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Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 37 (2/3): 93–107 (2016) 93 A contribution to the knowledge of the Miltochrista-Lyclene genus group in South East Asia (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) Karel Černý Dr. Karel Černy, Tiergartenstrasse 27, A­6020 Innsbruck, Austria; [email protected] Abstract: Seventeen new species and two subspecies of the su ri dia nakaoi sp. n. aus Thailand; sowie die Un terarten Mil to christa-Lyclene genus group from South­East Asia are Bar si ne sieglindae coloraria ssp. n. aus Laos, ähn lich wie die de scri bed and figured: Miltochrista collina sp. n. from the oben beschriebene B. marcelae sp. n.; und Ly clene weiden hof- low land of Thailand which is similar to M. dentifascia Hamp­ feri maritima ssp. n., entdeckt in Vietnam. Alle Holo ty pen son, 1894; Miltochrista lyclenoides sp. n. from Laos, si mi lar sind in coll. Museum Witt, München; die meisten da von sind to Lyclene undulosa Walker, 1854; Barsine milo sla vae sp. n. Männchen, bis auf die von B. milo sla vae, “B.” he le nae, L. evae, from Vietnam, which is very specific; Barsine elon gata sp. n. L. nataliae und D. nakaoi, die Weib chen sind. from Vietnam, similar to B. punicea me la nan dra Černý, 2009; Barsine melaninflexa sp. n. from Thai land, similar to B. pallinflexa Holloway, 2001; Barsine mar celae sp. n. Introduction from Sumatra is similar to B. carbonisata Čer ný 1995 from Intensive studies of recent years helped me to identify Mindanao; Barsine sieglindae sp. n. from Laos is similar to B. cornicornutata Holloway, 1982; Bar si ne melanovena ma ny formerly unknown species of the family Erebidae sp. n. from Thailand is similar to Barsine ci tro na Hampson, (subf amily Arctiinae, tribe Lithosiini). In the present 1907; Barsine helenae sp. n. from Myan mar is similar to contr ibution 17 new species and 2 new subspe cies of the Barsine radians Moore, 1878; Lyclene tes ta ta sp. n. was group of the genera Miltochrista Hübner, 1819, Barsine found in Vietnam; Lyclene zorae sp. n. was dis covered in Wal ker, 1854 and Lyclene Moore, 1859 found in Thai­ Sumatra; Lyclene calcicola sp. n. from Laos is re lated to L. land, Laos, Vietnam and on the In done si an island of weidenhofferi Černý, 2012; Lyclene jaroslavae sp. n. from Thailand is similar to L. congerens Felder, 1874; Lyclene evae Sumatra are pre sen ted. L. con junc ta na sp. n. from Thailand is similar to Walker, Abbreviations 1866; Lyclene nataliae sp. n. from Vietnam is si milar to Lyclene modesta Leech, 1899; Lyclene dagmarae sp. n. from CASD coll. Alexander Schintlmeister, Dresden. Laos similar to Lyclene calamaria Moore, 1888; and the very CKC coll. Karel Černý, Innsbruck. specific Disasuridia nakaoi sp. n. from Thai land; as well CMWM coll. Museum Thomas Witt, München (Munich), de di­ as the subspecies Barsine sieglindae coloraria ssp. n. from cated to ZSM, Munich. Laos, similar to the above described B. marce lae sp. n.; and Lyclene weidenhofferi maritima ssp. n. found in Vietnam. All exp. expansion (wing span). holotypes are in coll. Museum Witt, Mu nich; most holotypes fw. forewing. are males, except for B. miloslavae, “B.” helenae, L. evae, L. GP [no.] genitalia preparation slide/vial [no.]. nataliae D. nakaoi, and which are fe males. HT holotype. