Revision of the genus Nephelomilta Hampson, 1900, with descriptions of twelve new species and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae)
Author
Volynkin, Anton V.
Author
Černý, Karel
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-09-11
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Nephelomilta admiranda
Volynkin & Černý
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs.17, 18
,
91, 92
)
Type
material
.
Holotype
(
Figs. 17
,
91
):
♂
, “NE
India
,
Assam
,
Pan Bari Reserv
[
Reserve
]
Foorest
[
Forest
],
27°08'N
,
94°00'E
,
4–7.VII.1997
, leg.
Sinjaev
&
Murzin
”, slide MWM 31652
Volynkin
(
Coll.
MWM/
ZSM
).
Paratypes
:
3 ♂
, NE
India
,
Assam
,
Nambor Reserve Forest
,
Garampani
, h=
100 m
,
26°30'N
,
93°56'E
,
21– 29.XI.1997
, leg.
V. Siniaev
& M.
Murzin
, slides MWM 31651 (
♂
), MWM 31736 (
♂
),
ZSM
Arct
. 30/2017 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ZSM).
Diagnosis
. Length of forewing is
10.5–
11 mm
in males. The forewing pattern is very similar to that of other small or medium-sized congeners with red pattern (e.g.,
N. effracta
,
N. effractoida
and
N. gulmargensis
also known from NE
India
), but the transverse lines are narrower. A reliable identification is possible only by the genitalia structure. The male genitalia of
N. admiranda
differ clearly from those of other congeners by the medially curved uncus, the almost elliptical valve (whereas in other
Nephelomilta
species the valve is more or less elongated), the very narrow distal section of the costa with the ventral-apical process short, thin, apically pointed, and directed distally (only
N. taprobana
has similar thin and pointed process, but it is directed ventrally), the extremely large, spearhead-like ampulla (whereas in other congeners the ampulla is short and trigonal), and the unique vesica configuration characterized by the combination of the small distal and the extremely long medial diverticula.
The female is unknown.
Distribution
. North-East
India
(
Assam
).
Etymology.
'Admiranda' means 'astonishing' in Latin. The species name refers to its male genitalia characterized by a complex of features unique in the genus.