Danielithosia zolotuhini Dubatolov, 2012

Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal, Dubatolov, Vladimir V., Heppner, John B. & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2017, Taxonomic review of genus Danielithosia Dubatolov & Kishida (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from northern Vietnam, with one new species, Zootaxa 4291 (3), pp. 572-580 : 574

Danielithosia zolotuhini Dubatolov, 2012

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Danielithosia zolotuhini Dubatolov, 2012 , Euroasian Ent. J., 11 (6): 510. TL: Vietnam.

Diagnosis. Forewing 9 mm in male, 8-9 mm in female. D. zolotuhini is similar to D. mesospila ( Fang, 2000) and D. fuscipennis , but the former can be distinguished by the following aspects: in the male genitalia, vesica with 3-4 cone˗like cornuti, one spine˗like cornutus, whereas there are three cornuti in D. mesospila , and two cornuti in D. fuscipennis . Female with massive ductus bursae (nearly as wide as corpus bursae) and heavily sclerotized most of length to ductus seminalis attachment; ostium a large sclerotized funnel; ductus seminalis very large and spiraled; corpus bursae rounded, with 2 small signa scobinate patches (one much smaller than the other).

Distribution. Northern Vietnam.

Type series. Vietnam: Prov. Kontum, Ngoc Linh, Mar-Apr 2006 (2m), A. Monastyrsky coll. ( SZMN).

Material examined. (26 ♂ and 11 ♀ in total): 1 ♂, Vietnam, Prov. Ninh Binh, Cuc Phuong N.P. (161m), 24 Apr 2005 (Y.S. Bae et al.), Gen. Slide No. KNAE- 63V ; 5 ♂, 10 Aug 2005 (Y. S. Bae et al.), Gen. Slide No. UIK- 20V, UIK- 21V, UIK- 22V, UIK- 44V, UIK- 46V; 9 ♂ and 11 ♀, Cuc Phuong N.P. (hill lodge) (200m), 1–2 Jul 2008 (J.B. Heppner, McG Ctr), Gen. Slide No. JBH-3350; 11 ♂, Cuc Phuong N.P. (200m), 11 Aug 2005 (K.T. Park et al.), Gen Slide No. KAST- 24V-34 V.

Remark. This species shows a variable number of cornuti ( Figs. 2–3 ).

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 3. Danielithosia zolotuhini: 2 a, 3 a. adults; 2 b. male genitalia (4 cornuti); 3 b. ditto (5 cornuti).