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattungsgruppe Milto- hw. hindwing. christa-Lyclene in Südostasien (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, lfw. length of fw. Arctiinae, Lithosiini) PT paratype. Zusammenfassung: Siebzehn neue Arten und zwei Unter­ uns. underside. ar ten des Miltochrista-Lyclene­Gattungskomplexes aus Süd­ ups. uperside. ost asi en werden beschrieben und abgebildet: Miltochrista ZSM Zoologische Staatssammlungen, München (Munich, col lina sp. n. von Thailand, ähnlich der M. den ti fas cia Ger ma ny). Hampson, 1894; Miltochrista lyclenoides sp. n. aus Laos ist ähnlich wie Lyclene undulosa Walker, 1854; Bar si ne 1. Miltochrista collina sp. n. miloslavae sp. n. aus Vietnam ist un ver wech sel bar; Bar- (Figs. 1a, b, c, d, e, f, g.) sine elongata sp. n. aus Vietnam ist ähnlich wie B. pu ni cea melanandra Černý, 2009; Barsine melaninflexa sp. n. aus HT: ♂, SE Thailand, Prov. Ubon Ratchatani, 220 m, border of Thailand ist ähnlich wie B. pallinflexa Holloway, 2001; Bar- Nam Yuem NP, 14°25.37′ N, 104°52.07′ E, 2.–3. xi. 2010 leg. sine marcelae sp. n. aus Sumatra ist ähnlich wie B. car bo- K. Černý, CMWM. ni sata Černý, 1995 aus Mindanao; Barsine sieglin dae sp. n. PTs (in total 17 ♂♂, 17 ♀♀): 10 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀, same data as aus Laos ist ähnlich B. cornicornutata Hol lo way, 1982; Bar- HT, but CKC. 3 ♂♂, SE Thai land, Prov. Buri Ran, 300 m, si ne melanovena sp. n. aus Thailand ist ähnlic h wie Barsine 14°9.2′ N, 102°39.38′ E, 31. x. 2010, leg. K. Černý. 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, cit rona Hampson, 1907; Barsine helenae sp. n. aus Myan­ E. Thailand, Sakhon Nakhon, Phu Pan NP, 320 m, 7°5.767′ N, mar ist ähnlich Barsine radians Moore, 1878; Ly clene tes­ 102° 59.907′ E, 5.–7. xi. 2010, leg. K. Černý. 1 ♀, same data, tata sp. n. wurde in Vietnam entdeckt; Lyclene zo rae sp. n. but 10.–13. x. 2007, leg. T. Ihle. 1 ♀, C. Thailand, Nakhon wur de auf Sumatra gefunden; Lyclene cal ci cola sp. n. aus Ratchasima, 490 m, 14°22.555′ N, 101° 51.890′ E, 29. ix. Laos ist verwandt mit L. weidenhofferi Čer ný, 2012; Lyclene 2008, leg. K. Černý. 1 ♂, SE Thailand, Prov. Surin, 225 m, ja roslavae sp. n. aus Thailand ist ähnlich wie L. congerens Ban Cham­Baemg, 14°28.53′ N, 103° 49.16′ E, 1. xi. 2010, Fel der, 1874; Lyclene evae sp. n. aus Thai land ist ähnlich leg. K. Černý. 1 ♂, C. Thailand, Phetc habun, 580 m, border wie L. conjunctana Walker, 1866; Lyclene na ta liae sp. n. of Nam Nao NP, 16°44.05′ N, 101°23.14′ E, 10. xi. 2010, leg. aus Vietnam ist ähnlich wie Lyclene modesta Leech, 1899; K. Černý. 4 ♀♀, SE Thailand, Prov. Ubon Ratchatani, 220 m, Lyclene dagmarae sp. n. aus Laos ist ähnlich wie Lyclene border of Nam Yuem NP, 14° 25.37′N, 104°52.07′ E. ex ♀, ca lamaria Moore, 1888; dazu die un ver wech sel ba re Disa- 3. xi. 2010, reared ex ovo, K. Čer ný. All PTs in CKC. © 2016 by Entomologischer Verein Apollo e. V., Frankfurt am Main 94 Etymology: The name describes the preference of the genitalia, which is in M. dentifascia lar ger, with a simple spe cies for its occurence in lower hills [Lat. collis = hill], valva and a long costal projection. In the female of M. where as the very si mi lar and probably closely related spe­ dentifascia the bursa copulatrix bears terminally a long cies M. dentifascia Hamp son, 1894 prefers higher montane fo rests. lateral projection which is in M. col lina sp. n. replaced by the short lateral bladder. Male: The head is red with black eyes, the palpi are red, the antennae are red, finely ciliated. The tegulae 2. Miltochrista lyclenoides sp. n. and patagia are red, on patagia there is a black dot. The (Figs. 2a, b, c, d, e, f, g.) thorax is red with a black dot in its caudal part, the legs HT: ♂, Laos, prov. Khammouane, Muang Gnomarat, 150 m, are red with black tarsi. The abdomen is pink with some 17°33.259′ N, 105°9.778′ E, reared ex ovo from ♀ found 1. vi. black hair terminally. 