Paragona multisignata Christoph 1881
Creators: name: Kononenko, Vladimir S.
name: Han, Hui-Lin
name: Yu, Alexej
name: V, Ато
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuidae
Paragona
Paragona multisignata

description: Paragona multisignata (Christoph, 1881)
(Figs. 2, 18, 26)
Acidalia multisignata Christoph, 1881, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes Moscou 55 (3): 50. Typelocality: Russia: Amur reg., Pompeevka. Holotype: male, MNHU, Berlin.
Material examined. Types: Holotype: male, [Russia] Amur, Pompeevka, Christoph/ Origin (MNHU). Other material: Russia. Amur reg.: 1 male, “Amur, Radde”, 15.vii.1876 (coll. Christoph); 1 female, “Amur, Radde, Coll. Great Printz Nikolai Michailovich; 1 male Blagoveschensk “Blagowetshensk, Coll. Dieckmann, Graeser legit”; 1 male, “Amur, “Blagow[eschensk], Amur. 28./7 78. Zim[mmermann].” Coll. Great Printz Nikolai Michailovich; 1 male, 40 km W of Svobodnyj, Klimoutsy, 15.vii.1958 (V.I. Kuznetsov); Khabarovsk terr.: 1 male, Khabarovsk, 27.vi. [10.vii.]1911 (Emeljanov); 1 male, 24.vi. [7.vii.]1916 (Pavlenko); 2 males, Vjazemsky, 29.vi.–3.vii. [12–16.vii].1909 (E. Borzov); Primorye terr. Olga distr.: 1 female, Ol’ga, 23– 25.vii.1991 (A.V. Nekrasov); Chuguevsky distr.: 1 male, Primorye terr. “ USSR – Far East, Sikhote-Alin, Jasnoe, 43 40’N, 134 00’E, 12.vii.1990, leg. K. Spatenka (ZFMK); Pogranichny distr. 3 males, 4 females, Barabash-Levada, 10–13.vii.1979 (V. Kononenko); Partizansky distr.: 1 male, “Suchanskij rudnik”, 5.viii.1931 (Palshkov); Shkotovsky distr.: 2 males, Anisimovka, 19–20.vi.1989 (V. Kononenko); Ussuriisky distr.: 2 males, Primorye terr., “Nikolsk-Ussurijsk”, 12–25.vii.1921 (G. Dulkeit); 2 males, Primorye terr., Kamenushka, 4.vii.1986 (Nagomatulin); 1 male, 2 females, Primorye terr., Doliny, 12–19.vii.1981 (Nagomatulin) (ZISP); Vladivostok: 2 males, Ugol’naja, Peschanka river, 31.vii, 22. viii.1960 (L. Anufriev, A. Zemlina); Khasansky distr.: 3 males, 2 females, 5–7.vii.1987, Kedrovaya Pad Nature reserve (V. Kononenko); 3 male, 3 female, Ryazanovka, 24–26.viii.1998 (V. Kononenko) (IBSS). China. Prov. Liaoning: 1 male, Dalian Zhuanghe 24.vii 2007 (Wang Y.); 1 male, Dandong, Wulongbei, 9.vi.2007 (Li J.W., Qi M.J. & Lang J.); 2 males, Mt. Qianshan, 11–12.viii.2007 (Han H.L.) (NEFU). 1 male, Prov. Jilin, Tianqiaoling, 5.viii.2007 (Han H.L.);
Diagnosis. P. multisignata (Fig. 2) externally similar to P. cognata, differs in more grayish basal, subbasal and costal fields and more reddish outer part of wing, less dentate, thin, black crosslines and presence of well expressed metallic-shining scales on dorso-lateral side of abdomen. In male genitalia (Fig. 18) valva apically deeply split, with clearly separate costa and membrane of valva, harpe short and broad. In female genitalia (Fig. 26), anterior apophyses very short, antevaginal plate not expressed, corpus bursae with small spine-like signa in medial part.
Distribution and biology. (Fig. 38). South-east Transbaikalia, north Mongolia, south of Russian Far East (Amur reg., south of Khabarovsk terr., Primorye terr.), Korea, Japan, China (Sugi 1982; Chen 1982; Kononenko 1990, 2005; Kononenko et al. 1998; Kononenko & Han 2007). Meso-xerophilous species, inhabits dry woodsides, clearings and meadows in open deciduous forests. The moth is in flight in July and August. The larva and its foodplants are unknown.
description: Published as part of Kononenko, Vladimir S., Han, Hui-Lin, Yu, Alexej & V, Ато, 2010, A review of the Eastern Palaearctic genera Paragona Staudinger, 1892 and Paragabara Hampson, 1926 with description of two new species and a new genus (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Aventiinae, Hypeninae), pp. 51-68 in Zootaxa 2679 on pages 53-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199269