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038875429577183CFF5FF87DE4E4F277.text	038875429577183CFF5FF87DE4E4F277.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Katha Moore 1878	<div><p>Genus Katha Moore, 1878</p><p>Katha Moore, 1878, Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 16.</p><p>Type species: Bombyx helvola Hübner, [1803] 1796 (a junior subjective synonym of Noctua depressa Esper, 1787), by subsequent designation by Hampson (1900: 130) (see Watson et al. 1980).</p><p>Notes. (1) The genus is currently considered as monotypic. The status of its two eastern subspecies requires further clarification. (2) Due to the sexual dimorphism, the male and the female of the type species were described in the same publication (Esper [1787]) as two different species: Noctua deplana Esper, [1787] and Noctua depressa Esper, [1787], respectively. Although some authors (e.g., Dubatolov et al. 1993; Dubatolov &amp; Zolotuhin 2011; Bayarsaikhan et al. 2016) considered the name deplana as senior based on the pagination of the original description, the priority of depressa over deplana was determined by Hampson (1900: 145), who should be considered as the First Reviser (see Article 24.2 of ICZN (1999)).</p><p>Diagnosis. The type species of the genus (Figs 1, 2) is characterised by the moderate sexual dimorphism with the female being larger than the male and having markedly darker wing colouration and filiform antenna, which is strongly ciliate in the male. The genitalia of both sexes of Katha (Figs 69, 120) are similar to Tarika and the detailed comparison is provided below in the diagnosis of the latter.</p><p>Distribution. The type species of the genus is widespread in the temperate zone of the Palaearctic Realm from Europe to the Japanese Archipelago in the east, and is found as far south as Southwest and East China (Sichuan and Zhejiang Provinces).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429577183CFF5FF87DE4E4F277	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429574183DFF5FFA1DE307F343.text	038875429574183DFF5FFA1DE307F343.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika Moore 1878	<div><p>Genus Tarika Moore, 1878</p><p>Tarika Moore, 1878, Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 14.</p><p>Type species: Lithosia varana Moore, 1865, by subsequent designation by Kirby (1892).</p><p>Diagnosis. Tarika (Figs 3–56) is morphologically very similar to Katha (Figs 1, 2) but has a male antenna more sparsely ciliate with shorter cilia. The male genital capsules of the genera have the same ground plan and the main difference between them is found in their vesica structures: in Katha (Fig. 69), the vesica is very short, membranous, has only a small subbasal diverticulum but bears a long and robust, spike-like cornutus with a long base extending into the base of the vesica ejaculatorius. Unlike in Katha, the vesica of Tarika (Figs 70–113) is markedly longer and has several utricular diverticula, some of which are covered with graniculi and/or bear compact clusters of short bur robust spines or/and robust claw-shaped cornuti, while the base of the vesica ejaculatorius has no sclerotisations. In the female genitalia of Tarika (Figs 121–144), the ventral margin of the ostium bursae is membranous or gelatinous whereas the 7 th sternite of Katha (Fig. 120) has a rugose, horseshoe-shaped antevaginal plate edging the ostium bursae ventrally. In Tarika, the ductus seminalis originates from the anterior section of the corpus bursae anteriorly or laterally whereas in Katha, it originates from the posterior section of the corpus bursae laterally. Additionally, the corpus bursae of Katha bears a longitudinal stripe-like signum with irregular margins, whereas most species of Tarika lack the signum.</p><p>Distribution. Species of the genus are distributed in the eastern Palaearctic and northern Oriental Realms.</p><p>The problematic taxa described from Taiwan Island</p><p>Two Taiwanese taxa described by Matsumura (1927) from yellow-coloured females, Lithosia formosicola Matsumura, 1927 and Lithosia tomponis Matsumura, 1927 are highly likely females of Cernyia ranrunensis (Matsumura, 1927), comb. n. and/or Tarika emberifera (Wu, Fu &amp; Shih, 2021), both described from male specimens. However, it will be possible to introduce new synonymies only after the genitalia structures of the type specimens of formosicola and tomponis have been studied.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429574183DFF5FFA1DE307F343	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429575183DFF5FFC34E49AF4F0.text	038875429575183DFF5FFC34E49AF4F0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lithosia nigrifrons Moore 1872	<div><p>The T. nigrifrons species-group</p><p>– T. nigrifrons (Moore, 1872), stat. rev. &amp; comb. n.</p><p>– T. volynkini (Joshi &amp; N. Singh, 2018), comb. n.</p><p>– T. nankunshanica (Dubatolov, Kishida &amp; Wang, 2012), comb. n. – T. mangraii sp. n.</p><p>– T. incerta sp. n.</p><p>– T. sapa sp. n.</p><p>– T. kachina sp. n.</p><p>– T. spitzeri sp. n.</p><p>– T. emberifera (Wu, Fu &amp; Shih, 2021), comb. n.</p><p>– T. laevis (Butler, 1877), comb. n.</p><p>= Katha aprica Butler, 1885</p><p>= Lithosia hakiensis Matsumura, 1930</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429575183DFF5FFC34E49AF4F0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429575183DFF5FFD45E5F2F2AF.text	038875429575183DFF5FFD45E5F2F2AF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika varana (Moore 1865)	<div><p>The Tarika varana species-group</p><p>– T. varana (Moore, 1865)</p><p>= Tarika nivea Moore, 1878</p><p>– T. annapurna Volynkin, Saldaitis, Černý &amp; S.-Y. Huang, 2023 – T. erlanga Volynkin, Saldaitis, Černý &amp; S.-Y. Huang, 2023</p><p>– T. reducta Volynkin, Saldaitis, Černý &amp; S.-Y. Huang, 2023</p><p>– T. danieli Volynkin, Saldaitis, Černý &amp; S.-Y. Huang, 2023</p><p>– T. kinha Volynkin, Saldaitis, Černý &amp; S.-Y. Huang, 2023</p><p>– T. biserratula Volynkin, Saldaitis, Černý &amp; S.-Y. Huang, 2023</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429575183DFF5FFD45E5F2F2AF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429575183AFF5FFA1CE4DFF3DA.text	038875429575183AFF5FFA1CE4DFF3DA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika nigropoda (Bremer & Grey 1852) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>The T. nigropoda species-group (in alphabetical order)</p><p>– T. albivenosa (Fang, 2000), comb. n.</p><p>– T. arizana (Wileman, 1910), comb. n.</p><p>= Lithosia karenkona Matsumura, 1930</p><p>– T. atuntseica (Daniel, 1954), comb. n.</p><p>– T. bifurcata sp. n.</p><p>– T. bomiensis (Fang, 2000), comb. n.</p><p>– T. daba sp. n.</p><p>– T. dentatus (Fang, 2000), comb. n.</p><p>– T. hoenei (Daniel, 1954), comb. n.</p><p>– T. inthanona sp. n.</p><p>– T. lamviena sp. n.</p><p>– T. magnata magnata (Matsumura, 1927), comb. n.</p><p>= Lithosia chekiangica elisabethae Roesler, 1967</p><p>– T. magnata nanlingica (Dubatolov, Kishida &amp; Wang, 2012), comb. n. – T. moorei moorei (Leech, 1890), comb. n.</p><p>– T. moorei clarivenata (Reich, 1937), comb. n.</p><p>– T. moorei concolor (Daniel, 1954), comb. n.</p><p>– T. moorei griseata (Daniel, 1954), comb. n.</p><p>– T. nigropoda (Bremer &amp; Grey, 1852), comb. n.</p><p>= Lithosia insolita Walker, 1854</p><p>= Lithosia praecipua Walker, [1865]</p><p>– T. pallens (Moore, 1878), stat. rev. &amp; comb. n.</p><p>– T. paradoxa sp. n.</p><p>– T. peculiaria sp. n.</p><p>– T. pinratanai sp. n.</p><p>– T. portokaloftera (Volynkin, 2022), comb. n.</p><p>– T. pratti (Volynkin, 2022), comb. n.</p><p>– T. spinoapex (N. Singh &amp; Kirti, 2016), comb. n.</p><p>– T. suffusa (Leech, 1899), comb. n.</p><p>= Lithosia chekiangica Daniel, 1954</p><p>– T. wudingensis (Fang, 2000), comb. n.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429575183AFF5FFA1CE4DFF3DA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429572183AFF5FFD06E7BDF526.text	038875429572183AFF5FFD06E7BDF526.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lithosia nigrifrons (Moore 1872) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>The T. nigrifrons species-group</p><p>Species of the species-group are characterised by the substantial sexual dimorphism with larger, more broad-winged and yellow-coloured females while males have a narrower forewing with a strongly convex anal margin and pale beige ground colour; in fresh specimens, the forewing also has a deep yellow distal suffusion, which gets completely faded even in slightly worn individuals. The male genital capsules are very uniform within the group and the reliable differences between species are found only in the vesica structures. The latter has the same ground plan within the group characterised by the combination of several diverticula, which are herein referred to as the proximal utricular, medial recurved, proximal-medial, distal-medial, and distal diverticula. The female genitalia are characterised by the elongate corpus bursae with a posterior section having thick gelatinous and rugose walls and postero-lateral protrusions.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429572183AFF5FFD06E7BDF526	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429572183AFF5FFBAAE2C7F699.text	038875429572183AFF5FFBAAE2C7F699.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika nigrifrons (Moore 1872) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika nigrifrons (Moore, 1872), stat. rev. &amp; comb. n.</p><p>(Figs 5, 6, 72–75, 122)</p><p>Lithosia nigrifrons Moore, 1872, Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1872: 572 (Type locality: “N. India ”).</p><p>Type material examined. Lectotype (designated herein): male, [N India, Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala] “Dharmsala | ♂ ” / “Moore Coll. | 94–106.” / red ring “ Type ” label / blue label “ Arctiidae | genitalia slide | No. 5386 ♂ ” / QR-code label with unique ID “ NHMUK010401775 ” (NHMUK).