Eur. J. Entomol. 107: 247–265, 2010 http://www.eje.cz/scripts/viewabstract.php?abstract=1533 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Review of the genus Agnippe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region OLEKSIY BIDZILYA1 and HOUHUN LI2 1Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Zoological Museum, Vladimirskaya str. 64, 01601 MSP Kiev, Ukraine; e-mail: [email protected] 2College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China; e-mail: lihouhun@nankai .edu.cn Key words. Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Agnippe, Palaearctic Region, systematics, new species, new synonyms, new records Abstract. The genus Agnippe Chambers, 1872 in the Palaearctic Region is revised. Sixteen species are recognized as valid. Three new synonyms are established: A. conjugella Caradja, 1920 = A. haberlandii Amsel, 1961 syn. n., A. lunaki Rebel, 1941 = A. peni- cillata Amsel, 1961 syn. n., A. kuznetzovi Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989 = A. zhengi Li, 1993 syn. n. Four new species are described: A. echinuloides sp. n. (S Ural, Tuva, Transbaikalia, Mongolia), A. turanica sp. n. (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan), A. deserta sp. n. (Uzbeki- stan) and A. separatella sp. n. (S Iran). Description of all the species and an identification key are presented, accompanied by illus- trations of the adults, and male and female genitalia. INTRODUCTION Male and female genitalia were prepared using the unrolling technique as described by Pitkin (1986) and Huemer (1988). The genus Agnippe comprises about 30 species occur- Biological data were mainly extracted from bibliographic ring mainly in the Holarctic Region. There are also a few sources. For some species, personal observations and label data records for the Neotropical Region (Becker, 1984). were also available. Nearctic species are listed by Hodges (1983). Later Lee & The distribution of species was established primarily from the Brown (2008) synonymized Evippe Chambers, 1873 with material examined and supplemented by data in the literature. Agnippe Chambers, 1872, refined the definition of the The “Material” is arranged in geographical order from north- west to south-east and countries referred to by their current genus and proposed a list of Holarctic species based on names. new generic combinations. The Palaearctic Agnippe spe- cies have not been reviewed in full. Detailed descriptions RESULTS of two species that occur in Japan are given by Okado Check-list of Palaearctic Agnippe (1961), and the Chinese fauna was revised by Li (1993), Wang & Li (1994), Li & Zheng (1998) and Li (2002). A. lunaki (Rebel, 1941) =A. penicillata Amsel, 1961 syn. n. There are two European species included in the first A. syrictis (Meyrick, 1936) volume of Gelechiidae of Europe (Huemer & Karsholt, A. novisyrictis (Li, 1993) 1999). A. yongdengensis (Li, 1993) In the course of our study, sixteen Agnippe species A. echinulata (Li, 1993) were recognized in the Palaearctic Region, four of which A. dichotoma (Li, 1993) are described as new; three new synonyms are A. echinuloides sp. n. established. All the species are described or redescribed, A. turanica sp. n. along with illustrations of the adults and the male and A. albidorsella (Snellen, 1884) female genitalia of each taxon. A. zhouzhiensis (Li, 1993) A. kuznetzovi (Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989) MATERIAL AND METHODS =A. zhengi Wang & Li, 1994 syn. n. A. deserta sp. n. The present study is based primarily on material in the fol- A. conjugella (Caradja, 1920) lowing collections: BMNH – Natural History Museum, London, =A. haberlandi Amsel, 1961 syn. n. UK; MGAB – Museum of Natural History “Grigore Antipa”, A. pseudolella (Christoph, 1888) Bucharest, Romania; NKUM – Nankai University, Tianjin, =A. cephalella Caradja, 1920 China; RMNH – Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, A. miniscula (Li, 1993) Netherlands; SMNK – Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, A. separatella sp. n. Karlsruhe, Germany; ZIN – Zoological Institute, Russian Aca- demy of Sciences, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia; ZMKU – Zoo- Genus Agnippe Chambers, 1872 logical Museum, Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Agnippe Chambers, 1872: 194. Type-species: Agnippe bisco- Kiev, Ukraine; ZMUC – Zoological Museum, University of lorella Chambers, 1872, by subsequent designation (Meyrick, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ZSM – Zoologische 1925). Staatssammlung Munich, Germany. The types of 12 nominal Aganippe Chambers, 1880: 198. Misspelling of Agnippe Cham- species have been examined. bers, 1872. 