Xizanga mysterica Behounek, Han & Kononenko, 2012

Xizanga mysterica Behounek, Han & Kononenko sp.n.

( Figs. 9 – 11, 12, 19)

Material examined. Holotype: male, China, Aut. Reg. Xizang, Linzhi 80 km to Motuo 24.viii.2011 ( Z.H. Pan) . Paratypes: 2 females with same label, genit. prep. HHL-2449-2; 1 male, China, Aut. Reg. Xizang, Hanmi-Motuo , 2100m, 18 – 27.viii.2005 (Huang, Zhou, Tang), genit. prep. HHL-1056-1 .

Diagnosis. The species can be easily recognized by the characteristic wing pattern with brown with and green antemedial field, distinct white antemedial line, and distinct orbicular; dark-brown outer part of medial field and characteristic shape of subterminal line, which is angled by straight angle in costal and medial parts. No species of the Noctuidae of Chinese-Himalayan fauna is similar to X. mysterica .

Description. Adult ( Figs. 9 – 11). Wingspan 32 – 34 mm. 2nd segment of labial palps white with black central part; frons covered with short white and black scales; scapus distinct, covered with white scales; patagia and tegulae covered with broad grey scales; ground colour of forewing brownish-grey, wing pattern formed by brown fields and brownish-black lines; basal field pale grey; subbasal field brown, with intrusion of greenish and black scales in costal medial areas; antemedial fascia broad, formed by brown inner line and thin black outer line, white in centre; outer line V-like angled inwardly in angle of discal cell and forms isolated white spot; Orbicular distinct, with thin black surrounding, white and brown inside; medial field greyish-brown, darker outwardly, with three thin dark-brown lines and black sharp medial shadow; postmedial area pale brownish-grey with brown patches; reniform indistinct, marked by grey and brownish; postmedial fascia twin, formed by thin black lines, white inside, started in costal area from two black streaks, follows along vein R 2 in costal area, curved by straight angle, follows down, on vein M2 curved inwardly by almost straight angle again and follows down; subterminal and terminal fields brownish, separated by wide diffuse subterminal line; terminal line as row of dark-brown streaks; cilia greyish-brown. Hindwing pale greyish-brown, with distinct slightly diffused discal spot, medial line and terminal band; cilia pale, greyish-brown. Male genitalia and female genitalia ( Figs. 12, 19) features placed on genus Xizanga description chapter.

Etymology. The species name mysterica indicates the enigmatic systematic position of the species.

Distribution. (Map 23). Southwest China ( Xizang), known only from the type-locality.