Barsochrista ocellata ( Hampson, 1907 ) Ivanova, 2017

Ivanova, Maria S., 2017, On the taxonomy of the genus Barsochrista Singh & Kirti, 2016 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4312 (1), pp. 180-184 : 184

Barsochrista ocellata ( Hampson, 1907) , comb. nov. ( Figs. 5, 6 , 9 , 12 )

Miltochrista ocellata Hampson, 1907 , The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 19: 234 (Type locality: [Sri Lanka] "Ceylon,

Ohiya").

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy): ♀, handwritten grayish label " Ceylon, Ohyia, Sept., de Mowbray, 1904-39 " / handwritten grayish label " Miltochrista ocellata type ♀ Hmpsn." / printed yellowish ring label with a red circle " Type " / printed white label with QR-code " NHMUK010604469 " (Coll. NHM).

Other material examined. 2 ♂, 1 ♀, [ Sri Lanka] Maskelyia , Ceylon, October / Brit. Mus. 1951-288, slide NHMUK010313523 Volynkin (♂) (Coll. NHM) ; 1 ♀, [ Sri Lanka] Ohiya / Brit. Mus. 1927-341 / Miltochrista ocellata ♀ Hmpsn., slide NHMUK010313414 Volynkin (♀) (Coll. NHM) .

Diagnosis. Externally, the species ( Figs. 5, 6 ) is similar to the pale form of B. kishidai ( Figs. 3, 4 ), but differ by its slightly broader forewings with slightly smaller elliptical discal spot. The male genitalia ( Fig. 9 ) is very similar to that of B. kishidai ( Figs. 7, 8 ), differing in the larger uncus, shorter vinculum, valva broader medially, larger costal process, and the less setose dorsal margin of sacculus. In the female genitalia, B. ocellata ( Fig. 12 ) has smaller spines in the ring-like medial cluster.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Barsochrista spp.: adults. 1, B. kishidai, dark form, ♂, S India (© NHM); 2, B. kishidai, dark form, ♀, S India (© NHM); 3, B. kishidai, pale form, ♂, S India (MWM / ZSM); 4, B. kishidai, pale form, ♀, S India (MWM / ZSM); 5, B. ocellata, ♂, Sri Lanka (© NHM); 6, B. ocellata, holotype ♀, Sri Lanka (© NHM).

FIGURES 7 – 9. Barsochrista spp.: male genitalia. 7, B. kishidai, dark form, S India, slide NHMUK 010313412 Volynkin (© NHM); 8, B. kishidai, pale form, S India, slide MWM 31563 Volynkin; 9, B. ocellata, Sri Lanka, slide NHMUK 010313523 Volynkin (© NHM).

FIGURES 10 – 12. Barsochrista spp.: female genitalia. 10, B. kishidai, dark form, S India, slide NHMUK 010313413 Volynkin (© NHM); 11, B. kishidai, pale form, S India, slide MWM 31350 Volynkin; 12, B. ocellata, Sri Lanka, slide NHMUK 010313414 Volynkin (© NHM).