Natura Somogyiensis 17 273-292 Ka pos vár, 2010 Microlepidoptera Pannoniae meridionalis, VIII. Data to knowledge of micro-moths from Dombóvár (SW Hungary) (Lepidoptera) IMRE FAZEKAS 1 & ARNOLD SCHREURS 2 1Biology Dept. of Regiograf Institute, Majális tér 17/A, H-7300 Komló, Hungary, e-mail: [email protected]; 2Conventuelenstr. 3, NL-6467 AT Kerkrade, Netherlands, e-mail: [email protected] FAZEKAS , I. & SCHREURS , A.: Microlepidoptera Pannoniae meridionalis, VIII. Data to knowledge of micro- moths from Dombóvár (SW Hungary) (Lepidoptera). Abstract A list of 436 species of micro-moth recorded from the area around Dombóvár-Gunaras (Tolna County, SW Hungary) is presented. Most of the material is from light traps, and several rarities have been found personally by Arnold Schreurs and Imre Fazekas between 1985 and 2009. Faunistic and biological notes on 35 species are given. Structure of genitalia and morphological characteristics of wings are illustrated with figures. Specimens are deposited in the private collections of Arnold Schreurs (NL), Willy Biesenbaum (D) and in the collection of Regiograf Institute (H). One species, Coleophora alnifoliae Barasch, 1934 is new to the fauna of Hungary. 14 species of Microlepidoptera are recorded as new to the fauna of the Transdanubian Hills: Borkhausenia fuscescens (Haworth, 1828) (Oecophoridae), Coleophora pseudorepentis Toll, 1960 (Coleophoridae), C. artemisicolella Bruand, 1855 (Coleophoridae), C. onobrychiella Zeller, 1849 (Coleophoridae), Sorhagenia lophyrella (Douglas, 1846) (Cosmopterigidae), Aristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, 1858) (Gelechiidae), Caryocolum blandulella (Tutt, 1887) (Gelechiidae), Gynnidomorpha alismana (Ragonot, 1883) (Tortricidae), Apotomis betuletana (Haworth, 1811) (Tortricidae), Eucosma flavispecula Kuznetzov, 1964 (Tortricidae), Pammene regiana regiana (Zeller, 1849) (Tortricidae), P. aurita Razowski, 1992 (Tortricidae), Phycitodes inquinatella exustella (Ragonot, 1888) (Pyralidae) and Catoptria permutatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) (Crambidae). Keywords – Microlepidoptera, faunistic, new distribution data, biology, Hungary. Introduction It would be hard to find another wonderful land such as the Tolna County, where con- tinental and submediterranean characteristics are unified in a harmony. According to PA P (2007) Tolna is one of the most varied and controversial counties in Hungary. Evaluations of the country are highly contrastive. The duality of poverty and economic power, back- wardness and a rich cultural heritage, easily accessible, pleasant settlements as well as increasing migration, availability of resources and favourable local conditions versus a lack of their utilisation are all characteristic features of Tolna. Dombóvár, the second largest town in Tolna County, is 29 km from Kaposvár and 45 km from Pécs on the boundaries of three counties, Tolna, Somogy and Baranya. Gunaras, a town which is famous for its spa, is located 5 km from Dombóvár; the thermal waters 274 NATURA SOMOGY I ENS I S were discovered here in the 1960’s, and the first bathing facilities were built in the 1980’s. Nowadays it is not only a comfortable spa, but also the only rehabilitation centre in the region. The water contains fluoride and alkali-hydrogen-carbonic, thus it is most- ly recommended for those who have some kind of motor disease, stomach or enteric problems or some illness of the mouth, heart or blood-system. Scientists from Hungary and other European countries noticed the special biogeo- graphical features of the Tolna County from as early as the 19th century. In the 20th century, famous botanists and zoologists travelled through the region. A series of small- er and larger zoological publications were published in Hungarian, Austrian and German scientific reviews. As a result, the name of Tolna County became generally known in Europe. However, there was no systematic research undertaken in this geographical area until now. The history of lepidopterological investigation of the Tolna County goes back to the collecting activity of PI LL I CH (1914) of Simontornya. In accordance with the usual practice of that period, he unfortunately failed to label his material, and the nomenclature he applied gave rise to several misinterpretations. More recently, additional data on micro-moths and butterflies of the area have appeared in other short publications (FARKAS 1992; FAZEKAS 1992, 2001b, 2008b, PI LL I CH 1914). This study presents a list of 436 Microlepidoptera species recorded from the area around Dombóvár–Gunaras (SW Hungary, Tolna County; see Fig. 1.). The account is based on material collected mainly by Arnold Schreurs (NL-Kerkade) and Willy Biesenbaum (D-Velbert-Langenberg), which is deposited in Regiograf Institute, H-Komló, and on the above-mentioned literature sources. The bulk of the information available is the result of research by Arnold Schreurs. The arrangement of the species is based on the classification still followed in Hungarian Microlepidoptera literature (FAZEKAS 2002, PASTORÁL I S 2010). Significant species from the territory from a faunistic point of view Abbreviation in the text: HNHM= Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest), JPM= Janus Pannonius Museum (Pécs). Ornixola caudulatella (Zeller, 1839) (Gracillariidae) – Material examined: Dombóvár, Gunaras, 1♀,12-23.07. 