Cyana puella puella ( Drury, 1773 )

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 : 19-20

Cyana puella puella ( Drury, 1773)

( Figs 42, 43 , 186 , 255 )

[Phal.[aena] Noct. [ua ]] Puella Drury, 1773, Illustrations of natural history 2: 3, pl. 2, fig. 2 (Type locality: [ India, Madras] “Madrafs”).

Material examined. HIMACHAL PRADESH: 3 ♂, Kangra valley , 4500 ft., VI.1889, Dudgeon, slide BMNH(E) Arct. -4483 ♂ (Coll. NHMUK) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Kangra (Hocking) (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Dalhousie , 92–98, Harford Coll. (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Simla , 92–98 (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♂, [Himachal Pradesh] Simla, India , VIII.1896, slide AV2052 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. ZFMK) ; 1 ♀, [Himachal Pradesh] Kulu distr. , slide AV2053 ♀ Volynkin (Coll. ZFMK) ; 1 ♂, Himachal Pradesh, Solan , 31.VII.1994, leg. APS Kaleka (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, Himachal Pradesh, Nauni , 6.VII.2003, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, Himachal Pradesh, Sabathu , 8.VII.2003, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; HARYANA: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, [Ambala district] Umballa distr. / Moore Coll. 94–106, slide BMNH(E) Arct. -2156 ♂ (Coll. NHMUK) ; UTTARAKHAND: 11 ♂, 3 ♀, India, Kumaon-Himalaya, Bhimtal , 1500 m, 22.III.–17.IV.74, leg. F. Smetaсek, slide MWM 34403 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 4 ♂, 1 ♀, India, Kumaon- Himalaya, Distr. Naini Tal , Bhim Tal 1500 m, Smetaсek / Bauer , 26.III.–30.III.1976 (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, India, Himalaya, District Uttarkashi , Gangani , 14–19.VI.1981, 1300 m, leg. C. Holzschuh (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, India, Himalaya, Dehra Dun , New Forest , 20–30.VI. 1981, 700 m, leg. C. Holzschuh (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♂, N India, Bhimtal , 1500m, 8–19.X.[19]80, Dr. Liedgens, slide MWM 34404 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 3 ♂, 4 ♀, India, Indian Himalaya, Uttaranchal , Nainital , Sathkol village , XI.2003, leg. Saluk (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♂, India, Nainital district ( Kumaon ), Bhimtal , 5–6.IX.1973, leg. Erich Bauer, slide AV2085 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. ZFMK) ; 1 ♂, Uttarakhand, Twaghat , 15.VI.2008, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; BIHAR: 1 ♂, Bihar , Ra- jgir, 21.VI.2013, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; MEGHALAYA: 2 ♂, 3 ♀, NE India, Assam, W Megha- laya, Garo Hills, Nokrek National Park , 25°40’N, 91°04’E, 1150 m, 2–13.VII 1997, leg. Afonin & Sinajev (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; TAMIL NADU: 4 ♂, S. India / Tamil Nadu, Kalkad, Wildlife Sanctuary , Manimtar-Kodeer , 1300 m, 8°19’N, 77°26’E, 8.IV.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 2 ♂, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam , 22.V.2015, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♀, Tamil Nadu, Anthiyur , 11.V.2015, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; KERALA: 1 ♀, S. India / Kerala, 7 km N Munnar, 1740 m, Kodalar Tea Estate , 10°09’N, 77°04’E, 14–15.IV.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; GUJARAT: 1 ♂, Gujarat, Saputara , 29.IX.2005, leg. Navneet Singh (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, Gujarat, Saputara , 29.XI.2015, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Gujarat, Saputara , 30.XI.2015, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, Gujarat, Ahwa , 2.XI.2015, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZC- ZSI); ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS : 1 ♂, South Andaman, Havelock, Radhanagar , 14.V.2018, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 13–14 mm in males and 16–17 mm in females. An unmistakable species differing from other Indian Cyana species by its antemedial line loop-like curved between the cell and the forewing costa. The male genitalia are characterized by the broad vesica bearing a broad, band-like cluster of robust spine-like cornuti. The female genitalia of C. puella are similar to those of C. peregrina , C. catorhoda and C. bhatejai , but differ by the posterior section of corpus bursae being more heavily sclerotized laterally and less rugose medially, and the presence of two rounded signa in the anterior section of corpus bursae (whereas in C. peregrina , C. catorhoda and C. bhatejai the second signum is long, band-like).

Distribution. The nominate subspecies is known from India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) ( Smetacek 2008; Singh et al. 2014), Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Bihar (reported during this study), southeastern Pakistan (present study), Nepal ( Kishida 1994) and China (Yunnan) ( Fang 2000). The subspecies C. puella postflavida ( Rothschild, 1924) is distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Arabian Peninsula ( Karisch 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 39–51. Cyana spp.: adults. 39, C. dudgeoni, lectotype ♂, Sikkim (©NHMUK); 40, ditto, ♂, India, Meghalaya (MWM/ZSM); 41, ditto, ♀, India, West Bengal (MWM/ZSM); 42, C. puella puella, ♂, India, Uttarakhand (MWM/ZSM); 43, ditto, ♀, India, Uttarakhand (MWM/ZSM); 44, C. flavicincta, holotype ♂, India, Meghalaya (©NHMUK); 45, ditto, ♀, India, Meghalaya (MWM/ZSM); 46, C. peregrina, holotype of arguta ♂, India, Kerala (©NHMUK); 47, ditto, ♂, India, Kerala (MWM/ZSM); 48, ditto, ♂, Sri Lanka (CKC); 49, ditto, lectotype ♀, Sri Lanka (©NHMUK); 50, ditto, ♀, India, Kerala (MWM/ ZSM); 51, ditto, ♀, Sri Lanka (CKC).

FIGURES 185–187. Cyana spp.: male genitalia. 185, C. bhatejai, India, Tamil Nadu, slide MWM 34398 Volynkin; 186, C. puella puella, India, Uttarakhand, slide MWM 34403 Volynkin; 187, C. flavicincta, India, Meghalaya, slide MWM 35721 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.