Euphlyctinidis indi Solovyev, 2009

Wu, Jun, Solovyev, Alexey V. & Han, Hui-Lin, 2022, Four new species and two newly recorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from China, ZooKeys 1123, pp. 205-219 : 205

Euphlyctinidis indi Solovyev, 2009

Figs 10 , 24

Euphlyctinidis indi Solovyev, 2009: 175. Type locality: Indien WB, Darjeeling Mangpu-road.

Material examined.

2♂, China, Xizang Autonomous Region, Linzhi (= Nyingchi) City , Motuo (= Medog) County , Beibeng Countryside , Dergong village , 25.V-4.VI.2021, HL. Han leg., genit. prep. WuJ-552-1 (NEFU) ; 3♂, China, Xizang Autonomous Region, Linzhi (= Nyingchi) City , Motuo (= Medog) County , Gedang Countryside , 25.V-5.VI.2021, J. Wu and JJ. Fan legs., genit. prep. WuJ-512-2, WuJ-565-1 (NEFU) .

Diagnosis.

Euphlyctinidis indi differs from its congeners by the darker coloration of the forewing, the postmedial line is without distinctive interruptions, the valva is broad in the distal part, and by the juxta without any processes.

Bionomics.

The moth flies from May to June. The specimens were collected with a light trap at altitudes of 1,450-2,120 m a.s.l. in a subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest with massive shrubs, ferns, and patches of grassland as in the ground cover layer in the forest (Figs 30 , 31 ).

Distribution.

China (Xizang), India.

Figures

Figures 7 - 14. Male adults 7 Euphlyctinides pseudolaika sp. nov., holotype, Yunnan, China (NEFU) 8 E. pseudolaika sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China (NEFU) 9 E. laika Solovyev & Witt, 2009, Nghe An, Vietnam 10 E. indi Solovyev, 2009, Xizang, China (NEFU) 11 Fignya ravalba sp. nov., holotype, Xizang, China (NEFU) 12 F. melkaya Solovyev & Witt, 2009, holotype, Lao Cai, Vietnam (MWM / ZSM) 13 Limacocera pachycera (Hampson, 1897), Xizang, China (NEFU) 14 L. hel Hering, 1931, Chongqing, China (NEFU). Scale bars: 5 mm.

Figures 21 - 28. Male genitalia 21 Euphlyctinides pseudolaika sp. nov., holotype, Yunnan, China, genit. prep. WuJ- 177 - 1 (NEFU) 22 E. pseudolaika sp. nov., paratype, Yunnan, China, genit. prep. WuJ- 702 - 1 (NEFU) 23 E. laika Solovyev & Witt, 2009, paratype, Nghe An, Vietnam, genit. prep. 0061 (CASU) 24 E. indi Solovyev, 2009, Xizang, China, genit. prep. WuJ- 552 - 1 (NEFU) 25 Fignya ravalba sp. nov., holotype, Xizang, China, genit. prep. WuJ- 572 - 1 (NEFU) 26 F. melkaya Solovyev & Witt, 2009, holotype, Lao Cai, Vietnam, genit. prep. 14047 (MWM / ZSM) 27 Limacocera pachycera (Hampson, 1897), Xizang, China, genit. prep. WuJ- 555 - 1 (NEFU) 28 L. hel Hering, 1931, Chongqing, China, genit. prep. WuJ- 287 - 1 (NEFU).

Figures 30 - 33. Biotopes of Limacodidae 30, 31 China, Xizang, Motuo County: 30 Beibeng Countryside, Dergong Village, biotope of Fignya ravalba sp. nov., Euphlyctinidis indi Solovyev, 2009 and Limacocera pachycera (Hampson, 1897), photo by HL. Han 31 Gedang Countryside, biotope of Kitanola eleganta sp. nov. and E. indi, photographs by J. Wu. 32, 33 China, Prov. Yunnan: 32 Kunming City, Shilin County, Changhu Town, Changhu wetland park, biotope of K. shilinensis sp. nov., photo by KL. Wu 33 Pu'er City, Manxieba Village, biotope of E. pseudolaika sp. nov., photographs by HL. Han.