</p><p>Additional material examined: series of both sexes from Himalaya (Pakistan, N and NE India and Nepal) (MWM / ZSM, CKC, NHMUK).</p><p>Notes. (1) The species is herein restored from the synonymy with “ Katha ” conformis (Walker, 1854) while the latter is transferred to the genus Churingosia Volynkin &amp; Černý, 2022, stat. rev. (see below). (2) The examined Himalayan specimens identified as T. nigrifrons display a high variability in their size and the length of the distal diverticulum (Figs 72–75). It is unlikely that they belong to more than one biological species but to clarify this question a molecular study is highly desirable. (3) Tarika volynkini was described from two males collected in Northeast India (Meghalaya and Mizoram). Its male genitalia are very similar to T. nigrifrons but it is impossible to compare the details of their vesica structures as that of T. volynkini is not fully everted and its photo is low quality (Joshi et al. 2018: fig. 14). Unfortunately, during the current study, the authors had no chance to examine specimens from the same region of India but managed to find three males from the faunistically similar Chin Hills, Myanmar, deposited in the Natural History Museum, Berlin (Germany) (Figs 7, 8). The latter have the vesica ground plan (Figs 76, 77) nearly identical to T. nigrifrons but with a main chamber being downcurved, which makes the distal diverticulum directed ventrad whereas it is distally directed in T. nigrifrons . It is hard to evaluate the taxonomic importance of this difference without molecular data and it is possible that T. volynkini should be considered as an eastern subspecies of a junior synonym of T. nigrifrons .</p><p>Distribution. Himalaya (Pakistan, North and Northeast India, and Nepal).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429572183AFF5FFBAAE2C7F699	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429573183BFF5FFF1AE556F464.text	038875429573183BFF5FFF1AE556F464.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika nankunshanica (Dubatolov, Kishida & Wang 2012) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika nankunshanica (Dubatolov, Kishida &amp; Wang, 2012), comb. n.</p><p>(Figs 9–14, 78–82, 124, 125)</p><p>Katha nankunshanica Dubatolov, Kishida &amp; Wang, 2012, Tinea, 22 (1): 29, figs 7, 58 (Type locality: “ China, Guangdong, Huizhou, Nankunshan ”).</p><p>Lithosia conformis Wkr. ssp. nigrifrons Moore: Daniel (1954): 94 (partim.).</p><p>Eilema conformis (Walker): Kishida (2010): 219.</p><p>Type material examined. Photograph of the holotype (Fig. 9): male, “ China, Guangdong | Huizhou | Nankunshan | 30. iii. 2006 | Y. Kishida leg.” (SZMN) .</p><p>Additional material examined: series of both sexes from China (Sichuan, Fujian, and Jiangxi Provinces) and Central and Southern Vietnam (MWM / ZSM, CAV, NHMUK) .</p><p>Note. In the paper containing the original description of Katha nankunshanica, the genitalia illustrations of two species were mixed up. The genitalia of the species from the T. nigrifrons species-group and identified as “ Katha conformis ” (Dubatolov et al. 2012: fig. 57) were erroneously associated with the larger moth belonging to the T. nigropoda species-group (Dubatolov et al. 2012: fig. 4), while the genitalia of the latter (Dubatolov et al. 2012: fig. 58) were associated with the smaller moth illustrated as the holotype of Katha nankunshanica and having an external appearance typical of the T. nigrifrons species-group (Dubatolov et al. 2012: fig. 7). The description of the external characters of Katha nankunshanica (Dubatolov et al. 2012: 29) clearly refers to the moth illustrated as the holotype of the species therefore the name nankunshanica is applied to it, not the genitalia illustrated by the authors on fig. 58 (Dubatolov et al. 2012). The latter belong to an unknown species, which is very similar or conspecific to T. daba sp. n. described below.</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.0–16.5 mm in males and 15.5–18.0 mm in females. Tarika nankunshanica is externally very similar to the Himalayan T. nigrifrons . The male genitalia of the two species are also similar but unlike in T. nigrifrons, T. nankunshanica has a somewhat shorter vinculum and a bilobate medial recurved diverticulum, which is unilobate in the similar species. In the female genitalia, T. nankunshanica differs from T. nigrifrons in the larger right postero-lateral gelatinous protrusion of the corpus bursae situated more posteriorly, and the left postero-lateral gelatinous protrusion of the corpus bursae situated more anteriorly.</p><p>Distribution. The species is currently known from continental China (Sichuan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong) (Daniel 1954, as nigrifrons (partim.); Kishida 2010, as conformis; Dubatolov et al. 2012), and Central and Southern Vietnam (present study).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429573183BFF5FFF1AE556F464	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
0388754295731838FF5FFA8AE58FF251.text	0388754295731838FF5FFA8AE58FF251.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika mangraii Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika mangraii sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 012B9791-5F89-41A0-B90E-696A79ACD76A</p><p>(Figs 15, 16, 83–85, 126, 127)</p><p>Eilema conformis (Walker, 1854): Černý &amp; Pinratana (2009): 145, pl. 29: figs 290a, 290b.</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 15, 83): male, “N. Thailand, Chiang Mai | Prov., between Chiang Dao and | <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.8&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.416666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.8/lat 19.416666)">Kariang</a>, 900 m, 98°48'E | 19°25'N, 26.X.2002 | leg. B. Herczig &amp; G. Ronkay ” / “Slide | AV8317 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM, ex CKC).</p><p>Paratypes. THAILAND: 1 male, same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: AV8316 ♂ (CKC); 4 males, 2 females, Mae Hong Son Prov., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.141945&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.135834" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.141945/lat 18.135834)">Ban Huai Kung</a>, 1060m, 18°08'09''N 98°08'31''E, Waldrand [forest edge], 3. V.2006, K. Černý leg., gen. slide Nos.: AV8308 ♂, AV8309 ♀ (CKC); 3 males, Prov. Mae Hong Son, 1250m, between Pa Pae and <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.65&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.65/lat 19.133333)">Khun Sa</a>, 19°08'N 98°39'E, 31.X.2002, B. Herczig &amp; G. Ronkay leg., gen. slide No.: AV8315 ♂ (CKC); 2 males, 2 females, Chiang Mai, Chiang Dao, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.82972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.319168" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.82972/lat 19.319168)">Doi Mae Taman</a>, 1545m, 19°19'09''N 98°49'47''E, 30.XI.2005, K. Černý leg., gen. slide Nos.: AV8310 ♂, AV8311 ♀ (CKC); 1 male, 1 female, Chiang Mai Prov., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.530556&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.518055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.530556/lat 18.518055)">Doi Inthanon</a> NP, 1500m, 18°31'05''N 98°31'50''E, 28–29.IV.2006, K. Černý leg., gen. slide Nos.: AV8312 ♂, AV8313 ♀ (CKC); 1 male, Chiang Mai, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.470276&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.516388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.470276/lat 18.516388)">Doi Inthanon</a> NP, 1416m, 18°30'59''N 98°28'13''E, 7–8. V.2008, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8314 ♂ (CKC); 2 males, Chiang Rai, 1090m, road 1150, km 17 from Wiang <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=99.39&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.3125" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 99.39/lat 19.3125)">Pa</a> Pao, 19°18'45''N 99°23'24''E, 27. V.2011, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8318 ♂ (CKC); 1 female, Chiang Rai, 1090m, road 1200, 19°18'39''N 99°21'47''E, 28. V.2011, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8319 ♀ (CKC); 1 male, Changwat [Province] Chiang Mai, 7 km W of Pa Pae, 1230m, 27.XI.1998, Tibor Csővári &amp; László Mikus leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 507♂ (MWM / ZSM); 1 male, Changwat [Province] Chiang Mai, 12 km NW Chiang Dao, 750m, 12.XI.1998, Tibor Csővári &amp; László Mikus leg. (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, 1 female, Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon National Park, km 31 on road to (N of) Chom Thong summit, Park Headquarters / guest houses, 1360m, sec. growth / pines, 12–22.XI.1998, leg./ex coll. Dr. Ronald Brechlin (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, 1 female, Chiang Mai Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.78755&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.8802" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.78755/lat 18.8802)">7 km NW of Samoeng</a>, 18°52.812'N 98°47.253'E, 1051m, at MV light, 15.VII.2006, G. Martin, BMNH (E) 2006-128 (NHMUK) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.0–16.5 mm in males and 18.0–18.5 mm in females. Tarika mangraii sp. n. is externally very similar to T. nigrifrons, T. nankunshanica and T. incerta sp. n., and can be distinguished only thorough the examination of the genitalia structures. In the male genitalia, T. mangraii sp. n. is most similar to T. nigrifrons, from which the new species is distinguished by the markedly longer distal-medial diverticulum bearing a larger and more heavily sclerotised serrulate plate. The female genitalia of T. mangraii sp. n. differ from T. nigrifrons in the longer corpus bursae lacking the right postero-lateral gelatinous protrusion.</p><p>Distribution. Northern Thailand (Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Provinces).</p><p>Etymology. The new species is named after King Mangrai the Great of Ngoenyang, establisher of the city of Chiang Mai. The name is a noun in the genitive case.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388754295731838FF5FFA8AE58FF251	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
