l l very
short, discocellular not arched but almost straight and evanescent,
m 2 + 3 on very long stalk with conascent cux from lower angle of
cell, cu2 not far removed (fig. 1 : D).
Concerning general composition of venation and shape of wing, it
stands nearest to Tlascala Hülst, but its r x is shorter, r 2
almost coincident with3 ; j + 4 on fore wing, with distinctly
arched i f evanescent discocellular on hind wing ; Stylopalpia
Hampson is also similar, but with rn also shorter, and free m2, ;
jon fore wing.
Female genital organ characterized by ductus-wall being
fortified by long, highly sclerotized ribs, somewhat bent along
axis of duct.
Generotype : infidelis sp. n.
Nylonala infidelis sp. n. Alar exp.^ 18mm. Head, palpi, thorax
and abdomen a dark greyish-brown, roughly cove ed
with intermingling blackish scales. Fore wing dark greyish
brown, with two very indistinct blackish transverse bands, one near
base, second near and parallel with termen. Surface of wing roughly
scaled. Ciliae dark grey, with blackish basal line. Hind wing a
very light, wholly transparent grey, darker only along margin,
ciliae greyish.
I t rather resembles a dark, patternless P/ryciia-species, or a
large and blackish Cryptoblabes gnidiella Mill., but it cannot be
confused with any known taxon.
Female genital organ : introitus a deep incision, lamella
multiangular, gonapophyses anteriores and posteriores of almost
equal length, three patches of coremata on each size, bursa wholly
transparent and invisible, same as ductus, which is, however, made
conspicuous by its 8—10 longitudinal and much sclerotized dark
ribs, somewhat contorted along longitudinal axis of duct (fig. 2 :
C).
H o l o t y p e female : " C a i r o , E g y p t , 18 Sept .
1957, gen. p r e p . 1177, leg . D r . G o z m á n y " -D e p o s i
t e d i n the Co l l ec t i on of the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a
l H i s t o r y M u s e u m .
Ectomyelois ceratoniae Z. — Cairo, 12 Sept. Cryptoblabes
gnidiella Mill. — Cairo, 12, 14, 18, 20 ; Kom Osim, 9 Oct.,
Sids, 14 Oct. I t occurred in masses in the valley of the Nile.
Aglossa pinguinalis var. asiatica Ersch. — Saqqara, 23 Sept.
Crocalia aglossalis Meyr. — Idfu, 29 Oct. A very light-colored
specimen.
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Zeutolopha isidis Z. — Cairo, 21 Sept., Assuan, 26 Oct. A male
and a female specimen.
Dattinia lobelalis Chrét. — Helwan, 15 Sept. I have yet
specimens from Algier and Tunis, yet all from April and May.
Dattinia sinaica Rbl. — Four specimens from Hurghada on the Red
Sea, 3 Nov.
Duponchelia fovealis Z. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. Duponchelia caidalis
Obrth. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. Two specimens of this
rare taxon. Erda ornatalis Dup. — Sohag, 19 Oct. Nomophila
noctuella Schiff. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct., Sids, 14 Oct., Assuan, 26
Oct., Hurghada, 3 Nov. Pachyzancla licarsisalis Wik. — Cairo,
12, 14, Sept., Assuan, 26 Oct., Hurgh
ada (Red Sea), 3 Nov. I t is very common in the valley of the
Nile, even in the centre of the cities, hiding in the daytime under
the leaves of shrubs, ornamental bushes in gardens, etc.
Micractis nubilalis Hbn. •— Cairo, 12, 20 Sept., Abu Rawash
(near Gizeh, Cairo), 2 Oct.
Cornifrons ulceratalis Ld. — Sohag, 19 Oct., Idfu, 28 Oct.,
Hurghada (Red Sea), 3 Nov.
Noctuelia floralis Hbn. — Cairo, 12 Sept., Idfu, 28 Oct.
Bactra bánosii sp. n.
Alar exp.: Male 14, female 15—16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light
yellowish brown, with some darker scales, palpi
of male more trapezoid than those of female, hairs of second
joint whitish above, dark brownish below, those of female wholly
brownish (fig. 3 : A, B). Basic color of fore wing yellowish brown,
pattern very indistinct, dark greyish brown, consisting of a basal
band, much broken, with usually only a darker spot remaining of it
within base of cell, a larger but indistinct blotch at end of cell,
surrounded by smaller dots or short lines, a preterminal light
line, backed terminad by a dark and broken shadow, some very small
dark wedges along costa ; wing lightest in plical, subcostal and
preterminal areas ; ciliae greyisb brown. Hind wings light greyish,
ciliae silken grey.
