Ammatho (Delineatia) sublucana ( Volynkin & Černý, 2017 )

Volynkin, Anton V. & Wu, Shipher, 2020, A review of the subgenus Delineatia Volynkin & Huang, 2019 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855, with descriptions of two new species from Taiwan and Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), Zootaxa 4801 (2), pp. 237-250 : 246

Ammatho (Delineatia) sublucana ( Volynkin & Černý, 2017)

( Figs 15, 16 , 27, 28 , 33 )

Type material examined. Holotype ( Figs 15 , 27 ): male, “ 14–22.VIII.2016, N Thailand, Chiang Mai prov., Thong Chai Range, near Doi Suthep-Pui National Park , 18°54’10.50’’N 98°51’46.05’’E, h= 700 m, secondary forest, Volynkin A. V. & Ivanova M.S. leg.”, slide AV2361 Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK).

Paratypes: THAILAND: 1 male, 3 females, same data as in the holotype, slides AV2355 (male), AV2356 (female) Volynkin (Coll. CAV) ; 1 female, N Thailand, Chiang Rai, 1090 m, road 1150, km 17 from Wiang Pa Pao, 19°18’45” N, 99°23’24” E, 27. V .2011, leg. K. Černý (Coll. CKC) ; 6 males, 9 females, same data, but reared ex ovo, cult. K. Černý (Coll. CKC) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 12–13 mm in males and 14–15 mm in females. Externally, A. sublucana resembles A. tairadiata sp. n. and red forms of A. delineata , but can be distinguished by its slightly narrower forewings, intense crimson ground color of fore- and hindwings (in A. tairadiata sp. n. and A. delineata the wings are brick red, red or tiger orange), and more elongated radial black strips in the postmedial forewing area. The differences between A. sublucana and A. trangchim sp. n. are listed in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. North Thailand (Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces) ( Černý 2012, as Barsine delineata ; Volynkin & Černý 2017).

Figures

FIGURES 11–18. Ammatho spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 11—TFRI; 12–14, 17, 18—MWM/ZSM; 15—NH- MUK (©); 16—CAV.

FIGURES 27–29. Ammatho spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 27—NHMUK (©); 28—CAV; 29—MWM/ ZSM.

FIGURES 30–34. Ammatho spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 30, 32, 34—MWM/ZSM; 31—NHMUK (©); 33—CAV.