0388754295701839FF5FFC5EE45EF04D.text	0388754295701839FF5FFC5EE45EF04D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika incerta Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika incerta sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 21F101B8-40E4-451B-AB53-8D05E38CAFD5</p><p>(Figs 17–22, 86–91, 128, 129)</p><p>Lithosia conformis Wkr. ssp. nigrifrons Moore: Daniel (1954): 94 (partim.).</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 17, 86): male, “ China: Yunnan prov. | Tsekou [<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.904724&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.033054" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.904724/lat 28.033054)">Yanmen</a>] env. | 28°01'59''N 98°54'17''E | 8.VI. 2007 [,] 2000 m | lgt. M. Kalabza ” / “Slide | AV8320 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM, ex CKC).</p><p>Paratypes. BHUTAN: 2 males, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=89.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.716667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 89.75/lat 27.716667)">Mo Chu River</a>, 27°43'N 89°45'E, 19–20.X.2008, 1500m, leg./coll. Viktor Sinyaev, gen. slide Nos.: AV8322 ♂, AV8323 ♂ (CKC); CHINA: 1 male, same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: AV8321 ♂ (CKC); 1 male, 1 female, Li-kiang (China), Provinz Nord- Yuennan, 7.viii.1934, H. Höne / Sammlung Daniel, gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 632♂, 2021- 633♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, 1 female, Yunnan, vic. of Dulong, 60 km SE of Wen Shan, 10 km SE Maguan, 2400m, 30.III.1999, G. Müller leg., gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 548♂, 2021- 555♀ (prepared by A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM); VIETNAM: 1 male, Lao Cai Province, Sa Pa District, near Sa Pa, 1600m, local collectors leg., gen. slide No.: AV1594 ♂ (CAV) .</p><p>Note. Different populations of the species vary in the degree of the development of the distal-medial diverticulum, ranging from well-developed, utricular and bearing a cluster of spines apically (Fig. 86) to reduced, semiglobular and lacking the ornamentation (Figs 88–91). As there is a transitional variety with a shorter diverticulum still having a few spinules (Fig. 87), all those populations are herein considered as belonging to the same polymorphic species.</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.5–18.5 mm in males and 18.0 mm in females. Tarika incerta sp. n. is externally very similar to T. nigrifrons, T. nankunshanica and T. mangraii sp. n., and can be distinguished only thorough the examination of the genitalia structures. In the male genitalia, T. incerta sp. n. is most similar to T. nigrifrons but has a broader main chamber of the vesica, a more proximally situated and distally tapered distal-medial diverticulum, which is in most cases shorter than in T. nigrifrons, and a longer and narrower proximal utricular diverticulum. Compared to another similar species, T. mangraii sp. n., T. incerta sp. n. has a markedly shorter distal-medial diverticulum. The female genitalia of the new species are very similar to T. nigrifrons but differ in the corpus bursae having a shorter gelatinous and rugose posterior area.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known from Bhutan, Southwest China (Yunnan Province), and Northern Vietnam (Lao Cai Province).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin ‘incertus’ meaning ‘uncertain’ and refers to the confusing variability of the male genitalia of the new species. The name is an adjective in apposition to the genus name.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388754295701839FF5FFC5EE45EF04D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
0388754295711839FF5FFAC0E20AF6DD.text	0388754295711839FF5FFAC0E20AF6DD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika kachina Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika kachina sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7A53CE4B-FF1D-4F46-B5E0-DC508752B1CD</p><p>(Figs 28, 94)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 28, 94): male, “ Myanmar (Burma) | 21 km E Putao | Nan Sa Bon village | 550 m, 1–5. V. 1998 | leg. Murzin &amp; Sinjaev [recte: Sinyaev] | Museum Witt” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 546♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.5 mm in the male holotype. Tarika kachina sp. n. is externally very similar to T. sapa sp. n. and T. spitzeri sp. n. with their strongly convex anal margin of the forewing, and identification requires the examination of the genitalia structures, which in the new species are most similar to T. sapa sp. n. but differ in the markedly shorter but broader distal diverticulum having a short lateral subdiverticulum bearing a cornutus whereas in T. sapa sp. n. the distal diverticulum is elongate and bears a cornutus apically. Additionally, in T. kachina sp. n., the proximal-medial diverticulum has a common base with the distal diverticulum whereas it originates from the main chamber in T. sapa sp. n.</p><p>The female is unknown.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known only from its type locality in Northern Myanmar (Kachin State).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Kachin State of Myanmar, where the new species is found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388754295711839FF5FFAC0E20AF6DD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
0388754295711839FF5FFEB2E249F5A2.text	0388754295711839FF5FFEB2E249F5A2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika sapa Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika sapa sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 355921FF-D954-4FB3-9EE8-1688786A654E</p><p>(Figs 23, 24, 92, 93, 130)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 23, 92): male, “N-Vietnam 1600m | Mt. Fan-si-pan(Nord) | Cha-pa [Sapa], Primärurwald [primary jungle] | 22.17''N 103.44''E [22°17'N 103°44'E] | 20.–30.IV.1995 | leg. V. Sinjaev [recte: Sinyaev] &amp; | Einheim. Sammler [local collector] | Museum Witt” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 594♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Paratypes. VIETNAM: 1 male, 1 female, same data as in holotype, gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2021- 549♂, 2021- 565♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM); 1 female, Fan-si-pan Mts, W side, near Cha-pa [Sapa], 1600–1800m, 22°20'N 103°40'E, V.1995, local collectors leg., ex coll. Schintlmeister, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021- 556♂ (prepared by A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 16.0 mm in males and 16.0–16.5 mm in females. The male of T. sapa sp. n. has a more convex anal margin of the forewing than in T. nigrifrons, T. nankunshanica, T. mangraii sp. n. and T. incerta sp. n., and is externally reminiscent of T. kachina sp. n. and T. spitzeri sp. n., from which it can be distinguished by the genitalia structures characterised by the markedly longer and distally directed distal diverticulum (it is upcurved in T. kachina sp. n. and recurved T. spitzeri sp. n.). Additionally, T. sapa sp. n. lacks the distal-medial diverticulum, which is present in T. spitzeri sp. n., and has a broader proximal-medial diverticulum than in T. kachina sp. n., which originates from the main chamber whereas it has a common base with the distal diverticulum in T. kachina sp. n. The female genitalia of T. sapa sp. n. differ from T. spitzeri sp. n. in the markedly longer gelatinous rugose posterior section of the corpus bursae with an additional semiglobular membranous postero-lateral protrusion on the right side.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known from Northern Vietnam.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is homonymic of the town of Sapa, near which the new species was found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388754295711839FF5FFEB2E249F5A2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957E1836FF5FFA84E33CF7E9.text	03887542957E1836FF5FFA84E33CF7E9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika nigropoda (Bremer & Grey 1852) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>The T. nigropoda species-group</p><p>This synthetic species-group comprises species, which, unlike the T. nigropoda species-group, have a broader forewing with a less convex anal margin in males, and are more similar to members of the T. varana species-group. However, the sexual dimorphism in most members of the T. nigropoda species-group is more substantial than in the latter. In the male genitalia, the vesica configurations are diverse, and many species have a developed carina, which in most cases bears a dorsal process. In the female genitalia, the corpus bursae is asymmetrical (except for T. bifurcata sp. n.), and has a separate appendix bursae usually directed laterally.</p><p>Note. The taxonomy of this large and diverse group requires revision (Volynkin et al., in prep.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957E1836FF5FFA84E33CF7E9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957E1836FF5FFF1AE519F47E.text	03887542957E1836FF5FFF1AE519F47E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika spitzeri Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika spitzeri sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 93AA2950-0B88-46B1-8776-EA5B37090E6D</p><p>(Figs 25–27, 95, 96, 131, 132)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 25, 95): male, “ Nord-Vietnam | <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=105.333336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.566668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 105.333336/lat 21.566668)">Tam Dao</a>, (Sek. wald [secondary forest]) | 60km NW Hanoi, 1200m | (21.34’N 105.20’E [21°34'N 105°20'E]) | 1.