Owing to the notoriously indistinct and variable pattern of all
Bactra species, the new taxon cannot surely be identified by
external morphological characters alone. Superficially, i t stands
nearest to furfurana Haw., yet this species belongs to sg. Bactra,
whilst the new one must be relegated to sg. Chiloides Btl. , owing
to its genital characteristics, as set out below.
Male genital organ : it takes in an intermediate position
between Bactra (Chiloides) truculenta Meyr., and B. (Ch.) venosana
Z., so that i t will be sufficient to describe only the
distinguishing features. From truculenta Meyr., i t differs in the
shape of the uncus and tegumen, the larger valvula, the composition
of the three groups of thorns on the sacculus (3 at its tip, 5 at
its basal costa, and 4 in an oblique row along base), and mainly in
the group of strong cornuti within the aedoeagus (4 large and
several small ones). From venosana Z., it can be distinguished by
the differently shaped tegumen, the large valvula, the larger
number and bigger formation of the thorns on the sacculus, and the
uneven size of the cornuti (fig. 3 : C).
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The differences, concerning the above species with regard to the
female organ, lie mainly in the very narrow lamella antevaginalis,
and the complicated introitus vaginae (fig. 3 : D).
Dedicated, with gratitude, to G. B á n o s i , Second Mate of
the Hungarian Merchant Marine, a companion of constant help and
interest in all zoological matters and collecting activities.
H o l o t y p e m a l e : S o h a g , E g y p t , 19 O c t .
1957, gen. p r e p . 1181, leg . D r . G o z m á n y : A l l o t y
p e female : s a m e d a t a , gen. prep . 1182 ; s ix P a r a t y
p e s of : S ids , 14 O c t . , Srdiag, 19 O c t . , I d f u 28 O c
t . A l l t ypes in the C o l l e c t i o n of the H u n g a r i a
n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m .
F i g . 3 : A . H e a d of m a l e a n d - B . female of Bactra
bdnosii sp . n . , l a t e r a l l y — C . M a l e gen i ta l o r g
a n ( r i g h t v a l v a o m i t t e d ) of B. bánosii sp. n . , v
e n t r a l l y — D . F e m a l e o r g a n of s a m e , w i t h s
i g n u m .
Plutella maculipennis Curt. — Marsa el 'Alam on the Red Sea, 1
Nov. Only one specimen !
Platyedra gossypiella Saund. — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. Also one
specimen only of this formidable pest.
Gnorirnoschema (?) turgida Meyr. — Idfu 28 Oct., Hurghada (Red
Sea), 3 Nov.
Gnorimoschema infallax sp. n.
Alar exp.: 11—12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish (ivory)
ochreous, palpi externally irrorated
with light fawnish, with two rings on terminal joint. Fore wing
light ochreous red, ivory along costa, sprinkled with brown scales
; usual dark dots represented by accumulation of brown scales in
fold near base, this area much irrorated with brown, as also in
middle of wing, irroration forming almost
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an indistinct dark band at 2/3, from here on (toward apex) and
whole apical area irrorated with brown, an indistinct dark spot at
end of cell, with two, almost whitish and very indistint blotches
before end of cell and beneath i t (but towards termen) in fold ;
ciliae whitish, sprinkled with dark brown scales. Hind wings light
pearl grey, semitransparent.
Abdomen silvery whitish, first three segments ochreous above. I
t seems to be related to ochraceella Chrét., which has, however,
more distinct
markings, namely 2—3 dark spots at end of cell, and another one
in apex. Also obtemperata Meyr., is similar, but its pattern is
more regular, ornamented mereover by a ,,transverse shade, followed
by blackish irroration".
H o l o t y p e m a l e : " H u r g h a d a , R e d S e a , E g
y p t , 3 N o v . 1957, leg. D r . G o z m á n y " ; A l l o t y p
e f emale : s a m e d a t a . I n the Co l l ec t i on of the H u n
g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m .
Gnorimoschema tractatum sp. n.
Alar exp. 10—11 mm. Head, thorax ivory white, palpi more
ochreous, third joint with two dark
rings ; antennae light ochreous, ringed with dark brown. Fore
wing an almost unicolorous light reddish ochreous ; pattern very
indistinct, consisting of whitish areas at base, at 1/3 and at 2/3
(first two ,,bands" reaching from costa to dorsum, third to end of
cell only), two very indistinct darker dots near base in cell and
below it (but more outwards) in fold ; whitish areas edged by some
few dark brown scales, denser along costa from 1/2 to apex, and
within whitish ciliae. Hind wing light grey ; abdomen as in former
species.
