Subniganda bambusoides Mazumder & Schintlmeister, 2023

Mazumder, Arna, Schintlmeister, Alexander, Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Chandra, Kailash, 2023, A new species of the genus Subniganda Kiriakoff, 1962 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from India and Nepal, Zootaxa 5343 (4), pp. 353-363 : 356-358

Subniganda bambusoides Mazumder & Schintlmeister sp. nov.

Fig. 3 : A–D urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CD53C091-F0C9-40CF-A9F4-3DAA943DC339

Type locality. India, West Bengal, Darjeeling district, Tiger Hill.

Holotype: ♁, India, West Bengal, Darjeeling district, Tiger Hill , 2500 m, 26.9961°N, 88.2811°E, 13–16. VIII. 1985, leg. W. Thomas a

Paratypes (5 ♁♁, 2 ♀♀):

a present in the collection of A. Schintlmeister, later to be transferred at the Natural History Museum, London, United

Kingdom.

1 ♁, India, Sikkim, Mt. Kanchejunga , 27.5000°N, 88.3333°E, 2600 m, 04. VIII. 1995, leg. E. Afonin & V. Sinjaev; a

1 ♁, India, West Bengal, Darjeeling dist., Singalila National Park, Gairibash , 27.0509°N, 88.0336°E, 2494 m, 20. V. 2018, leg. A.K. Sanyal & Team ; b

1 ♁, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang Valley district, Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve, Anini , Basam , 29.0543°N, 95.7836°E, 1968 m, 26. V. 2017, leg. S. Gayen & Team ; b

1 ♁, India, Manipur, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hills (Site 01), 25.1253°N, 94.4372°E, 1962 m, 20–25. VII. 2019, in LED (White+ UV light), coll. J.S. Irungbam ; a

1 ♁, Nepal, Deorali Danda, 1 km NE of Chitre, 3060 m, 09. VIII. 2000, leg. Csóvari & Hreblay; c

2 ♀♀, India, West Bengal, Darjeeling, Tiger Hill , 2500 m, 26.9961°N, 88.2811°E, 19–28. VI. 1987 and 02– 31. VIII. 1988, leg. W. Thomas. a

Figures

FIGURE 3. A–D: Habitus of Subniganda bambusoides sp. nov.: A. ♁ holotype from Tiger Hill, Darjeling, [India]; B. ♀ paratype from type locality; C. ♁ paratype from Arunachal Pradesh, [India]; D. ♁ paratype from Deorali Danda [Nepal]; E–F: Habitus of S. isolde (Schintlmeister, 1997): E. ♁ paratype from Mt. Fan-si-pan [Vietnam]; F. ♁ paratype from Guangxi [China]; G–H: Habitus of S. tristan (Schintlmeister, 1997): G. ♁ paratype from Yunnan [China]; H. ♁ holotype from Mt. Fan-si-pan [Vietnam].