–15.XI.1992 leg. | Sinajev [recte: Sinyaev] &amp; Simonov | Museum Witt” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 625♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Paratypes. VIETNAM: 1 female, same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 629♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, same locality as previous but 23–31.III.1995, Sinyaev leg. (MWM / ZSM); 1 male, same data as previous but IV.1995 (MWM / ZSM); 2 males, same data as previous but 17.X.1994 (MWM / ZSM); 3 males, 1 female, Tam Dao, V.1975, leg. Kubát, gen. slide No.: AV8324 ♂ (CKC); 1 male, 1 female, Tam Dao, 950m, 10.X.1984, K. Spitzer leg., gen. slide. Nos.: AV8326 ♂, AV8327 ♀ (CKC); 1 female, same data as previous but 24. V.1982, gen. slide No.: AV8329 ♀ (CKC); 1 male, same data as previous but 24. V.1982, gen. slide No.: AV8328 ♂ (CKC); 1 male, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.75/lat 22.25)">Tonkin</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.75/lat 22.25)">Mt.</a> Fan-si-pan (north), Cha-pa [Sapa], Nebelwald [cloud forest], 22°15'N 103°45'E, 2– 4.III. 1995, 2240m, Dr. R. Brechlin leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 593♂ (prepared by A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.5–16.5 mm in males and 17.0–18.0 mm in females. Tarika spitzeri sp. n. is externally very similar to T. sapa sp. n. and T. kachina sp. n. and identification requires the examination of the genitalia structures. In the male genitalia, T. spitzeri sp. n. differs clearly from other congeners in the distal diverticulum structure, which is short, strongly basally dilated and recurved whereas it is distally directed in other members of the T. nigrifrons species-group. Additionally, compared to the similar T. sapa sp. n. and T. kachina sp. n., the vesica of T. spitzeri sp. n. has a distal-medial diverticulum (it is absent in both the congeners), and its proximal-medial diverticulum is shorter and narrower. The female genitalia of T. spitzeri sp. n. are reminiscent of T. sapa sp. n. and the comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species. Compared to another similar species found in Northern Vietnam, T. incerta sp. n., T. spitzeri sp. n. has a shorter and more anteriorly dilated corpus bursae with a shorter gelatinous and rugose posterior area, and a longer and thicker gelatinous ‘neck’ at the junction with the ductus bursae.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known from two localities in Northern Vietnam.</p><p>Etymology. The new species is dedicated to the memory of Dr Karel Spitzer (1939–2016), renowned Czech lepidopterist, mentor of the second author of the present paper, and collector of a part of the paratypes. The name is a noun in the genitive case.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957E1836FF5FFF1AE519F47E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957E1837FF5FF974E50BF56B.text	03887542957E1837FF5FF974E50BF56B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika bifurcata Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika bifurcata sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A5394CF2-44F4-489A-A3CB-BC490A509046</p><p>(Figs 29, 30, 97, 98, 133)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 29, 97): male, “ China – Shaanxi | <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=107.71667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.583332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 107.71667/lat 33.583332)">Taibaishan Nat. Park</a> | 33°35'N 107°43'E | 1300–1500m 20.viii.–4.ix.1998 | leg. V. Murzin &amp; V. Siniaev [recte: Sinyaev] | ex coll. Dr. A. Schintlmeister ” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 620♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Paratypes. CHINA: 5 females, same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 621♀ (MWM / ZSM); 3 males, Shaanxi Prov., Tapaishan Mts (S) [S Taibai Mt.], Tsinling Mts, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=107.816666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.85" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 107.816666/lat 33.85)">Houbenzi</a>, 33°51'N 107°49'E, 1600m, 1–12.VIII.1999, Dr Ronald Brechlin leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 628♂ (MWM / ZSM); 1 male, 1 female, Mien-shan [Mian Mt.] (Prov. Shensi [Shanxi]), Obere Höhe [upper altitude] ca. 2000m, 29–30.VII.1937, H. Höne [leg.] / Sammlung Daniel (MWM / ZSM) ; 2 males, Gansu Prov., Min Shan, 2350m, 27.VII.–14.VIII.2000, 33°30'N 104°35'E, ca. 50 km W of Wudu, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=104.583336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 104.583336/lat 33.5)">Plutenko</a> &amp; Sinyaev leg. (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, 1 female, Beijing (110 km NW), Mentougou, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=116.083336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.933334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 116.083336/lat 39.933334)">Xialongmen Forest</a> Stat.[ion], 1.VIII.2000, 1100m, 39°56'N 116°05'E, A. Schintlmeister leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 622♂ (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.0–15.0 mm in males and 16.0 mm in females. The male of T. bifurcata sp. n. is externally reminiscent of T. pallens and T. inthanona sp. n. but has a somewhat more convex anal margin of the forewing. The female of the new species has deep yellow forewing ground colour whereas in T. pallens and T. inthanona sp. n. the females are pale yellowish and pale beige, respectively. The male genital capsule of the new species is similar to T. pinratanai sp. n., T. daba sp. n. and T. peculiaria sp. n. with their V-shaped vinculum but in T. bifurcata sp. n. it is apically (ventrally) rounded whereas it is pointed in the aforementioned congeners. The distal saccular process of T. bifurcata sp. n. is similar to T. pinratanai sp. n. but in the latter the valva is distally narrower and more tapered. The vesica of T. bifurcata sp. n. differs clearly from similar congeners in the strongly elongate and tubular proximal section of the vesica, the well-developed medial recurved diverticulum, and the medial-distal diverticulum bearing a cornutus and strongly displaced distally. The female genitalia of T. bifurcata sp. n. can be easily distinguished from other species in the species-group by the swollen and gelatinous postvaginal region of the 8 th sternite, the more or less symmetrical corpus bursae with a semiglobular posterior protrusion, and the appendix bursae not separated from the corpus bursae.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is found in north Central China (Shaanxi and southern Gansu Provinces, and Beijing).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the fact that in the new species the distal-medial diverticulum is strongly displaced distally making the distal section of the vesica looking bifurcate. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957E1837FF5FF974E50BF56B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957F1837FF5FFB9CE723F672.text	03887542957F1837FF5FFB9CE723F672.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika pallens (Moore 1878) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika pallens (Moore, 1878), stat. rev. &amp; comb. n.</p><p>(Figs 31–34, 99, 136, 137)</p><p>Capissa pallens Moore, 1878, Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 19, pl. 2: fig. 3 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] “ Darjiing ”).</p><p>Type material examined. Lectotype (designated herein) (Figs 31, 136): female, “Darjeeling” / “coll. Atkinson | Moore” / “Coll. | Staudinger” / “ Capissa | pallens. ♀. | (type) Moore” / pink label “Origin.” / “367.” / “751.” / “ Ilema | nigripars Wlk. | sq. Hmpsn.”, gen. slide No. MfN-0365 (prepared by Volynkin) (MfN).</p><p>Additional material examined: series of both sexes from central and eastern Nepal and Northeast India (Sikkim) (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Notes. (1) The species is herein restored from the synonymy with Ghoria nigripars (Walker, 1856) . (2) Moore (1878) described Capissa pallens from an unspecified number of female specimens deposited in O. Staudinger’s collection (currently preserved in MfN). In order to stabilise the nomenclature, the specimen labelled as “type” and having Staudinger’s pink “Origin.” label is herein designated as the lectotype.</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.5–16.5 mm in males and 18.0–18.5 mm in females. Tarika pallens is morphologically similar to T. inthanona sp. n. and the detailed comparison is provided below in the diagnosis of the latter species.</p><p>Distribution. Nepal (present study) and Northeast India (Sikkim and north of West Bengal) (Moore 1878).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957F1837FF5FFB9CE723F672	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957F1834FF5FF885E20AF500.text	03887542957F1834FF5FF885E20AF500.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika inthanona Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika inthanona sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 066CB7BB-EEEF-4A91-AC2F-9F8FA97F7BE4</p><p>(Figs 35–37, 100, 134, 135)</p><p>Eilema cretacea Hampson, 1911: Černý &amp; Pinratana (2009): 146 (partim.), pl. 30: figs 293a, 293b. Type material. Holotype (Figs 35, 100): male, “N. Thailand | Chiang Mai-prov. | <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.470276&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.516388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.470276/lat 18.516388)">Doi</a> Inthanon-NP, 1416m | 18°30'59''N, 98°28'13'' E | 6.