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Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with One New Genus and Eleven New Species Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species Alexey V. Solovyev Eleven new species of Limacodidae from South-East Asia are described here as new: Barisania honeyi sp. n. from central Myanmar, northern and central Vietnam and central Thailand, Pseudaltha eboris sp. n., from northern Thailand, P. sapa sp. n., from northern Vietnam and northern Thailand, Austrapoda seres sp. n. from China (Chekiang and Shaanxi), Euphlyctinides indi sp. n. from India, E. aeneola sp. n. from northern and western Thailand, Pseudonagoda siniaevi sp. n. from southern Andaman, Atosioides accola sp. n. from western Sumatra and southern Thailand, Pseudidonauton siamica sp. n. from northern Thailand and central Vietnam, P. chihpyh sp. n. from Taiwan and P. vexa sp. n. from central Vietnam and south- eastern Thailand. The genus Atosioides Solovyev is erected here with type-species Atosia rochei Holloway, 1986. Brief morphological reviews of all examined genera are given. All diagnostic features are illustrated. Alexey V. Solovyev, Zoology Department, Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University, Ulyanovsk, RUS-432700, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction recognition of a new genus, Atosioides Solovyev, This article is devoted to the description and mor- gen. n. with type-species Atosia rochei Holloway, phological review of seven small and poorly known 1986. limacodid genera from South-East Asia: Barisania Holloway, 1990, Pseudaltha Hering, 1931, Austrap- oda Inoue, 1982, Euphlyctinides Hering, 1931, Pseu- Material and methods donagoda Holloway, 1990, Pseudidonauton Hering, The material from the MWM is the basis for this 1931, and Atosioides Solovyev, gen. n. (Figs 1–24). work. Type-material from BMNH, EIHU, and Most of these genera were so far only known after a ZMHB was investigated and additional material few specimens and are considered to be monotypic. from CSI, ISEA, ZFMK, ZISP, and CAS was exam- The morphology of the species from these genera was ined. poorly studied; male genitalia of several species were Genital slides were prepared and stained using the unknown, nor wing venation or other characters. method of Hardwick (1950), the vesica was everted, As a result of the examination of the limacodid col- and the genitalia were mounted on slides with lections in MWM (see abbreviations below) and Euparal. Images of adults were taken with a Nikon BMNH and the private collection of the author Coolpix 5400 E digital camera and the images of (CAS) a few interesting specimens were found genitalia were taken through a MBS-10 binocu- in these genera. In addition, eleven undescribed lar microscope and later re-worked using COREL species were found and one of these lead to the PHOTO PAINT 12 and COREL DRAW 12. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183, Figs. 1–54. [ISSN 0040-7496]. http://www.nev.nl/tve © 2009 Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging. Published 1 August 2009. Downloaded from Brill.com09/29/2021 12:44:17AM via free access 168 Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, volume 152, 2009 Abbreviations indi Solovyev, sp. n. – north-eastern India BMNH The Natural History Museum; London, aeneola Solovyev, sp. n. – northern and western United Kingdom Thailand. CAS Private collection of Alexey V. Solovyev; Ulyanovsk, Russia (primary types will be Pseudonagoda Holloway, 1990 transferred to MWM) naessigi Holloway, 1990 – Sumatra CSI Private collection of Siegfried Ihle; Ingol- siniaevi Solovyev, sp. n. – southern Andaman stadt, Germany EIHU Hokkaido University; Sapporo, Japan Atosioides Solovyev, gen. n.: GS Genitalia slide rochei Holloway, 1986 – Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsu- ISEA Institute for Systematics and Ecology of lar Malaysia Animals, Siberian department of the Rus- accola Solovyev, sp. n. – western Sumatra, southern sian Academy of Sciences; Russia, Novosi- Thailand birsk MWM Entomologisches Museum Thomas Pseudidonauton Hering, 1931 J. Witt; Munich, Germany (to be trans- admirabile Hering, 1931 – Peninsular Malaysia ferred to the Zoologische Staatssammlung, bhaga Swinhoe, 1901 – Borneo, Peninsular Malay- Munich) sia, Sumatra ZFMK Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und nigribasis Hampson, 1905 – India Museum Alexander Koenig; Bonn, siamica Solovyev, sp. n. – northern Thailand and Germany central Vietnam ZISP Zoological Institute of the Russian Acad- chihpyh Solovyev, sp. n. – Taiwan emy of Sciences; St. Petersburg, Russia vexa Solovyev, sp. n. – central Vietnam and south- ZMHB Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt Uni- eastern Thailand versität; Berlin, Germany | New line on the labels of holotypes Barisania Holloway Barisania Holloway, 1990: 45. Type-species: Parasa lampra Systematic treatment West, 