在整理馆藏盗夜蛾亚科标本时,发现秘夜蛾属中国2新记录种:异纹秘夜蛾(Mythimna iodochra(su.gi,1982))和贴秘夜蛾(M.pastea(Hampson,1905))。对该2种的外部形态和外生殖器特征进行了描述,并给出了成虫、外生殖器图片和世界性分布。
Two species of genus Mythimna, M. iodochra (Sugi, 1982) and M. pastea (Hampson, 1905) were reported for the first time from China. The adults and genitalia of the species were illustrated with brief redescribing and their cosmopolitan distributions.