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| [4–7] Pyralis cardinalis Kaila, Huemer, Mutanen, Tyllinen & Wikström, [8–9] P. regalis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 in Wikström, Huemer, Mutanen, Tyllinen et Kaila, 2020. DOI: 10.3897/nl.43.54916 |
Abstract
The informal Pyralis regalis complex, including species of the genus Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 (Pyralidae), with a bright white or silvery pattern on the forewing, is reviewed, supplemented by observations of the externally distinguished P. perversalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849), which also exhibits similarities in genitalia and DNA barcodes.
We describe Pyralis cardinalis Kaila, Huemer, Mutanen, Tyllinen & Wikström, sp. nov., based on specimens ranging from Denmark and Sweden in the West to Japan and South Korea in the East. A neotype is designated for the predominantly South European P. regalis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775. Lectotypes are designated for Asopia kacheticalis Christoph, 1893 and Pyralis princeps Butler, 1889. Pyralis regalis ssp. sagarrai Leraut, 2005 is considered a valid species, stat. nov.
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| Pyralis cardinalis sp. nov., holotype, ♂, habitus. |
Pyralis cardinalis Kaila, Huemer, Mutanen, Tyllinen & Wikström, sp. nov.
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| Pyralis sp., habitus. 4–7. Pyralis cardinalis sp. nov., 4. ♂, Finland, V, Kemiönsaari, leg. J. Tyllinen. 5. ♀, A, Lemland, leg. B. Wikström & K. Vaalamo; 6. ♂, Finland, U, Kirkkonummi, leg. J. Junnilainen; 7. ♂, Finland, U, Raasepori, leg. L. Kaila. 8–11. P. regalis. 8. ♂, Greece, Lesvos, leg. L. Kaila & J. Kullberg. 9. ♀, Slovenia, Granska Gora, leg. B. Wikström; 10. ♂, Italy, Tuscany, Cortona, leg. B. Wikström. 11. Bulgaria, 5 km S. Blagoevgrad, ♀, leg. B. Å. Bengtsson. |
Bo Wikström, Peter Huemer, Marko Mutanen, Juha Tyllinen and Lauri Kaila. 2020. Pyralis cardinalis, A charismatic New Species related to P. regalis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, First Recognized in Finland (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Nota Lepidopterologica. 43: 337-364. DOI: 10.3897/nl.43.54916