1937, by original designation. Checklist Composition. Barisania lampra (West, 1937) and Barisania Holloway, 1990 B. honeyi Solovyev, sp. n. lampra West, 1937 – Borneo and Sumatra honeyi Solovyev, sp. n. – central Myanmar, northern The genus occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and central Vietnam, northern and central Thai- Sumatra and Borneo and includes middle-sized land limacodids with a forewing length of 13–16 mm and a unique brown-yellow coloration and strongly Pseudaltha Hering, 1931 modified wing pattern (Figs 1–3). A detailed diag- atramentifera Hering, 1931 – India nosis of this genus was given by Holloway (1990: eboris Solovyev, sp. n. – northern Thailand 45). The labial palps are shorter than the head; the sapa Solovyev, sp. n. – northern Vietnam, northern 3rd segment is small. The male antennae are widely Thailand bipectinate in their basal third, distally almost fili- form. The forewings are elongated. The medial stem Austrapoda Inoue, 1982 is well developed, strongly divided medially; the vein dentatus Oberthür, 1879 – Far East Russia, Japan R5 is branched from R3+R4 in the forewing. and Korea The uncus is elongated, without spur. The gnathos = nitobeana Matsumura, 1931 is strongly curved, slender, and elongate. The valvae hepatica Inoue, 1987 – Japan are triangular, with well defined sacculus. The juxta seres Solovyev, sp. n. – China: Chekiang and is flattened, not modified. The aedeagus is tube- Shaanxi shaped, long, with apical process. Females and larvae are unknown. Euphlyctinides Hering, 1931 The genus is easily recognized from other limacodid albifusum Hampson, 1892 – India, Nepal (Yoshi- genera by its large size, brown coloration of the forew- moto 1993: 34, pl. 39: 11 as rava) ing with a large apical yellow area. It could be con- = rava Hering, 1931 fused with Shangrilla Zolotuhin & Solovyev, 2008, Downloaded from Brill.com09/29/2021 12:44:17AM via free access Solovyev: South-East Asian Limacodidae 169 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Figs 1–24. Limacodidae, dorsal habitus. – 1, Barisania lampra, holotype, ?; south-western Sumatra (BMNH); 2, B. honeyi, holotype; 3, B. honeyi, paratype, ?; northern Thailand (MWM); 4, Pseudaltha atramentifera, holotype; 5, P. eboris, holotype; 6, P. sapa, holotype; 7, Austrapoda dentatus, Russia, Far East (MWM); 8, A. hepatica, holotype, ?; Japan, Niigata Pref. (BMNH); 9, A. seres, paratype, ?; China, Chekiang (ZFMK); 10, Euphlyctinides albifu- sum, holotype; 11, E. albifusum, eastern Nepal (MWM); 12, E. indi, holotype; 13, E. aeneola, holotype; 14, Pseu- donagoda naessigi, holotype; 15, P. siniaevi, holotype; 16, Atosioides rochei, holotype, ?; Borneo, Sabah (BMNH); 17, A. accola, holotype; 18, Pseudidonauton admirabile, holotype, ?; Peninsular Malaysia (BMNH); 19, P. bhaga, type, ?; Borneo (BMNH); 20, P. nigribasis, holotype; 21, P. siamica, holotype; 22, P. chihpyh, holotype; 23, P. chihpyh, paratype, /; Taiwan (MWM); 24, P. vexa, holotype. Scale bar: 1 cm. Downloaded from Brill.com09/29/2021 12:44:17AM via free access 170 Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, volume 152, 2009 known from Southern China so far, but the apical forewing stalked from R3+R4, medial stem branched yellow area of the forewing of Barisania is wider, and distally (Fig. 25). the outer marginal yellow area is not well defined; Male genitalia (Fig. 32). Uncus broad, triangular, the medial stem in forewing venation is divided in without spur. Gnathos curved under right angle Barisania (Zolotuhin & Solovyev 2008: 99). medially, unpaired distally, very long and narrow. The second species of Barisania Holloway is known Valvae triangular-shaped, right-angled distally, with- from northern and central Thailand, northern Viet- out saccular process, with transverse crest from basal nam and central Myanmar. B. lampra (West, 1937) upper corner of valvae. Juxta lamellar. Aedeagus occurs only on Sumatra and Borneo. Holloway long, slender, slightly curved medially, dorsally and (1990: 45) cited this also for Thailand and Vietnam, ventrally with small apical processes. but most likely this refers to the new species. Both Female. Unknown. species are extremely similar externally, considered allopatric here and defined clearly only by the mor- Diagnosis phology of the male genitalia. The species is externally indistinguishable from Barisania lampra West (Figs 1, 31) but the fringe of Barisania honeyi Solovyev sp. n. the forewing outer margin, contrasting to the adjoin- ing brown field, is usually not brown. The morphol- Figs 2, 3, 25, 32 ogy of male genitalia is most diagnostic; the valvae of B. honeyi are not rounded apically as in B. lampra, Type material. Holotype ?, ‘Thailand | Chang- with well defined corners and an unique transversal wat Chiang Mai | 1 km E of Kop Dong | 1650 m, crest from the basal upper corner. 13.xi.1998 | leg. Tibor Csôvári | & László Mikus
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