Nearest tragenella Chrét., which has, however, dark spots at end
of cell and in apical area ; also zygophyllella Rbl., seems to be
superficially related, but its transverse bands are brown, with
apical area yellowish.
H o l o t y p e m a l e : " K o m O s i m , E g y p t , D i s t
r . F a y u m , 9 O c t . 1957, leg. D r . G o z m á n y " ; p a r
a t y p e ( w i t h o u t a b d o m e n ) : s a m e d a t a . I n
the Co l l ec t i on o f the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l
History^ M u s e u m .
Concerning the above three Gnorimoschema species, there are yet
two remarks to be made. The first is that M e y r i c k's
crocoleuca and extorris, both described from Egypt, remained
inaccessible to me (both specimens and descriptions). The second
follows from this statement and is of a more general nature,
namely, that in view of the today rather insufficient descriptions
(among others, the lack of the descriptions of the genital organs)
of W a l s i n g h a m , Me y r i c k , C h r é t i e n , R e b e l
, and especially those of T u r a t i , as also the formidable
amount of described North African taxa from the generic
group-complexes Gnorimor.chema-Scrobipalpa, we shall not get very
much further in the future until a revision of these species from
the above area is made. I t will mainly hinge on differences in the
genital organs, but though these will surely offer good
differentiating characteristics, they will be very minute owing to
the extreme similarity of the organs, and may lie hidden in parts
or shapes not yet studied (or not sufficiently as yet). This is
also the cause why I omitted the dissection of the above taxa. A
slide made and fixed will be distorted to a certain extent and may
hide those very features which might eventually be found to be the
most important by a future revider.
? Bryofropha sp. (without abdomen) — Kom Osim, 9 Oct. Syncopacma
polychromella Rbl. — Idfu, 28 Oct. In masses.
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F i g . 4 : A . M a l e g e n i t a l o r g a n ( r i g h t v a
l v a o m i t t e d ) of Cosmopteryx superba sp . n . , v e n t r a
l l y •— B . L e f t u p p e r w i n g of Acrocercops imperfecta sp
. n . — C . M a l e gen i ta l o r g a n of Tischeria
noviciata sp . n . , v e n t r a l l y .
Cosmopteryx superba sp. n.
Alar exp.: 8—9 mm. Face, vertex a light greyish brown ; labial
palpi whitish, with a narrow7
blackish stripe ; antennae greyish brown, with two adjacent
white rings at 4/5 and one other just before terminal joint. Fore
wing a dark greyish brown with following pattern : 3 silvery
violaceous longitudinal streaks on basal area : costal being
shortest (leaving costa to turn inwards into basal area), dorsal
being longest (from base to 1/2 of wing), here a black transversal
band (1 row of scales deep), followed by a broad (4 scales deep)
silvery gold band, then a black spot in cell and within broad
orange transversal band (widest on costa, narrowest on dorsum),
bordered by some few black scales terminad, and breaking through
adjacent silvery gold band (this again bordered externally by some
black scales), to end in a broken, narrow silvery wdiite line in
apex of dark ground color. Ciliae of ground color, except a white,
subtriangular wedge (or line) at outer golden band on costa. Hind
wings with ciliae dark grey. Abdomen dark, first 4 segments with
washed-out orange spots above, next segments dark with whitish
edges. Legs blackish, femur with long wdiite streak laterally,
joints with white ends, spurs white.
Concerning pattern, it belongs to the scribaiella Z. group, yet
this is almost twice as large, its antennae white at the tips.
Flavipes Trt i . is related to the wrhollv differently marked
eximia Haw. Salahinella Chrét. has an antenna ringed throughout
dark, its median band not orange ; crassicervicella Chrét. disposes
of a wholly dark antenna. I t stands nearest, however, to
flavojascilata Woll., from the Canary Islands, and can be best
distinguished from it by the following characteristics :
flavofasciata Woll. has an even broader orange band than
scribaiella Z., whilst that of superba Gozm. is narrower than that
of scribaiella Z., also the annulation of the antennae, though
similar, is decidedly different. Counting from the extreme tip of
the antenna, i t is ringed as follows in flavofasciata Woll.: 1.
joint black, 2—3. white, 4—7. black, 8. white, 9. black, 10. white
; while in superba Gozm.: 1—2. joints black, 3—4. white, 5—9.
black, 10. white, 11. black, 12. white.
