Barsine anomala ( Elwes, 1890 ) Volynkin & Černý, 2017

Volynkin, Anton V. & Černý, Karel, 2017, Revision of the Barsine cardinalis - anomala ' species-complex' (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4358 (3), pp. 441-461 : 448-449

Barsine anomala ( Elwes, 1890) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 14–15 , 31 , 43 )

Lithosia ? anomala Elwes, 1890 , Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 388, pl. 32, fig. 14 (Type locality: "Rangyroon near Darjeeling, at about 5000 feet; … Bhutan … from Naga Hills").

Type material examined. Lectotype (designated by Hampson 1900) ( Fig. 15 ): ♀, handwritten label " Lithosia ? anomala n. sp.? Galleridae" / handwritten/printed label "Sikkim, R.[angyroon] 5000 [ft.], 6.VII. [18]86, H.J. Elwes" / round printed label with a red circle "Type" / printed label "Collectio H.J. Elwes" / printed label "Rothschild bequest B.M. 1939-I. " / printed label with QR-code "NHMUK010604312" (Coll. NHMUK).

Other material examined. 1 ♂, Sikkim, R.[angyroon] 5000 [ft.], 6.VII. [18]86, H.J. Elwes / Collectio H.J. Elwes / Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-I., slide BMNH (E) Arct-6482f Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Sikkim, R.[angyroon] 5060 [ft.], 7.VII. [18]86, H.J. Elwes / Collectio H.J. Elwes / Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-I. / Fam. Galleridae near Perpaehis fascialis Moore, sp. in coll. M. Day, slide BMNH (E) Arct-6483f Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK) ; 2 ♀, Gopaldhara, Dargeeling, 3720', H. Stevens ( Coll. NHMUK) ; 3 ♀, Gopaldhara, Dargeeling, Mirik, Sikkim, H. Stevens ( Coll. NHMUK) .

Diagnosis. Length of forewing is 11 mm in males and 14.5–15.5 mm in females. Externally, the species is very similar to B. fansipana sp. n., and can be separated only by the genitalia structure. The male genitalia of B. anomala differ from those of B. fansipana sp. n. in the longer uncus, much broader valva, absence of a transtillar lobe, the larger medial costal process which is tubercle-like and setose, the blunt and less sclerotized distal costal process, the much smaller, not curved and not setose distal saccular process, configuration of the diverticula of vesica, and the much smaller bunch of spine-like cornuti on the longest diverticulum. The female genitalia of B. anomala differ clearly from those of B. fansipana sp. n. in the different shape of the antevaginal plate, the longer corpus bursae, the weaker scobination on the anterior section of corpus bursae, and the smaller signum. The differences from other members of the B. cardinalis – anomala 'species-complex' are described in the diagnosis of the species-group.

Distribution. Bhutan, NE India (north of West Bengal, Sikkim) ( Elwes 1890; Hampson 1900). Remark. The species was erroneously treated by Kirti & Singh (2016) as ' Barsine longstriga '.

Figures

FIGURES10–17. Barsine spp.: adults.10, B. pseudocardinalis, holotype ♂,N Thailand,Chiang Mai prov.(MWM/ZSM); 11, B. pseudocardinalis, paratype ♀, N Thailand, Lampang prov. (CKC); 12, B. pseudocardinalis, paratype ♂, C Vietnam, Kon Tum prov. (CAV); 13, B. pseudocardinalis, paratype ♀, C Vietnam, Kon Tum prov. (CAV); 14, B. anomala, ♂, Sikkim (©NHMUK); 15, B. anomala, holotype ♀, Sikkim (©NHMUK); 16, B. fansipana, holotype ♂, N Vietnam, Fan-si-pan Mts. (MWM/ZSM); 17, B. fansipana, paratype ♀, N Vietnam, Fan-si-pan Mts.(MWM/ZSM).

FIGURES 29–31. Barsine spp.: male genitalia. 29, B. pseudocardinalis, holotype, N Thailand, slide MWM 31430 Volynkin; 30, B. pseudocardinalis, paratype, Central Vietnam, slide AV1723m Volynkin; 31, B. anomala, Sikkim, slide BMNH(E) Arct- 6482m Volynkin (©NHMUK).

FIGURES 38–43. Barsine spp.: female genitalia. 38, B. cardinalis cardinalis, NE India, Khasis, slide BMNH(E) Arct-6488f Volynkin (©NHMUK); 39, B. cardinalis gemina, paratype, N Thailand, slide AV2377f Volynkin; 40, B. longstriga, China, Sichuan, slide BMNH(E) Arct-6486f Volynkin (©NHMUK); 41, B. pseudocardinalis, paratype, N Thailand, slide AV2375f Volynkin; 42, B. pseudocardinalis, paratype, Central Vietnam, slide AV2388f Volynkin; 43, B. anomala, Sikkim, slide BMNH(E) Arct-6483f Volynkin (©NHMUK).