Barsine kulingensis (Daniel, 1952)

Volynkin, A. V. & Černý, K., 2017, On the taxonomy of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), Far Eastern Entomologist 346, pp. 17-32 : 29-31

Barsine kulingensis (Daniel, 1952) , comb. et stat. n.

Figs 23–26 , 34 , 42 Miltochrista (Barsine) spilosomoides kulingensis Daniel, 1952: 78 (Type locality: [ China,

Jiangxi, Jiujiang] "Kiukiang: Kuling").

TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. Holotype ( Figs 23 , 34 ): ♂, blue printed label "[ China,

Jiangxi, Jiujiang] Kuling, 2. V . [19]34, H. Höne " / printed label " ♂ " / pale red handwritten label " ♂ Type Milt. spilosomoides ssp. kulingi Daniel ", slide AV1842 ♂ Volynkin ( ZFMK) .

Paratypes: same data as in the holotype, 1 ♂, 3 ♀, slide AV1843 ♀ Volynkin ( ZFMK) .

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED. [ China, Zhejiang] West Tien-mu-shan, Prov.

Chekiang, 17.IV., 23.IV., 25.IV., 26.IV., 27.IV., 28.IV., 29.IV., 2.V., 3. V., 7.V.1932, 34 ♂ ,

20 ♀, H. Höne, slides AV1999 ♂, AV2016 ♂, AV2000 ♀ Volynkin ( ZFMK); China, Wuy

Shan, Jiangxi-Fujian border, 50 km SE of Yingtan, 27°56'N, 117°25'E, 1600 m, IV.2002 , 2

♂, 4 ♀, leg. Siniaev & local coll. ( MWM / ZSM); same locality and collectors, but III.2002 , 1

♂ ( MWM / ZSM); Vietnam, prov. Tuyen Quang, Na Hang Nature Reserve , 300 m, 105°5'E ,

22°3'N, 22.II.–5.III.1997, 17 ♂, 3 ♀, leg. G. Csorba, slides MWM 31618 Volynkin (♂) ,

MWM 31619 Volynkin (♀) ( MWM / ZSM); N Vietnam, 1400 m, Mai-chau , primary forest ,

40 km SE Moc-chau, 20'50''N 104'50''E, 7–15.IV.1995, 3 ♂, 5 ♀, leg. Sinjaev & loc. coll.,

slide MWM 31620 Volynkin (♂) ( MWM / ZSM); N Vietnam, 1600 m, Mt. Fan-si-pan (North) ,

Cha-pa, primary forest, 22.17''N 103.44''E, 20–30.IV.1995, 22 ♂, 32 ♀, leg. Sinjaev & loc.

coll., slide MWM 31621 Volynkin (♀) ( MWM / ZSM) .

REMARK. Daniel (1952) treated populations from Tianmu Mts. (Zhejiang) and vicinities of Jiujiang (Jiangxi) as different subspecies (" spilosomoides " and " spilosomoides kulingensis "). We examined the type material of B. kulingensis from Jiujiang and series of specimens from Zhejiang, Fujian and North Vietnam. B. kulingensis is characterized by the rather high external variability even within the same population and at the same time has stable male genitalia structure therefore different populations of B. kulingensis cannot be treated as subspecies.

slide BMNH (E) Arct-6606f Volynkin (© NHMUK); 36 – B. defecta rubella , paratype, China ,

Yunnan, slide MWM 31623 Volynkin ; 37 – B. gratissima gratissima , N Vietnam, Fan-si-pan

Mts., slide AV 2814f Volynkin; 38 – B. gratissima versicolor, paratype, N Thailand, Chiang

Mai prov., slide AV 1799 f Volynkin; 39 – B. linga linga, NE India, Sikkim, slide MWM

31627 Volynkin; 40 – B. linga spilosomoides , N Pakistan, prov. NW-Frontier, slide MWM

31560 Volynkin; 41 – B. gilveola, paratype, China, Yunnan, slide AV 1845 f Volynkin; 42 – B.

kulingensis, paratype, China, Jiangxi, Jiujiang, slide AV 1843 f Volynkin.

DIAGNOSIS. Externally, the species ( Figs 23–26 ) is similar to B. gilveola ( Figs 21, 22 ),

but differs by its larger size, dark yellow ground color of forewings, presence of pale suffusion on veins on forewing, and larger blackish elements of the forewing pattern. The male genitalia ( Fig. 34 ) differ from those of B. gilveola ( Fig. 33 ) by the basally broader valva, the smaller medial costal process, the much larger distal membranous lobe of valva, the slightly longer basal saccular process, the shape of the distal saccular process having much shorter dorsal lobe and the thicker distal lobe, the much larger basal diverticulum with a cluster of spines on its tip, the shorter 2nd medial diverticulum, and the longer and narrower 3rd medial diverticulum. The female genitalia ( Fig. 42 ) differ by the significantly smaller papillae anales,

the broader antrum with two trigonal sclerotized apical lobes, the broader sclerotized posterior section of ductus bursae, the stronger scobination of the posterior section of corpus bursae,

and the larger and more heavily sclerotized appendix bursae.

DISTRIBUTION. China (Jiujiang, Jiangxi, Fujian) (Daniel, 1952), N Vietnam.

Figures

Figs 21–26. Barsine spp., adults: 21 – B. gilveola, holotype ♂, China, Yunnan (ZFMK);

Figs 33–34. Barsine spp., male genitalia: 33 – B. gilveola, holotype, China, Yunnan,

Figs 35–42. Barsine spp., female genitalia: 35 – B. defecta defecta, NE India, Khasis,