Male genital organ : gnathos assymmetrical, left one a small
double thorn, right one a large, erect hook, uncus absent, valvula
verv narrow, valva large, boot-like, aedoeagus bulbous (fig. 4 :
A).
H o l o t y p e m a l e : " S o h a g , E g y p t , 19 O c t .
1957, leg. D r . G o z m á n y , gen. prep . 1 1 8 3 " ; P a r a t
y p e ( w i t h o u t a b d o m e n ) : S i d s , E g y p t , 14 O
c t . leg . D r . G o z m á n y . I n the C o l l e c t i o n o f
the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m .
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Ascalenia satellita sp. n.
Alar exp.: 9 mm. Head, thorax dark, yet shining greyish brown,
palpi whitish inside, more
greyish outside, third joint wholly blackish on tip. Basic color
of fore wing a dark brownish grey, but tip of single scales white ;
pattern consists of a very oblique and rather indistinct white line
from base of costa to middle of cell ; a twice broken, angular,
white line in 2/3, one blackish dot each at 1/3 in fold and at 2/3
in end of cell, both bordered by white (first terminad, second
basad) ; finally a very indistinct whitish line from angle of
preterminal line to extreme apex Ciliae dark. Hind wing very light
grey, ciliae yellowish grey.
The seemingly nearly related A. antiqua Meyr. has opposite
costal and tornai spots instead of an angular postmedian line ;
while the pattern of Mompha (?Ascalenia) seeboldiella Rag. is
ochreous yellow.
H o l o t y p e female : " i d f u , E g y p t , 28 O c t .
1957, leg. D r . G o z m á n y " . I n the C o l l e c t i o n of
the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m .
Bedellia somnulentella Z. -— Sids, 15 Oct.
Acrocercops imperfecta sp. n. Alar exp.: 10 mm. Head, thorax
snow white, antennae light yellowish grey, hardly ringed ;
labial palpi large, porrect to slightly ascending, white, upper
half of third joint black. Basic color of narrow fore wing white,
with rather indistinct marmorate pattern of light yellowish brown
color, covering wing in transverse and much broken bands, their
edges delimited by black scales ; these eventually accumulating in
certain places in middle of wing ; apex with a large black blotch,
surrounded by black apical hairs as an eye-spot ; ciliae light
yellowish (fig. 4 : B). Hind wing dark grey, ciliae light
yellowish. Legs white, with brown spots.
Of the very few North African ^crocercops-species described up
to now, it is nearest, as far as I could find out, to horrens
Meyr., described from Abyssinia. Its labial palpi are differently
colored, third joint ornamented by two dark rings ; also the
pattern of the fore wing is, though similar, construed otherwise
(cf. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1932, p. 117).
H o l o t y p e m a l e : " S i d s , E g y p t , 14 O c t .
1957, leg. D r . G o z m á n y " . I n the C o l l e c t i o n of
the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i s t o r y M u s e u m .
Tischeria noviciata sp. n. Alar exp.: 8 mm. Face, labial palpi,
basal joint of antennae light yellowish ; third joint of
labial jialpi with a black terminal ring ; antennae simple,
brown ; vertex, scapulae, thorax dark greyish brown. Basic color of
fore wing covered by equally distributed dark brown and yellowish
scales, pattern consisting of a short black streak in fold at 1/3,
and a dark dot at end of cell ; ciliae light yellowish grey, with
some protruding long black scales on termen. Hind wing dark grey,
ciliae yellowish.
Nearest T. longiciliatella Rbl., but it is monocolorous, either
dark brown, or yellowish, and the hairs on its antenna very long
(five times the diameter of the shaft).
Male genital organ quite conspicuous in the digitate valva, long
and simple acdoeagus, and rudimentary uncus 4- tegumen - j -
gnathos complex (fig. 4 : C).
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Hole-type m a l e : " H u r g h a d a , R e d S e a , E g y p t
, 3 N o v . 1957, leg. D r . G o z m á n y , gen. p r e p . : 1184
." I n the co l lect ion of the H u n g a r i a n N a t u r a l H i
s t o r y M u s e u m .
Caiabola hishraella Rbl. (or? aegyptiaca Rbl.; abdomen lacking)
— Kom Osim, 9 Oct.
Nepticula sp. — Sid.s, 15 Oct. Two specimens captured at light.
I t would be hopeless to identify i t , so I give only a general
description as follows : Hairs on head, basal joint of anlennae,
and shaft yellowish ; fore wing a patternless and somewhat dull
dark bronzy yellow, ciliae of same color ; hind wing with fringe
light grey.
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