Ghoria albocinerea Moore, 1878

Volynkin, Anton V., 2021, Restoration of Ghoria sericeipennis Moore (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Zootaxa 5067 (2), pp. 296-300 : 299-300

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5067.2.12
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5698885
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scientific name	Ghoria albocinerea Moore, 1878
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Ghoria albocinerea Moore, 1878 View in CoL

( Figs 4–6 View FIGURES 1–8 , 10 View FIGURES 9–11 , 13 View FIGURES 12–14 )

Ghoria albocinerea Moore, 1878 View in CoL , Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 13, pl. 1, fig. 10 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] “ Darjiling ”).

Type material examined. Syntype ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1–8 ): male, “Darjiling 19” / “Moore Coll. 94–106.” / red ring “Type” label / QRcode label with unique number “ NHMUK010401896 View Materials ” ( NHMUK) .

Additional material examined. NEPAL: 1 male, Kanchenjunga Himal, Khambachen , 4150 m, 28. VI .1998, Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek leg. (MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, 2300 m, Mt. Kalinchok , 5 km W of Bigu, 3.VII.1997, M. Hreblay & K. Csak leg. (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 male, 2835 m, Mt. Kalinchok , 6 km NNE Muldi (Murre), 27. VI .1997, M. Hreblay & K. Csak leg. (MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, 2900 m, Mt. Kalinchok , 3 km SW Kalinchok peak, 30. VI .1997, M. Hreblay & K. Csak leg. (MWM/ ZSM); 9 males, 6 females, Ganesh Himal , 3 km NE of Sunpati, 2330 m, 13. VI .1993, M. Hreblay, G. Csorba leg., gen. prep. Nos. : ZSM Arct. 2019-945 (male), ZSM Arct. 2020-041 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 2 males, Annapurna Himal , 1000 m, 1 km S of Bahundanda, 84’25’’E, 28’20’’N, 06. VI .1996, Hreblay & Szaboky leg. (MWM/ ZSM); 1 male, 1 female, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, 2080 m, near Ghasa , 83°39,5’E, 28°36’N, 04. VI GoogleMaps .1996, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay leg., gen. prep. No. : ZSM Arct. 2020-040 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 female, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, Kokethanti village , 2650 m, 17. VI .1996, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay leg. (MWM/ ZSM); 1 female, Annapurna Himal, Banthanti village , 2420 m, 83°43’E, 28°22.5’N, 01. VI GoogleMaps .1996, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay leg. (MWM/ ZSM).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 16–16.5 mm in males and 17.5–18 mm in females. The detailed comparison with G. sericeipennis is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. The species is known from Northeast India (north of West Bengal) ( Moore 1878) and Nepal ( Kishida 1994).