–7.VI.2005 leg. K. | Cerný [recte: Černý]” / “Slide | AV8357 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM/ZSM, ex CKC).</p><p>Paratypes. THAILAND: 10 males, 8 females, same data as in holotype, gen. slide Nos.: AV8355 ♂, AV8356 ♂, AV8358 ♀, AV8359 ♀ (CKC) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.0–15.0 mm in males and 17.5–18.0 mm in females. The male of T. inthanona sp. n. is externally very similar to the sympatric T. pinratanai sp. n., from which it can be reliably distinguished only by the pale beige head and thorax, which are suffused with ochreous in T. pinratanai sp. n.; the male genitalia of the two species are fundamentally different in their vesica configurations. The female of T. inthanona sp. n. differs from T. pinratanai sp. n. in the darker, creamy colouration of both wings (vs. off-white in T. pinratanai sp. n.) and the lack of the ochreous yellow suffusion on its head and thorax. In the genitalia of both sexes, the new species is similar to T. pallens, from which T. inthanona sp. n. differs externally in the paler, less yellowish hindwing in the male and the pale beige ground colour of both wings in the female whereas that of T. pallens is pale yellowish. The male genital capsules of the two species are very similar but in T. inthanona sp. n. the uncus is distally narrower and the distal saccular process is somewhat longer than the corresponding structures in T. pallens . Compared to T. pallens, the phallus of the new species has a larger coecum and a somewhat larger carinal process. The vesica of T. inthanona sp. n. is markedly broader than in T. pallens and has a longer and broader medial recurved diverticulum, a considerably broader medial-distal diverticulum bearing a cluster of robust spines (it is granulose in the congener), and a markedly shorter but broader distal diverticulum with a larger terminal cornutus. In the female genitalia, T. inthanona sp. n. is distinguished from T. pallens by the broader posterior gelatinous and rugose section of the corpus bursae lacking the anterio-lateral sclerotised plate, the broader anterior section of the corpus bursae, and the proximally broader appendix bursae.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known only from Doi Inthanon Mt. in Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai Province).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the mountain of Doi Inthanon, where the new species is found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957F1834FF5FF885E20AF500	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957C1834FF5FFB6FE367F7CF.text	03887542957C1834FF5FFB6FE367F7CF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika spinoapex (N. Singh & Kirti 2016) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika spinoapex (N. Singh &amp; Kirti, 2016), comb. n.</p><p>(Figs 38, 39, 101)</p><p>Katha spinoapex N. Singh &amp; Kirti in Kirti &amp; Singh, 2016, Arctiid moths of India, 2: 127 (Type locality: [India] “ Sikkim, Mangan ”).</p><p>Material examined. NEPAL: 2 males, Annapurna Himal, Geirigan Village, 1340 m, 28˚20'N 83˚45'E, 25. VI .1996, Gy.M. László &amp; G. Ronkay leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021- 616♂ (prepared A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.5–16.0 mm in males. The male of T. spinoapex differs clearly from other congeners in the blackish head and patagia and the presence of the fuscous suffusion on the forewing distally. The male genitalia structure of the species is vaguely similar to T. lamviena sp. n. and the comparison is provided below in the diagnosis of the latter species.</p><p>The female is unknown.</p><p>Distribution. Northeast India (Sikkim) (Kirti &amp; Singh 2016) and Nepal (present study).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957C1834FF5FFB6FE367F7CF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957C1835FF5FF937E5B7F2CD.text	03887542957C1835FF5FF937E5B7F2CD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika lamviena Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika lamviena sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A61355D5-F5A0-47BD-9740-CB9A93EA821A</p><p>(Figs 40, 41, 102, 103)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 40, 102): male, “ XII.2013 | South Vietnam | Lâm Đồng Province, | Lạc DƯƠng District, | Tay Nguyen Highlands, | Bidoup Núi Bà NP, | local collector leg. | Coll. A. V. Volynkin ” / “ Slide | AV6829 ♂ ” / A. Volynkin ” (CAV).</p><p>Paratype. VIETNAM: male, same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: AV9623 ♂ (CAV) .</p><p>Note. The relationships of T. lamviena sp. n. within the genus are unclear as its external appearance and the male genital capsule structure, namely the distal saccular process and vinculum shapes, are similar to those of the T. varana species-group therefore T. lamviena sp. n. probably represents a lineage intermediate between the T. varana and T. nigropoda species-groups.</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.0–15.5 mm in males. In the T. nigropoda species-group, the Thai T. inthanona sp. n. is reminiscent of T. lamviena sp. n. but the male of the latter is somewhat smaller and has creamy white ground colour of both wings, which is pale beige in T. inthanona sp. n. The male genital capsule of T. lamviena sp. n. is distinguished from other species in the species-group by the broader vinculum having a broader and deeper medial depression, and the robust, claw-shaped distal saccular process. The phallus of T. lamviena sp. n. is markedly longer than in similar congeners (in proportion to the genital capsule) and has a reduced, protrusion-like carinal process. The vesica configuration of T. lamviena sp. n. is most similar to the Himalayan T. spinoapex having fundamentally different external appearance and genital capsule structure. Compared to T. spinoapex, the vesica of T. lamviena sp. n. lacks the subbasal diverticulum, has broader distal-proximal and distal-medial diverticula situated on the common base (in T. spinoapex the distal-proximal diverticulum originates from the main chamber of the vesica), and its distal diverticulum is markedly longer, broader, and bears a larger, crest-like serrulate cornutus, which is semiglobular in T. spinoapex .</p><p>The female is unknown.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known only from its type locality in Southern Vietnam (Lâm Viên Plateau).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Lâm Viên Plateau, where the new species is found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957C1835FF5FF937E5B7F2CD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957D1832FF5FFC35E7E2F3B4.text	03887542957D1832FF5FFC35E7E2F3B4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika pinratanai Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika pinratanai sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CA23C6FB-65CC-49EA-AA9D-3F6AD76DE295</p><p>(Figs 42–44, 104, 138)</p><p>Eilema cretacea Hampson, 1911: Černý &amp; Pinratana 2009: 146 (partim.).</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 42, 104): male, “N. Thailand | Lampang – prov. | Chae Son NP, 1496m | 18°51'23''N, 99°22'E | 1.VI.2005 leg. K. Černý ” / “Slide | AV8349 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM, ex CKC).</p><p>Paratypes. THAILAND: 4 males, Chiang Mai Prov., Chae Son NP, 1496m, 18°51'22''N 91°22'03''E, 9. VI.2005, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8351 ♂ (CKC); 1 male, Chiang Mai Prov., Fang Distr., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=99.16361&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.048332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 99.16361/lat 20.048332)">Doi Pha Hom Pok</a>, 1400m, 20°02'54''N 99°09'49''E, 28–29.XI.2005, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8348 ♂ (CKC); 4 males, Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon NP, 1500m, 18°31'05''N 98°31'50''E, 28–29.IV.2006, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8354 ♂ (CKC); 1 female, Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon NP, 1416m, 18°30'59''N 98°28'13''E, 30.IV.2006, K. Černý leg., gen. slide No.: AV8455 ♀ (CKC); 1 male, Changwat [Province] Chiang Mai, Mt. Doi Phahompok, 18 km NW of Fang, 2100m, 10–11.IX.1999, A. Szabó &amp; Z. Czere leg. (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.0–16.5 mm in males and 17.5 mm in the female. The male of T. pinratanai sp. n. is externally very similar to the partly sympatric T. inthanona sp. n., from which it differs only in the ochreous suffusion on the head and thorax (pale beige in T. inthanona sp. n.). The female of the new species is distinct from T. inthanona sp. n. in the markedly paler, off-white colouration of both wings (vs. creamy in T. inthanona sp. n.) and the ochreous yellow suffusion on the head and thorax. Externally, the female of T. pinratanai sp. n. is very similar to another partly sympatric species, T. peculiaria sp. n., from which it differs only in the somewhat smaller size. In the male genitalia, T. pinratanai sp. n. is most similar to T. daba sp. n., from which the male genitalia of the former differ in the shorter and distally narrower uncus, the dorsally broader vinculum, and the narrower and more apically tapered valva with a shorter and less upcurved distal saccular process. The phalli of the two species display no remarkable differences. In the vesica, unlike in T. daba sp. n., T. pinratanai sp. n. has a broader main chamber bearing a transverse cluster of spinulose scobination basally, a broader subbasal diverticulum bearing a distally broader cornutus, a longer and broader utricular proximal-medial diverticulum armed with a terminal cornutus (it is semiglobular and lacking the cornutus in the congener), and the broader distal diverticulum lacking the distal-medial diverticulum and directed more or less distally, whereas it is directed dorsally in T. daba sp. n. As the female of T. daba sp. n. is unknown, the female genitalia of T. pinratanai sp. n. were compared with T. peculiaria sp. n. instead. Unlike in the latter species, T. pinratanai sp. n. lacks the sclerotised postvaginal fold, has a sclerotised plate in the ductus bursae, and its corpus bursae lacks the postero-lateral protrusions, has a sclerotised rugose medial area on the right side (vs. left side in the similar congener), and its anterior section is membranous and bears a signum laterally whereas it is granulose in T. peculiaria sp. n. Additionally, the appendix bursae of T. pinratanai sp. n. is narrower than in T. peculiaria sp. n. and directed anterio-laterally whereas it is directed laterally in T. peculiaria sp. n. The 7 th abdominal sternite of T. pinratanai sp. n. lacks the postero-lateral sclerotised plates, which are typical of T. peculiaria sp. n., but the intersegmental membrane between the 7 th and 8 th sternites is gelatinous, which makes the anterior section of the 8 th sternite invaginated into the abdomen.