2014, leg. et cult. K. Černý, in CMWM. PTs (in total 48 ♂♂, 49 ♀♀): Laos, prov. Khammouane: Ext. 18 mm, lfw. 9 mm. The ground colour of the fw. is 35 ♂♂, 29 ♀♀, data as in HT, but in CKC. 10 ♂♂, 18 ♀♀, brick red with black markings, which consists of three Mu ang Khai, 160 m, 17°27.681′ N, 104°54.980′ E, 27.–29. v. sub basal dots, the most basal of them is rounded, the 2014, leg. K. Černý, CKC. 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Khoun Ngeun, Sa la other two are triangular, a subbasal black line arising at Viewpoint, 480 m, 18°10.7′ N, 104°29′ E, 30.–31. v. 2014, leg. cos ta, excurved in the radial area and bent to the base K. Černý, CKC. — 1 ♂, Laos, prov. Bolikhamxai, 5 km west near of the inner margin, a slightly sinuous transversal Khoun Kham, 550 m, 10. viii. 2010, ex coll. Keni chi ro Na kao, no. 100810049, CKC. band, a spot in the discoidal area, a postmedial zic­zac Etymology: The species is very similar to the genus Lyclene trans versal band and a series of eight elongate sub mar gi­ Moore, 1859, especially to L. undulosa Walker, 1854. nal spots. The fringes are red. Male: The head with the basal part of the antennae are The uns. of the fw. is pink with a few visible black mar­ cream white, the eyes are black, the palpi are dorsally kings in the basal and medial part, 5 of the submar ginal black, ventrally cream white, the tegulae and patagia are black spots are well visible. cream white with some black scales, the thorax is cream The hw. is pink with pink fringes. white, the first pair of legs is grey with cream white hairs, the second and thirth pairs are cream white, terminally The female is similar, with the lfw. of 10,5 mm slightly banded with grey. The abdomen ist dor sally dirty white, larger.
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    Actazoologicacracoviensia, 52B(1-2):109-118,Kraków,30June,2009 doi:10.3409/azc.52b_1-2.109-118 Descriptionoffournewspeciesofthegenus Lyclene MOORE (Lepidoptera:Arctiidae:Lithosiinae)fromIndia JagbirSINGH KIRTI andNavneetSINGH GILL Received:30Oct.2008 Accepted:10March2009 SINGH KIRTI J., SINGH GILL N. 2009. Description of four new species of the genus Ly- clene MOORE (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae) from India. Acta zoologica cra- coviensia, 52B(1-2):109-118. Abstract. Four new species of Lyclene MOORE, L. kishidai sp.n., L. uncalis sp.n., L. hol- lowai sp.n.,and L.goaensis sp.n.aredescribedfromIndia. Keywords:Lepidoptera,Arctiidae,Lithosiinae, Lyclene,newspecies,India. Jagbir SINGH KIRTI, Navneet SINGH GILL, Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Paitala-147002,Punjab,India. E-mail:[email protected] [email protected] I. INTRODUCTION The genus Lyclene was proposed by MOORE (1859) as the objective replacement name for Cyl- lene WALKER (1854). The type species of Lyclene is Cyllene humilis WALKER, 1854 collected in Burma. HAMPSON (1894) synonymized genus Lyclene with Miltochrista HÜBNER. In 1900, HAMPSON transferred this genus to Asura WALKER as a separate section. STRAND (1922) followed the same nomenclature. ARORA and CHAUDHARY (1982) studied the lepidopterous fauna of Arun- achal Pradesh and adjoining areas and stated that two genera i.e. Asura WALKER and Miltochrista HÜBNER are known from India by 42 and 27 species respectively. NIELSEN et al., (1996) revived ge- nus Lyclene MOORE with broader concept and included different species which were previously de- scribed in Asura WALKER and Miltochrista HÜBNER.HOLLOWAY (2001) partially followed NIELSEN et al. (loc.cit) and resurrected the genera Adites MOORE and Barsine WALKER from the synonymy of Lyclene and suggested a stable status for the latter.
