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A REVIEW OF THE LASIONYCTA LEUCOCYCLA COMPLEX (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SUBSPECIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J.D. Lafontaine ,
V.S. Kononenko  and
T.L. McCabe
J.D. Lafontaine
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
V.S. Kononenko
Affiliation:
Institute of Biology and Pedology, Far East Science Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok
T.L. McCabe
Affiliation:
Cultural Education Center, New York State Museum, Albany, New York, USA 12230
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Abstract

The 9 species of the Lasionycta leucocycla complex are reviewed and the number of species reduced to 4. Populations of these species are arranged in 18 subspecies, of which 3 are described as new: L. leucocycla magadanensis Kononenko and Lafontaine, from Magadanskaya Oblast’, L. staudingeri sajanensis Kononenko, from southern Siberia, and L. quadrilunata yukona Lafontaine, from northwestern Canada. Lasionycta dovrensis (Wocke), of the Palaearctic region, is treated as a subspecies of L. leucocycla. Characters to distinguish the species and subspecies, and their distributions are given. The larva of L. staudingeri is described.

Résumé

Les 9 espèces du complexe Lasionycta leucocycla sont passées en revue et leur nombre a été ramené à 4. Les populations de ces espèces sont réparties entre 18 sous-espèces dont 3 sont décrites ici : L. leucocycla magadanensis Kononenko et Lafontaine, du district de Magadanskaya (URSS), L. staudingeri sajanensis Kononenko, du sud de la Sibérie et L. quadrilunata yukona Lafontaine, du nord-ouest canadien. Lasionycta dovrensis (Wocke) de la région paléarctique est traité comme une sous-espèce de L. leucocycla. Les auteurs présentent les caractères distinctifs des espèces et des sous-espèces ainsi que leur répartition géographique. Une description est donnée de la larve de L. staudingeri.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 118 , Issue 3 , March 1986 , pp. 255 - 279
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1986

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