247 Phaetusa Chambers, 1875: 105. Preoccupied by Phaetusa lobes on its posterior margin. Saccus long and narrow, Wagler, 1832 (Aves). usually parallel-sided or weakly narrowed apically, apex Evippe Chambers, 1873: 185. Type-species: Evippe prunifo- rounded or slightly pointed. Aedeagus stout, straight, liella Chambers, 1873, by monotypy. [Synonymized by Lee about as long as length of tegumen, distal portion with & Brown, 2008]. strongly sclerotized oblique filament, with apical tooth; Tholerostola Meyrick, 1917: 40. Type-species: Tholerostola omphalopa Meyrick, 1917, by monotypy. [Synonymized by vesica usually with sclerotized plate and needle-like cor- Clarke, 1955]. nuti. Female genitalia. Papilla analis moderately short, Diagnosis. Adult. Small or average-sized, length of sub-oval, densely covered with short setae. Apophyses forewing 4.0–6.0 mm. Head white, pale or light brown, anteriores short, from half to one-third length of apophy- smoothly scaled, ocellus absent; labial palpus long and ses posteriores, straight or weakly curved. Segment VIII slender, protruding far over head, white, light brown to weakly sclerotized, usually trapezoid, slightly broader cream. Scapus black or brown. Thorax and tegula usually than long, but sometimes elongate; anterior margin white or pale. Forewing white or pale with strongly strongly sclerotized. Ductus bursae very short, developed dark or brown patches, forming basal fascia membranous; antrum strongly sclerotized, funnel-shaped, and two connected or separated spots under costal tubular or nearly triangular, usually shorter, but margin; in some species forewing divided by wavy black sometimes longer than apophyses anteriores. Corpus line into grey-black costal and creamy-white posterior bursae rounded, distinct accessory bursae with numerous parts. Hindwing trapezoid, termen distinctly excavated. spines or teeth inside usually well developed; signum a Venation. On forewing, Sc reaching to about middle of sub-triangular, sub-trapezoid, cap-shaped or elongate costa; R1 from half of cell, but this vein sometimes absent sub-rhomboid plate usually with transverse ridge, its in male (Lee & Brown, 2008), R2 from three-quarters of apical portion strongly sclerotized and finely serrated, cell, R3 just from corner of cell; R4 and R5 on common anterior margin irregularly dentate. stalk, from corner of cell to costa just before apex, R5 and Relationships. Agnippe is a very homogenous genus, M1 stalked, M1–M3 and Cu1–CuA2 to termen, M2–M3 on clearly defined by the apically trifid uncus, the strongly common stalk, from tornus of cell, CuA1–CuA2 distinctly developed dorsal part of gnathos, the vesica with separated basely, CuP absent, 1A+2A forked at base. On sclerotized plate and cornuti in the male genitalia; and by hindwing R1 forming an anastamosis with M1 near base, the strongly developed accessory bursae with numerous Rs and M1 with long common stalk, R5 to costa near apex, spines or teeth inside in the female genitalia. Agnippe is M1–M3 to termen, M3 from common point with CuA1 or rather isolated within Gelechiidae due to a number of separated, 1A–2A indistinct. unique genitalic characters. It was considered a member Frenulum of female consisting of two acanthae, reti- of the tribe Litini (=Teleiodini) by Huemer & Karsholt naculum a row of raised scales at base of Sc and along R. (1999). Lee & Brown (2008) placed Agnippe and closely Frenulum of male simple, retinaculum a membranous related monotypic genus Glauce Chambers, 1875 in hook under Sc near base. Litini, mentioning that both genera differ from other Male sternite and tergite VIII divided laterally; tergite members of this tribe by the absence of raised scales on VIII normally weakly sclerotized, width somewhat forewing. In contrast, Ponomarenko (2005) placed exceeding length, rounded apically, usually with broad Agnippe in the tribe Gelechiini based on the morphology anterior emargination; sternite VIII normally elongate, of male genitalia, and regarded the dorsal part of gnathos anterior margin broadly emarginated, varying in shape: as a strongly developed culcitula, which is one of the usually constricted medially, with wide basal half and diagnostic characters of Gelechiini. narrow distal part, rounded apically, in some species Our study of Agnippe indicates that this genus should tongue-shaped. Female segment VII slightly longer than be included in the tribe Gelechiini rather than Litini. The other abdominal segments. Sternite II of both sexes with former is characterized by the valvae, juxta and vinculum paired venula. having a tendency to fuse, and the usually reduced gna- Male genitalia. Uncus long and narrow, slender, nearly thos and aedeagus normally strongly connected with the parallel-sided, straight or gradually curved, apex with vinculum. Moreover, most members of Litini have well small medial incision. Gnathos gradually curved, con- developed glandiductors in the male genitalia (Ponoma- sisting of ventral and dorsal parts: ventral part flat, with renko, 2005), which are absent in Agnippe. On the other trifid apex,