The Lacinipolia vicina (Grote) species complex, previously consisting of Lacinipolia vicina, Lacinipolia teligera (Morrison), Lacinipolia pensilis (Grote), and Lacinipolia subalba Mustelin is revised to six species: Lacinipolia vicina (eastern USA), Lacinipolia teligera (southern Great Plains), Lacinipolia pensilis (Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains), Lacinipolia acutipennis (Grote...

AIDAS SALDAITIS, ALESSANDRO FLORIANI, POVILAS IVINSKIS & JÁNOS BABICS 4 Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania. E-mail: [email protected] via Panfilo Castaldi 41, Milan, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania. E-mail: [email protected] H-1042, Budapest, Munkásotthon utca 70-72, IX/57, Hungary...

The genus Protorthodes McDunnough is revised to include 15 species including P. ustulata Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, sp. n., from southwestern United States, P. texicana Lafontaine, sp. n., from Texas and Mexico, and P. mexicana Lafontaine, sp. n., from Mexico. A new genus, Nudorthodes Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, is proposed for two species formerly included in Protorthodes, P. texana (Smith, 1...

The genus Metecia Snellen (Noctuidae. Noctuinae) from Southern Argentina and Chile is redescribed and three species are recognized: M. cornifrons Snellen, M. lacustris (Köhler) n. comb., and M. hypothetica (Köhler) n. comb. In addition, Euxoa pampeana Köhler is synonymized with Metecia cornifrons. Adults and male and female genitalia are described and illustrated for the first time, and a key t...

Chaetaglaea tremula (Harvey) occurs through the Gulf States, from southern Florida, west to eastern Texas. Coastal populations, previously referred to Chaetaglaea tremula occurring from the Carolinas, at least as far north as Massachusetts and shoreline dunes in southwestern Ontario are recognized as distinct and described here as Chaetaglaea rhonda. Adults and genitalia are illustrated for Cha...

The genus Ufeus Grote is revised to include five species including Ufeus felsensteini,sp. n. in southern Arizona. A key to species, descriptions, illustrations of adults and genitalia are included.

Cabralia trifasciata Moore, 1882 is transferred from the Ophiderinae (Erebidae), to Noctuidae: Noctuinae, Phosphilini and Cromobergia Bourquin, 1937 (= 1882), Cucullia teichii Berg, 1885, Speocropia similacis 1937, syn. nov. are recognized as junior subjective synonyms of 1882.

About 39 noctuid species have been renewing and updated here concerning their scientific common or vernacular names. The studied all from family: Noctuidae (Order: Lepidoptera) that are belonging to seven subfamilies i.e.; three subfamily: Amphipyrinae; four from: Catocalinae; six Eublemminae; Hadeninae; Heliothinae; ten Noctuinae Plusiinae. host plants geographical distribution briefly cited.

The present study reviews the genus Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) in Iran from a taxonomic and faunistic point of view. An identification key of external features is presented for 16 Iranian species and subspecies. A description of each taxon is presented based on external male and female genital characteristics. Diagnostic features and comparisons with the clos...