Siccia imana Volynkin, 2019

Volynkin, Anton V., 2023, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (= Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 64, pp. 1-184 : 69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2023.64.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13250512
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scientific name	Siccia imana Volynkin, 2019
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Siccia imana Volynkin, 2019 View in CoL

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Siccia imana Volynkin, 2019 , Zootaxa, 4571 (2): 285, figs 1–4, 10, 13, 14 (Type locality: “ Rwanda, Nyungwe ... 2000[m]”).

Paratypes: RWANDA: 1 female, Rwanda, Nyungwe, 2000 m, K16, B. Turlin [leg.], 15.I.[19]77, gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 224/2017 (prepared by Volynkin) ( ZSM) ; 1 male, 1 female, Rwanda, Nyungwe NP, 1800m, Busoro, 2°32'S 29°11'E, 29.vii.2008, J. & W. De Prince leg., unique numbers: NHMUK10605644, NHMUK10605644, gen. prep. Nos.: NHMUK010315259 (male), NHMUK010315260 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 11.0– 12.5 mm in males and 13.0– 13.5 mm in females. Siccia imana is distinguished from other species in the species-group by its large size and the well-expressed and distinct forewing pattern. The male and female copulatory organs of S. imana are most similar to those of S. alberti and the detailed comparison is provided below in the diagnosis of this species.

Molecular data. Currently unavailable for this species.

Distribution. The species is currently known from Rwanda (Volynkin 2019).