Cyana intercomma Černý, 2009

Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Zootaxa 4738 (1), pp. 1-93 : 34-36

Cyana intercomma Černý, 2009

( Figs 93–95 , 201, 202 , 266 )

Cyana intercomma Černý, 2009 , in Černý & Pinratana, 2009, Moths of Thailand, 6, Arctiidae : 51, Pl.10: figs 104a, 104b, genital pl. 1: figs 104f, 104v (Type locality: “SW Thailand, Ranong-prov., Ranong, 380 m, 10°01’32’’N, 98°40’13’’E ”).

Type material examined. Holotype: ♂, “SW Thailand, Ranong-prov., Ranong, 380 m, 10°01’32’’N, 98°40’13’’E, 17, 20.XI.2006 leg. K. Černý ” / “ HOLOTYPE Cyana intercomma sp.n. Karel ČERNÝ 2009 ” (Coll. NHMUK).

Paratypes: 22 ♂ and 2 ♀ from Thailand (Provinces of Ranong, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Saraburi, Chan- thaburi, Phangna and Betong ) and Malaysia (Pahang State) listed by Černý & Pinratana (2009), slides AV3820 ♂, AV382 1 ♂ and AV3822 ♀ Volynkin (Colls CKC and NHMUK) .

Other material examined. JAMMU & KASHMIR: 1 ♂, Kashmir, Uri, 23.IX.13, leg. Devinderpal Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) .

Remark. Kirti & Singh (2015) illustrated genitalia of the male specimen from Jammu & Kashmir, while the adult figured belongs to C. chrysopeleia .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 11.5–12 mm in males and 14.5–15 mm in females. The male genitalia of the species are characterized by the presence of a subapical dentate ring in the aedeagus and the presence of a subbasal cluster of spinules in the aedeagus vesica. The detailed comparison of C. intercomma with C. atlanteia and C. chrysopeleia is provided above in the diagnoses of the both new species.

Distribution. North West India (Jammu & Kashmir) ( Kirti & Singh 2015), China (Yunnan Province), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Malay Peninsula ( Černý & Pinratana 2009; Bucsek 2012; Kirti & Singh 2015; Bayarsaikhan & Bae 2016; Volynkin & Černý 2019a).

Figures

FIGURES 88–95. Cyana spp.: adults. 88, C. atlanteia, holotype ♂, India, Assam (MWM/ZSM); 89, ditto, paratype ♂, India, Tamil Nadu (MWM/ZSM); 90, C. chrysopeleia, holotype ♂, India, Assam (NZCZSI); 91, ditto, paratype ♂, India, Uttarakhand (MWM/ZSM); 92, ditto, paratype ♀, India, Uttarakhand (MWM/ZSM); 93, C. intercomma, ♂, India, Jammu & Kashmir (NZC- ZSI); 94, ditto, paratype ♂, Thailand (CKC); 95, ditto, paratype ♀, Thailand (CKC).

FIGURES 200–202. Cyana spp.: male genitalia. 200, C. chrysopeleia, paratype, India, Uttarakhand, slide MWM 34409 Volynkin; 201, C. intercomma, India, Jammu & Kashmir; 202, ditto, paratype, Thailand, slide AV3821 Volynkin.

FIGURES 262–267. Cyana spp.: female genitalia. 262, C. guttifera, India, Sikkim, slide ZSM Arct. 125/2017 Volynkin; 263, C. moelleri, India, West Bengal, slide MWM 35879 Volynkin; 264, C. watsoni, India, Meghalaya, slide MWM 35877 Volynkin; 265, C. chrysopeleia, paratype, India, Uttarakhand, slide MWM 35878 Volynkin; 266, C. intercomma, paratype, Thailand, slide AV4663 Volynkin; 267, C. gazella, India, Uttarakhand, slide MWM 34493 Volynkin.