1999; 1♂, 15.06.2003; 2♀, 13-23.06.2006. Very local and rare on the Southern-Transdanubia: Diósviszló, Fonyód, Gyűrűfű, Kaposvár and Pécs (Fa z e k a s 2001, 2002; sz e ő k e 2009). Larva oligophagous. Foodplants in Hungary: Salix spp.. The moth is bivoltine and flies May-June and July-August. Habitats: willow and birch mire woodlands, riverine willow-poplar woodlands, riverine ash-alder woodlands. Generally rare and local in Hungary. Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854 (Elachistidae) – Material examined: Dombóvár, Gunaras, 2♂, 1-15.08.1997; 2♂, 25-31.08.1998; 1♂, 26.07-7.08. 2008, det. W. Biesenbaum. Rare species with very isolated populations in Hungary. The data in the literature are vague. Sporadic records of distribution from Hungary: – “Budapest, 1912.V.13., leg. Uhrik”, in coll., HNHM (Szőcs 1973); “Pécs, 1955.V.31., leg. Nattán” (FAZEKAS 2002; SZABÓKY 1983: in coll. Nattán, JPM); Agárd, Dinnyés (PETR I CH 2001). There are no verified records of E. alpinella from the Great Hungarian Plain and it is not recorded from western Hungary. Widespread in the western and northern parts of Europe. Larva oligophagous on Carex spp., and overwinters in the mine. Flight period FAZEKAS , I. & SCHREURS , A.: MI CROLE pi DO P TERA PANNON I AE MER I D I ONAL I S , VIII. 275 Fig. 1: Approximata position of the observation site of Microlepidoptera in Hungary (a) Habitats of micro-moths at Gunaras near Dombóvár (b) 276 NATURA SOMOGY I ENS I S Fig. 2: Scythris sinensis: adult (a), underside (b), male genitalia (c), abdominal tergites of female (d-e), abdominal tergites of male (f-g). – Scythris lampyrella: abdominal tergites of male (h). – Distribution of Scythris sinensis in Hungary (i) FAZEKAS , I. & SCHREURS , A.: MI CROLE pi DO P TERA PANNON I AE MER I D I ONAL I S , VIII. 277 in Hungary unknown; Elsewhere in Europe, the moth flies from May to September, and is probably univoltine. Scythris sinensis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 (Scythrididae) – According to FAZEKAS (2008b) the specimen studied is deposited in the collection of Arnold Schreurs (Netherlands): Hungary, Dombóvár, Gunaras, 10.06.2006, leg. A. Schreurs; N 46°23’49.95”, E 18°10’49.11”; 10 x 10 km UTM grid code: BS 84; altitude 116 m. The Dombóvár (Gunaras) locality lies a distance of more than 150 km from the old localities in Central Hungary (Tápióság). The habitat an old, abandoned rail track in agricultural country ain which there are some industrial areas. Typical habitats of the species in Hungary are places with industrial, commercial and agricultural ruderal sites. First recorded from Central Hungary (Tápióság): this specimen was found in a house; it is sooty-black, lacking the yellow spot on the forewing. Altogether, two specimens are now known from Hungary. The larva feeds on Chenopodium album. Moths have been col- lected in May and July. It is known to occur in Great Britain, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belorussia, Ukraine and Moldova and outside Europe in C. Russia, S. Siberia, E. Asia, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Scythris Hübner, 1825, the largest genus in the fam- ily Scythrididae, contains more than 30 species in Hungary. Borkhausenia fuscescens (Haworth, 1828) (Oecophoridae) – Material examined: Dombóvár, Gunaras, 2♂, 14-28.07.2007. New to the fauna of the Transdanubian Hills. According to GOZMÁNY (1958) only collected in western Hungary areas (Transdanubia). Known also from the sand region of the Kiskunság: two specimens taken at light in Ócsa (GOZMÁNY , SZABÓKY 1986). The larvae feed on a wide range of dried plant matter such as dead leaves and birds' nests, normally within a silken tube (KI MBER 2010). Moth col- lected in July and August. Epicallima bruandella (Ragonot, 1889) (Oecophoridae) – Material examined: Dombóvár, Gunaras, 1♀, 1-18.08.1992. – The species has been reported in Southern Transdanubia from only two localities (FAZEKAS 2002): Baranya County, Villányi-Hills (Szársomlyó). The species occurs in white oak scrub woodlands and calcareous open rock grasslands (Sedo sopianae–Festucetum dalmaticae); Kaposvár. Sporadically dis- tributed in Hungary: Budapest, Kaposvár, Parád (GOZMÁNY 1958), Jászberény, Nagykáta, Jászfelsőszentgyörgy [open sand steppe oak woodlands] (BUSCHMANN 2003), Gánt