Systematics and distribution of the species of the subgenus Jaxartia, with description of a new species from Kyrgyz Republic (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2026-18-1-41-60Keywords:
Pseudohadena, deserts, mountains, Middle Asia, new speciesAbstract
New information is provided on the distribution of Noctuid moths of the subgenus Jaxartia of the genus Pseudohadena in Central Asia. Basing on the genitalia structures of both sexes the group P. evanida divided into two separate groups: P. evanida and P. pseudamoena; these groups distributed sympatric in Irano-Turanian region. Identification features are listed for every species, imago and genitalia are illustrated. A new status is established: P. evanida anatine Pekarsky, 2012, stat. n. A new species, P. nuriyanae sp. n. (type locality: Kyrgyzstan, Transalai Mts., near Shibee vil., 2530 m a.s.l., 39°27'50.01"N, 71°58'17.71"E) is described. Lectotypes of Jaxarthia (sic!) striolata Filipjev, 1949, Jaxartia elinguis Püngeler, 1914 and Pseudohadena evanida Püngeler, 1914 are designated.
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