Miltochrista pudibunda (Snellen, 1880)

(Figs. 7, 30, 44)

Setina pudibunda Snellen, 1880, Midden-Sumatra. Lepidoptera, 4 (8): 38. TL: Indonesia (Sumatra).

Miltochrista irregularis Rothschild, 1913: Volynkin, Singh, Černy & Joshi, 2021, Zootaxa, 4995 (3): 553.

Miltochrista pudibunda Snellen: Volynkin, Huang & Ivanova, 2019, Ecologica Montenegrina, 26: 85.

Distribution. Laos, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Bae et al. 2016; Bucsek 2020; Volynkin et al. 2021).

Material examined. ♂, ♀, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚30'11.37", E102˚58'05.52" Alt: 648m), 09.XI.2015 (YS Bae, BS Park, SM Na, JW Kim, DJ Lee), adults and genitalia slides no. INU-12578L(male), 12579L(female) ; ♂, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚27'23.76", E103˚03'05.15" Alt: 470m), 28.VIII.2018 (YS Bae, SM Na, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, YB Cha, CM Jang), adults and genitalia slides no. INU-12904L ; ♂, Laos, Champasak Prov., Tad Yeuang Waterfall (N15˚10'50.9", E106˚08'21.9" Alt: 965m), 29.VII.2019 (YS Bae, MJ Qi, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, YB Cha, CM Jang) ; ♀, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚27'23.76", E103˚03'05.15" Alt: 470m), 03.VIII.2019 (YS Bae, MG, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, YB Cha, CM Jang), adult and genitalia slide no. INU-12958L ; 2♂, Laos, Bolikhamsai Prov., PKK National Park (N18˚27'23.76", E103˚03'05.15" Alt: 470m), 04.VIII.2019 (YS Bae, MG, DJ Lee, JH Ko, TG Lee, YB Cha, CM Jang.

Remarks. Miltochrista irregularis Rothschild, 1913, was synonymized with M. pudibunda (Snellen) by Volynkin et al. (2021). Previously, this species was reported from Laos (Huaphanh and Khammouane provinces) by Bucsek (2020), as M. irregularis . Here, we report it from the Bolikhamsai and Champasak provinces for the first time.