Cyana catorhoda Hampson, 1897

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 : 21-23

Cyana catorhoda Hampson, 1897

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Cyana catorhoda Hampson, 1897 , Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 11 (2): 296 (Type locality: [ India, Meghalaya, Khasi Hills] “Khásis”).

Type material examined. Lectotype (designated herein) ( Fig. 52 ): ♂, printed label “Khasis. Nat. Coll.” / handwrit- ten label “ Cyana catorhoda type ♂. Hmpsn.” / printed round label with a red circle “Type” / printed label with a unique identifier “NHMUK010402068” (Coll. NHMUK).

Other material examined. HIMACHAL PRADESH: 1 ♀, 62–26, Kangra (Coll. NHMUK) ; SIKKIM: 1 ♀, Sikkim, 4–7000 ft., Möller (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♂, Sikkim, Deorali , 15.IV.2014, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 2 ♂, Sikkim, Dangar , 30-VIII-2014, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; ASSAM: 1 ♀, [Margherita] Margarita, Upper As- sam, V.1889, Doherty (Coll. NHMUK) ; 100 ♂, 24 ♀, 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, slide MWM 34393 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 2 ♂, NE India, Assam, Nameri Nat. Park , 40 km N Tezpur, 150 m, 27°20’N, 93°15’E, 24.VII–2.VIII.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Murzin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 2 ♂, India, Assam, Jatinga , 10.IX.2005, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 4 ♂, India, Assam, Jatinga , 11.IX.2005, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 3 ♂, India, Assam, Jatinga , 12.IX.2005, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; MEGHALAYA: 2 ♀, Khasis, Nat. Coll. (Coll. NHMUK) ; 3 ♀, Khasia Hills, Assam, Nissary (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♂, Khasis , IV.1894, Nat. Coll. (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran , 33 km N Shillong, 26°06’N, 92°23’E, 800 m, 14–23.VII.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Afonin, slide MWM 34565 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♂, India, Meghalaya, Umatsar 15.IX.2014, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; MIZORAM: 3 ♂, India, Mizoram, Kawartha , 10.IX.2016, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, India, Mizoram, Kawartha , 11.IX.2016, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, India, Mizoram, Kawartha , 12. IX. 2016, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, India, Mizoram, Variegate, leg. Rahul Ranjan (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 5 ♂, India, Mizoram, Serchip , 08.IV.2017, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, India, Mizoram, Lunglei , 10.IV.2017, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 2 ♂, India, Mizoram, Kolasib , 17.IX.2017, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 2 ♂, India, Mizoram, Kolasib , 18.IX. 2017, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) .

Remark. In the original description, Hampson (1897) described male and female, thus, the description is based on syntypes. In order to stabilize the nomenclature, we designate the male specimen deposited in NHMUK and labeled as ‘type’ as lectotype.

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 10.5–11 mm in males and 12.5–13 mm in females. Cyana catorhoda differs externally from C. peregrina by its slightly less elongate forewing with slightly narrower transverse lines. In the male genitalia, the valva is slightly narrower than that of C. peregrina , and the distal diverticulum is much larger and granulated, whereas in C. peregrina it is smaller and membranous. The female genitalia of C. catorhoda differ from those of C. peregrina by their smaller appendix bursae and shorter band-like signum.

Distribution. North and North East India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur) ( Singh et al. 2014), Nepal, Myanmar ( Hampson 1900), China ( Hong Kong) ( Walker 1854, as peregrina ), Thailand ( Černý & Pinratana 2009, as peregrina ), Cambodia (Candèze 1927; Bayarsaikhan & Bae 2016, as peregrina ).

Figures

FIGURES 52–67. Cyana spp.: adults. 52, C. catorhoda, lectotype ♂, India, Meghalaya (©NHMUK); 53, ditto, ♂, India, Assam (MWM/ZSM); 54, ditto, ♀, Nepal (MWM/ZSM); 55, ditto, ♂, Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 56, C. bhatejai, ♂, India, Tamil Nadu (MWM/ZSM); 57, ditto, India, Tamil Nadu (MWM/ZSM); 58, C. quadrinotata, lectotype ♂ (©NHMUK); 59, ditto, lectotype ♀ of pallens, Myanmar (©NHMUK); 60, ditto, ♂, India, West Bengal (MWM/ZSM); 61, ditto, ♂, India, Meghalaya (MWM/ ZSM); 62, ditto, ♀, India, West Bengal (MWM/ZSM); 63, C. amabilis, lectotype ♂, India, Andaman Isls (©NHMUK); 64, ditto, ♂, India, M.Andaman Isl. (MWM/ZSM); 65, ditto, ♀, India, M.Andaman Isl. (MWM/ZSM); 66, C. pudens, ♂, Malaysia (MWM/ZSM); 67, ditto, ♀, Malaysia (MWM/ZSM).

FIGURES 182–184. Cyana spp.: male genitalia. 182, C. peregrina, India, Kerala, slide MWM 34934 Volynkin; 183, C. catorhoda, India, Meghalaya, slide MWM 34565 Volynkin; 184, ditto, Thailand, slide AV3828 Volynkin.

FIGURES 252–257. Cyana spp.: female genitalia. 252, C. peregrina, India, Tamil Nadu, slide NHMUK010315745 Volynkin (©NHMUK); 253, C. catorhoda, Nepal, slide MWM 34552 Volynkin; 254, C. bhatejai, India, Tamil Nadu, slide MWM 34399 Volynkin; 255, C. puella puella, India, Uttarakhand, slide MWM 34404 Volynkin; 256, C. quadrinotata, India, Meghalaya, slide MWM 34406 Volynkin; 257, C. amabilis, India, M. Andaman Isl., slide MWM 35684 Volynkin.