</p><p>Distribution. Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai and Lampang Provinces).</p><p>Etymology. The new species is named after Brother Amnuay Pinratana (1929–2017), renowned Thai entomologist and founder of the fundamental book series “Moths of Thailand ”. The name is a noun in the genitive case.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957D1832FF5FFC35E7E2F3B4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957A1832FF5FFCFBE593F72D.text	03887542957A1832FF5FFCFBE593F72D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika daba Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika daba sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5E4086EF-24BE-4DAF-8732-643FDBFED05D</p><p>(Figs 45, 46, 105, 106)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 45, 105): male, “ China / Shaanxi | Daba Shan 1800 m | 15 km S Shou- <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.61667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.133335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.61667/lat 32.133335)">Man</a> vil. | 32°08' N, 108°37' E | 25. V.–14. 06[vi]. 2000 | leg. Siniaev [recte: Sinyaev] &amp; Plutenko | Museum Witt” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 623♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Paratype. CHINA: male, same data as in holotype, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021-623 (prepared by A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 18.0–19.5 mm in males. The male of T. daba sp. n. is externally very similar to the sympatric T. suffusa and identification requires the examination of the genitalia structures, which are fundamentally different in the two species in their vesica structures: in the new species, the subbasal diverticulum is membranous and bears a robust cornutus apically (whereas it is covered with scobination in the congener), and the longer and straight distal diverticulum with a shorter and membranous distal-medial diverticulum situated more proximally whereas in T. suffusa the distal diverticulum is medially curved with a distal section directed dorsad and the distal-medial diverticulum is granulose. The male genitalia of T. daba sp. n. are most similar to the externally dissimilar T. pinratanai sp. n. and the detailed comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.</p><p>The female is unknown.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known only from its type locality in north Central China (Shaanxi Province).</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Daba Mountains, where the new species is found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957A1832FF5FFCFBE593F72D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957A1833FF5FF955E34CF526.text	03887542957A1833FF5FF955E34CF526.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika peculiaria Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika peculiaria sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F6E0F02F-029E-4981-812C-4D386241C91E</p><p>(Figs 47, 48, 107, 108, 139, 140)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 47, 107): male, “N-Vietnam 1600m | Mt. Fan-si-pan(Nord) | Cha-pa [Sapa], Primärurwald [primary jungle] | 22.17''N 103.44''E [22°17'N 103°44'E] | 20.–30.IV.1995 | leg. V. Sinjaev [recte: Sinyaev] &amp; | Einheim. Sammler [local collector] | Museum Witt” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 439♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Paratypes. VIETNAM: 21 males, 2 females, same data as in holotype, gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 567♂, 2021- 568♂ (prepared by A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; THAILAND: 1 male, Changwat [Province] Chiang Mai, Mt. Doi Phahompok, 16 km NW of Fang, 2000m, 27.III.1998, Tibor Csővári &amp; Pál Stéger leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. | 2021 - 439♂ (prepared by A. Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, Changwat [Province] Chiang Mai, Mt. Doi Phahompok, 19 km NW of Fang, 1900m, 3.IV.1998, Tibor Csővári &amp; Pál Stéger leg. (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 17.0–18.0 mm in males and 20.0–22.0 mm in females. The male of T. peculiaria sp. n. is externally reminiscent of T. inthanona sp. n. but can be easily distinguished by its markedly larger size. The female of the new species has a creamy white colouration of both wings, which is dissimilar to other species in the T. nigropoda species-group and largely reminiscent of the T. varana species-group, from which, however, T. peculiaria sp. n. is distinguished by the whitish forewing costa (it is edged with ochreous scales in the T. varana species-group), and the abdomen more intensely suffused with ochreous. In the male genitalia, the new species is similar to T. suffusa but unlike in the latter, the genital capsule of T. peculiaria sp. n. has a distally broader uncus, a shorter and V-shaped vinculum (it is narrowly trapezoidal in the congener), a broader lamella centralis, and a less upcurved distal saccular process. The phallus carina of T. peculiaria sp. n. lacks the dorsal process, which is present in T. suffusa . The vesica of the new species has a semicircular, rugose, serrulate, and heavily sclerotised latero-ventral fold ventrally protruding into the base of the vesica. This structure is apparently a modified basal diverticulum, which is also heavily scobinate but still expandable in T. suffusa . Additionally, the vesica of T. peculiaria sp. n. differs from T. suffusa in the more proximally situated distal-medial diverticulum, and the markedly longer distal diverticulum bearing a larger terminal cornutus. In the female genitalia, T. peculiaria sp. n. is distinguished from T. suffusa in the narrower and swollen postvaginal plate (it is broad and longitudinally rugose in the congener), the shorter anterior section of the ductus bursae, the posterior section of the corpus bursae having a broad and sclerotised left lateral protrusion, the more heavily sclerotised right area of the posterior section of the corpus bursae at the junction with the appendix bursae, and the broader, membranous and laterally directed appendix bursae, which has a broad lateral sclerotised area and directed posteriorly in T. suffusa .</p><p>Distribution. The new species is found in Northern Vietnam and Northern Thailand.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the peculiar, modified, heavily sclerotised basal diverticulum of the new species. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957A1833FF5FF955E34CF526	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
03887542957B1830FF5FFB4CE309F2A8.text	03887542957B1830FF5FFB4CE309F2A8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tarika paradoxa Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Tarika paradoxa sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5FA4F487-D641-4514-9566-94FEEC37CF6E</p><p>(Figs 51–54, 112, 113, 142, 143)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 51, 112): male, “N-Vietnam 1400m | <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=104.833336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.833334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 104.833336/lat 20.833334)">Mai-chau</a>, Urwald [jungle] | 40km SE Moc-chau | 20.50'N 104.50'E [20°50'N 104°50'E] | 07.–15.IV.1995 leg. | Sinjaev [recte: Sinyaev] &amp; Einh[eimische]Samml[er] [local collector] | Museum Witt” / “Slide | ZSM Arct. | 2021- 638♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).</p><p>Paratypes. VIETNAM: 7 males, 1 female, same data as in holotype, gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 550♂, 2021- 563♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, 1 female, 1600m, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.283333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.73333/lat 22.283333)">Mt.</a> Fan-si-pan (north), Cha-pa [Sapa], Primärurwald [primary jungle], 22°17'N 103°44'E, 25–30.III.1995, V. Sinyaev &amp; A. Schintlmeister leg. , gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 564♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 female, same locality as previous but 20–30.IV.1995, V . Sinyaev &amp; local collectors leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 566♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, 2 females, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.333334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.666664/lat 22.333334)">Mt.</a> Fan-si-pan (west), Cha-pa [Sapa], 1600–1800m, 22°20'N 103°40'E, IV.1995, Sinyaev &amp; local collectors leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 561♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) ; 1 female, same locality as previous but Kult. [urland] [cultivated land], XI.1994, Sinyaev &amp; local collectors leg., gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2021 - 560♀ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM) .