Recent records of Noctuidae from Malta, with five species new to the European fauna, and a new subspecies
Auteurs : Fibiger (Michael), Sammut (Paul), Seguna (Anthony) et Catania (Aldo)
Année de publication : 2006
Publication : Nota Lepidopterologica
Volume :
29
Fascicule : 3-4
Pagination : 193-213
Résumé :
Recent records of Noctuoidea from Malta are given. Five noctuid species are recorded from Europe for the first time: Eublemma conistrota Hampson, 1910, Eublemma deserti Rothschild, 1909, Anumeta hilgerti (Rothschild 1909), Hadula deserticula (Hampson 1905), and Euxoa canariensis Rebel, 1902. New synonyms are stated: Leptosia velocissima f. tarda Turati, 1926, syn. n. and Leptosia griseimargo Warren, 1912, syn. n., both synonyms of Metachrostis velox (Hubner, 1813); and Pseudohadena (Eremohadena) roseonitens espugnensis Lajonquiere, 1964, syn. n., a synonym of P. (E.) roseonitens roseonitens (Oberthur, 1887). A new subspecies of Xylena exsoleta (Linneaus, 1758), Xylena exsoleta maltensis ssp. n., is established. The literature on Maltese Noctuoidea is reviewed and erronuousely reported species are indicated. The revised number of Noctuidae (s.l.) recorded from the Maltese archipelago is 158. To date no Notodontidae have been recorded. For some species, some additional iformation is given on their life history and distribution. Araeopteron ecphaea (Hampson, 1914) is recorded for the first time from France (Corsica)