  • In Coonoor Forest Area from Nilgiri District Tamil Nadu, India

    In Coonoor Forest Area from Nilgiri District Tamil Nadu, India

    International Journal of Scientific Research in ___________________________ Research Paper . Biological Sciences Vol.7, Issue.3, pp.52-61, June (2020) E-ISSN: 2347-7520 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26438/ijsrbs/v7i3.5261 Preliminary study of moth (Insecta: Lepidoptera) in Coonoor forest area from Nilgiri District Tamil Nadu, India N. Moinudheen1*, Kuppusamy Sivasankaran2 1Defense Service Staff College Wellington, Coonoor, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu-643231 2Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai-600 034 Corresponding Author: [email protected], Tel.: +91-6380487062 Available online at: www.isroset.org Received: 27/Apr/2020, Accepted: 06/June/ 2020, Online: 30/June/2020 Abstract: This present study was conducted at Coonoor Forestdale area during the year 2018-2019. Through this study, a total of 212 species was observed from the study area which represented 212 species from 29 families. Most of the moth species were abundance in July to August. Moths are the most vulnerable organism, with slight environmental changes. Erebidae, Crambidae and Geometridae are the most abundant families throughout the year. The Coonoor Forestdale area was showed a number of new records and seems to supporting an interesting the monotypic moth species have been recorded. This preliminary study is useful for the periodic study of moths. Keywords: Moth, Environment, Nilgiri, Coonoor I. INTRODUCTION higher altitude [9]. Thenocturnal birds, reptiles, small mammals and rodents are important predator of moths. The Western Ghats is having a rich flora, fauna wealthy The moths are consider as a biological indicator of and one of the important biodiversity hotspot area. The environmental quality[12]. In this presentstudy moths were Western Ghats southern part is called NBR (Nilgiri collected and documented from different families at Biosphere Reserve) in the three states of Tamil Nadu, Coonoor forest area in the Nilgiri District.
  • Invertebrates of Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve (Fsc) and Prawle Point (National Trust)

    Invertebrates of Slapton Ley National Nature Reserve (Fsc) and Prawle Point (National Trust)

    CLARK & BECCALONI (2018). FIELD STUDIES (http://fsj.field-studies-council.org/) INVERTEBRATES OF SLAPTON LEY NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE (FSC) AND PRAWLE POINT (NATIONAL TRUST) RACHEL J. CLARK AND JANET BECCALONI Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD. In 2014 the Natural History Museum, London organised a field trip to Slapton. These field notes report on the trip, giving details of methodology, the species collected and those of notable status. INTRODUCTION OBjectives A field trip to Slapton was organised, funded and undertaken by the Natural History Museum, London (NHM) in July 2014. The main objective was to acquire tissues of UK invertebrates for the Molecular Collections Facility (MCF) at the NHM. The other objectives were to: 1. Acquire specimens of hitherto under-represented species in the NHM collection; 2. Provide UK invertebrate records for the Field Studies Council (FSC), local wildlife trusts, Natural England, the National Trust and the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Gateway; 3. Develop a partnership between these organisations and the NHM; 4. Publish records of new/under-recorded species for the area in Field Studies (the publication of the FSC). Background to the NHM collections The NHM is home to over 80 million specimens and objects. The Museum uses best practice in curating and preserving specimens for perpetuity. In 2012 the Molecular Collections Facilities (MCF) was opened at the NHM. The MCF houses a variety of material including botanical, entomological and zoological tissues in state-of-the-art freezers ranging in temperature from -20ºC and -80ºC to -150ºC (Figs. 1). As well as tissues, a genomic DNA collection is also being developed.
  • Barsine Dingjiai Sp. N. from Lanyu Island (Taiwan) (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)

    Barsine Dingjiai Sp. N. from Lanyu Island (Taiwan) (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)

    © Münchner Ent. Ges., download www.zobodat.at Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 108 9-15 München, 1.11.2018 ISSN 0340-4943 Barsine dingjiai sp. n. from Lanyu Island (Taiwan) (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) Contribution to the moths of Taiwan 12 1 L.-P. HSU, M.-Y. CHEN, U. BUCHSBAUM Abstract The species Barsine dingjiai sp. n. is described and illustrated from Lanyu Island (Taiwan). The genus Barsine HÜBNER, 1819 is recorded from Lanyu (Orchid) Island for the first time. The new species differs significantly from other species of this genus in the wing pattern as well as in the genitalic structures. Introduction Our investigation of the Insect fauna of Taiwan started with the DAAD project (No.: ID D/0039914 PPP- Taiwan) together with the National Chung Hsing University Taichung (CHU) in the year 2001 and since then many more excursions have been done. Lanyu Island could be visited during the joint projects with the Da-Yeh University with the staff and students. Within the last decade, many papers were published on Taiwan (e. g. BUCHSBAUM & CHEN 2013, 2018, BUCHSBAUM & MILLER 2002, BUCHSBAUM et al. 2006, 2018a, 2018b). Lanyu Island, also called Orchid Island, is a small island about 62 km southeast of Taiwan and about 110 km north of the Philippines. This small island has a size of about 45 km². Two thirds of Lanyu Island are natural forest. The highest mountain of this small island is 552 m asl. Many plants and animal species are endemic on Lanyu Island (CHAO et al. 2009, SHEN & TSAI 2002, YEH et al.