</p><p>Note. The relationships of T. paradoxa sp. n. within the genus are unclear as its genitalia morphology is unique in many aspects and display some similarities with Cernyia .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 18.5–21.0 mm in males and 21.0–23.0 mm in females. Tarika paradoxa sp. n. is externally reminiscent of T. daba sp. n., T. suffusa (Figs 49, 50, 109, 110, 141, 144), T. nigropoda (illustrated by Volynkin (2022)) and T. magnata (Figs 55, 56, 111; female genitalia are illustrated by Volynkin (2022)), and reliable identification requires the examination of the genitalia structures, which are clearly different from all other congeners. In the male genitalia, the new species differs from other taxa in the T. nigropoda species-group in the shorter and proximally strongly swollen uncus, the broad vinculum with a broad and deep medial depression (it is similar only to T. lamviena sp. n. and T. magnata but broader), the narrow valva with a narrow and downcurved distal section (‘cucullus’), the medially narrowed sacculus, and the thin and strongly upcurved distal saccular process. Additionally, the juxta of T. paradoxa sp. n. is long and very broad, and is similar only to that of T. magnata . The phallus of the new species has a dorsal carina protruding into the basal section of the vesica and bearing a massive claw-shaped, recurved process on its vesical section. The proximal section of the vesica of T. paradoxa sp. n. is narrower than in the similar congeners and has a short but broad subbasal diverticulum bearing a dorso-lateral cluster of spinulose scobination, which is homologous to that of T. suffusa and T. peculiaria . In addition, unlike in the similar congeners, the medial-distal diverticulum of T. paradoxa sp. n. is bilobate and heavily granulose, and the distal diverticulum is narrower, strongly elongate, distally directed, and bears a markedly smaller terminal cornutus. The female genitalia of T. paradoxa sp. n. are most reminiscent of T. suffusa but can be easily distinguished by the larger postvaginal plate with a posterior sclerotised fold partially covering the ostium bursae (it is flat in T. suffusa), and the asymmetrical antrum with an irregular subostial sclerotised plate situated laterally whereas in T. suffusa it is broad, longitudinally rugose and occupies the dorsal and lateral walls of the antrum. Compared to T. suffusa, the corpus bursae of T. paradoxa sp. n. is more elongate, has more weakly gelatinous posterior section, and bears an irregular signum latero-medially. Additionally, the appendix bursae of T. paradoxa sp. n. is membranous, broadly conical, very short and situated anterio-laterally whereas in T. suffusa it is displaced laterally, has a lateral sclerotised plate proximally and a tubular and helicoid distal section directed posteriad.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known from Northern Vietnam.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet derives from the Greek παραδόξως and refers to the strange genitalia morphology of the new species. The name is an adjective in apposition to the genus name.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03887542957B1830FF5FFB4CE309F2A8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
0388754295781830FF5FFBD7E268F63E.text	0388754295781830FF5FFBD7E268F63E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cernyia Bucsek 2012	<div><p>Genus Cernyia Bucsek, 2012</p><p>Cernyia Bucsek, 2012, Erebidae, Arctiinae of Malay Peninsula – Malaysia: 125.</p><p>Type species: “ Eilema ” pseudocretacea Holloway, 2001, by original designation.</p><p>Diagnosis. Species of the genus (Figs 57, 58) are externally very similar to certain Tarika taxa but males can be distinguished by the less elongate forewing. In cases of sympatric occurrence of the two genera, generic assignment of females requires the examination of the genitalia structures. The male genitalia of Cernyia (Figs 114, 115) differ from Tarika in the structure of the costa, which is band-shaped, displaced medially and fused with the large lamella centralis whereas in Tarika it stretches along the dorsal margin of the valva. The lamella centralis of Cernyia is folded, strongly setose, and partly covers the pocket-like setose depression in the middle of the valvula; this structure is herein considered as an autapomorphic feature of the genus. Additionally, the male genital capsule of Cernyia differs from Tarika in the larger and proximally swollen uncus (except for T. paradoxa sp. n.), the longer and broader valvula, and the broad and postmedially narrowed sacculus, which bears a uni- or bilobate distal process curved inwards whereas in Tarika the process is upcurved. The vesica of Cernyia is S-shaped and medially twisted, with a thin spike-like terminal cornutus in the distal diverticulum, which is robust and claw-shaped in Tarika . The female genitalia of Cernyia (Figs 145, 146) differ from Tarika in the membranous corpus bursae with a ductus seminalis situated on its lateral wall whereas in Tarika the posterior section of the corpus bursae is gelatinous and in many species is additionally covered with fine graniculi or bears areas of sclerotisation, and the ductus seminalis originates from the anterior end of the corpus bursae or, in certain species, arises from the appendix bursae displaced anterio-laterally. Additionally, unlike in most Tarika (except for T. paradoxa sp. n.), Cernyia has an asymmetrical ostium bursae opening between the postvaginal plate and the fold-like postero-lateral sclerotised plate of the ductus bursae partially covering it.</p><p>Note. The genus is under revision by Volynkin &amp; Černý (in prep.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388754295781830FF5FFBD7E268F63E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
0388754295791831FF5FFEF1E268F4F5.text	0388754295791831FF5FFEF1E268F4F5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hollowayosia Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Genus Hollowayosia gen. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: FE4EDF51-4DE1-4A70-9BD7-18580C98DA17</p><p>Type species: " Eilema " longpala Holloway, 2001, by present designation.</p><p>Diagnosis. Species of the genus (Figs 59–62) are characterised by the orange yellow body and forewing colouration and the straighter outer margin of the hindwing, in comparison to Tarika and Cernyia . The sexual dimorphism is moderate: females have narrower and more elongate forewing and paler hindwing than in males. The male genitalia of Hollowayosia gen. n. (Figs 116, 117) are characterised by the combination of the following features. (1) The uncus is broad, swollen but laterally flattened. (2) The valvae are asymmetrical with the right one being broader and somewhat longer than the left one (a feature characteristic of the genus). (3) The costa is long and distally strongly dilated, forming a sclerotised and apically tapered or pointed ‘cucullus’ ventrally fused with the valvula (a feature characteristic of the genus). (4) The editum is short, thin and gelatinous. (5) The diaphragmal section of the transtilla thick-walled membranous. (6) The lamella centralis is present, broad, dorsally articulated with the costa. (7) The distal saccular process is proximally broad and flattened. (8) The phallus is cylindrical, the carina with a process directed dorsally. (9) The main chamber of the vesica is broad (unlike in Tarika and Cernyia) and has several conical and utricular diverticula of various sizes, some of which are ornamented by graniculi or clusters of spinules, whereas the vesicae of Tarika and Cernyia bear cornuti, sclerotised plates or clusters of short but robust spines. The female genitalia of Hollowayosia gen. n. (Figs 147, 148) are characterised by the broad and asymmetrical antrum bearing areas of sclerotisation (similar to Cernyia), and the asymmetrical corpus bursae with a narrow and rugose posterior section and a globular and membranous section bearing two signa (whereas Tarika and Cernyia lack the signa, except for Tarika paradoxa sp. n. having one irregular signum). The appendix bursae of Hollowayosia gen. n. is well-developed, semiglobular, membranous and situated laterally whereas in Tarika and Cernyia, the appendix bursae is reduced or is conical, gelatinous and/or sclerotised, and its base is hardly distinguishable from the corpus bursae.</p><p>Etymology. The generic name is an aggregate of the surname Holloway and the genus-group name Lithosia . The new genus is dedicated to the memory of Jeremy Daniel Holloway (1945–2025), renowned British lepidopterist, author of the fundamental book series “The Moths of Borneo” along with a number of taxonomic papers, whose contribution to the knowledge of the Oriental Lepidoptera is difficult to overestimate. The gender is feminine.</p><p>Distribution. Species of the new genus are known from Sri Lanka, Northeast India, continental Thailand, Cambodia, Sundaland and Sulawesi Island.</p><p>Note. The genus is under revision by Volynkin &amp; Černý (in prep.).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388754295791831FF5FFEF1E268F4F5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429579182EFF5FF9B3E2F6F289.text	038875429579182EFF5FF9B3E2F6F289.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hollowayosia cardamoma Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Hollowayosia cardamoma sp. n.</p><p>https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 994C589B-9A20-4CB2-8422-DFFAF476A669</p><p>(Figs 61, 62, 117, 148)</p><p>Type material. Holotype (Figs 61, 117): male, “SE Thailand | Prov. Chanthaburi, 150 m, | 33 km N Chanthaburi | 12°48,17'N, 102°17,53'E, | ♀ 30. X. 2010 ex L.[arva] K. Černý ” / “Slide | AV8225 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM, ex CKC).</p><p>Paratypes. THAILAND: 1 male, 2 females, same data as in holotype but not reared from larva, gen. slide Nos.: AV8226 ♀, AV9238 ♂, AV9239 ♀ (CKC) .</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 14.5–15.5 mm in males and 18.5–19.0 mm in females. Hollowayosia cardamoma sp. n. (Figs 61, 62) differs externally from H. longpala (Figs 59, 60) in the longer forewing. Additionally, the male hindwing of the new species is paler than in the similar congener. The male genital capsule of H. cardamoma sp. n. (Fig. 117) can be easily distinguished from H. longpala (Fig. 116) by the more asymmetrical valvae (the right one is markedly broader), the narrower and apically pointed dorsal-distal section of the valva (it is apically tapered in the congener), and the longer and straighter distal saccular process with a more elongate tip. Additionally, the uncus of the new species is slightly shorter and narrower, and the vinculum is somewhat shorter than the corresponding structures in H. longpala . The phallus of H. cardamoma sp. n. is shorter and distally broader than in H. longpala, medially downcurved (it is straight in H. longpala), and bears a very short and broad, triangular carinal process, which is narrow and claw-shaped in the similar congener. The vesica of H. cardamoma sp. n. differs from H. longpala in the broader main chamber and the markedly longer, proximally broader and granulose dorsal diverticulum, which is membranous and bearing a cluster of robust spines apically in H. longpala . Additionally, the distal diverticulum of the new species is longer, has a broader area of graniculi, and is directed ventrally (whereas it is medially membranous and distally directed in H. longpala), and the lateral diverticula are larger than in the similar congener. In the female genitalia, H. cardamoma sp. n. (Fig. 148) is distinguished from H. longpala (Fig. 147) by the posteriorly broader and more asymmetrical antrum having two broad and irregular sclerotised plates (vs. one narrow and symmetrical medial plate in H. longpala), the shorter and markedly narrower ductus bursae, the posteriorly narrower and more weakly gelatinous posterior section of the corpus bursae, the anterior section of the corpus bursae bearing two rounded and equally small signa (vs. a small rounded and a larger elliptical ones in H. longpala), and the larger and basally broader appendix bursae.</p><p>Distribution. The new species is currently known from Southeast Thailand (Chanthaburi Province). The record of ‘ Cernyia longpala (Holloway, 2001) ’ from Cambodia (Bae et al. 2016) probably also belongs to H. cardamoma sp. n. but requires confirmation.</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Cardamom (Khelang) Mountains, where the new species is found. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429579182EFF5FF9B3E2F6F289	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429566182FFF5FFBE9E5A1F0C4.text	038875429566182FFF5FFBE9E5A1F0C4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Churingosia Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Genus Churingosia stat. nov.</p><p>Manulea subgenus Churingosia Volynkin &amp; Černý, 2022, Zootaxa, 5205 (2): 163.</p><p>Type species: Ilema nigripes Hampson, 1900, by original designation (Volynkin &amp; Černý 2022).</p><p>Note. This genus-group name was proposed in the rank of a subgenus of Manulea due to the similarity of their male genital capsule configurations. However, the moths of Churingosia are externally largely different from the typical Manulea . The detailed examination and comparison of the genitalia structures of Churingosia with Manulea and related genera suggested the generic distinctness of this lineage.</p><p>Diagnosis. Moths of the genus (Figs 63–66, also illustrated by Volynkin &amp; Černý (2022)) are considerably larger than members of Manulea (Figs 67, 68) and have markedly broader forewing with a convex costal margin, which is nearly straight in Manulea . The male genital capsule of Churingosia (Fig. 118, also illustrated by Volynkin &amp; Černý (2022)) differs from Manulea (Fig. 119) in the following characters. (1) The vinculum is shorter, has a broad saccate medial corema bearing short and sparse androconial scales, and lacks the pair of casellus-like bunches, which are characteristic of Manulea . (2) The outer wall of the valva has a short arcus stretching from the costa to the middle of the basis valvae whereas the arcus of Manulea is longer and stretching from the costa to the sacculus base. (3) The lamella centralis is fold-like and setose whereas in Manulea it is flat and smooth. (4) In the phallus, the carinal process is free whereas it is fused with the basal diverticulum in the typical group of Manulea . (5) The main chamber of the vesica is relatively narrow and most of its diverticula are short and bear clusters of graniculi or scobination whereas in Manulea, the vesica is markedly broader and has long and broad diverticula, some of which bear robust claw- or nail-shaped cornuti. The female genitalia of Churingosia (Figs 150–152, also illustrated by Volynkin &amp; Černý (2022)) differ from Manulea (Fig. 149) in the following characters. (1) The presence of the gelatinous dorsal subostial pocket apparently receiving the robust carinal process of male during the copulation. (2) The posterior section of the ductus bursae is sclerotised while the anterior, shorter section is membranous, whereas in Manulea, the ductus bursae is entirely sclerotised. (3) The corpus bursae has membranous walls and is teardrop-shaped without recognisable subdivision into posterior and anterior sections whereas in Manulea, the corpus bursae is subdivided into two sections by the medial constriction, and the posterior section is gelatinous and rugose, and bears areas of sclerotisation and scobination, while the anterior section is evenly granulose. (4) The appendix bursae has a narrower, tubular, weakly gelatinous and longitudinally rugose proximal and a dilated and membranous distal sections whereas in the typical Manulea, its proximal section is broad, heavily gelatinous and rugose, and covered with graniculi, while the distal section is evenly granulose, distally tapered and curved or twisted.</p><p>Distribution. Species of the genus occur in Himalaya (North and Northeast India, Nepal, Bhutan) and mountain regions of northern Indochina (Northern Myanmar, Northern Thailand, Northern and Central Laos, and Northern Vietnam) (Volynkin &amp; Černý 2022).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429566182FFF5FFBE9E5A1F0C4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
038875429567182DFF5FFC5EE2C8F2A8.text	038875429567182DFF5FFC5EE2C8F2A8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Churingosia conformis (Walker 1854) Volynkin & Černý 2025	<div><p>Churingosia conformis (Walker, 1854), comb. n.</p><p>(Figs 65, 152)</p><p>Lithosia conformis Walker, 1854, List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 2: 509 (Type locality: “ North India ”).</p><p>Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) (Figs 65, 152): female, “N. India | 43.–10.” / “40. Lithosia conformis .” / round label with green margin “ Type ” / “ Arctiidae | genitalia slide | No. 686” (NHMUK).</p><p>Note. Hampson (1900) synonymised Lithosia nigrifrons described from a male sex with Lithosia conformis described from a female, and these names have been considered as belonging to the same species for more than a century. However, the female genitalia of the holotype of the latter taxon are clearly different from Tarika nigrifrons as well as other species in the genus Tarika but display all diagnostic characters typical of Churingosia therefore the new combination is introduced herein.</p><p>Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.5 mm in the female holotype. Churingosia conformis (Fig. 65) is externally reminiscent of C. mikrotera (Fig. 66) described from eastern Himalaya (Volynkin &amp; Černý 2022) but has a fuscous head (it is orange yellow in C. mikrotera) and a narrower forewing. The female genitalia of C. conformis (Fig. 152) are distinguished from C. mikrotera (Fig. 151) by the longer and anteriorly dilated sclerotised posterior section of the corpus bursae, the broader membranous anterior section of the corpus bursae, the elliptical and equal signa (in C. mikrotera, the right signum is larger and teardrop-shaped with a diffuse stripe of granulose sclerotisation extending posteriorly), and the distally narrower appendix bursae.</p><p>Distribution. The species is currently known only from its holotype collected in North India (western Himalaya) without the exact locality data being mentioned neither on the label nor in the original description (Walker 1854).</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>The senior author expresses his sincere thanks to the following colleagues for their kind assistance during visits to the collections under their care: Axel Hausmann, Mei-Yu Chen and Ulf Buchsbaum (ZSM) ; Alberto Zilli and Geoff Martin (NHMUK) ; Wolfram Mey (MfN) ; and James Hogan (OUMNH) . Vladimir Dubatolov (Novosibirsk, Russia) is acknowledged for pictures of the holotype of Katha nankunshanika provided .</p><p>Images of specimens deposited in NHMUK are used with permission and are copyright of the Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London and made available under Creative Commons License 4.0, CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).</p><p>References</p><p>Bae, Y.S., Bayarsaikhan, U. &amp; Kimsun, C. 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Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 228 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.119421</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038875429567182DFF5FFC5EE2C8F2A8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Volynkin, Anton V.;Černý, Karel	Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel (2025): On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina). Ecologica Montenegrina 87: 1-45, DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.87.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.87.1
