Miltochrista paraarcuata N. Singh & Kirti, 2016

Singh, Santosh, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Joshi, Rahul & Singh, Navneet, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Miltochrista hollowai and M. curvifascia species-groups with descriptions of two new species from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Zootaxa 5315 (2), pp. 150-160 : 155-160

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( Figs 10–16 View FIGURES 9–16 , 26–30, 32 View FIGURES 25–28 View FIGURES 29–32. 29–30 )

Miltochrista paraarcuata Singh & Kirti, 2016: 104 (Type locality: Karnataka, Ganeshgudi )

Type material examined. Holotype, ♂, India, Karnataka: Ganeshgudi , 13.ix.2007, N. Singh leg. (11863/H10).

Other material examined. India, Karnataka: Ganeshgudi , 13.ix.2007, 2 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11863a/H10) , 14.ix.2007, 1 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11864/H10), 13.x.2005, 1 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11866/H10); 13.x.2005, 1 ♀, N. Singh leg. (11867/H10); Bhagavati , 11.xi.2003, 1 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11865/H10) ; Jog falls , 22.x.2009, 1 ♀, R. Joshi leg. (11872/H10) ; Dandeli , 28.x.2009, 1 ♂, R. Joshi leg. (11873/H10) ; Ramnagar , 29.x.2009, 1 ♂, R. Joshi leg. (11874/ H10) ; Kulagi , 16.vii.2004, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, N. Singh leg. (11878/H10) ; Kerala: Chethalayam , 19.xi.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ S. Singh leg. (11862/H10) ; Mananthavady , 25.vii.2013, 1 ♂, Rahul Ranjan leg. (11876/H10) , 11.xi.2017, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11859/H10); Attappadi , 16.viii.2017, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11868/H10) ; 17.viii.2017, 1 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11869/H10); Periyar , 13.viii.2017, 1 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11870/H10) ; Parambikulam , 2.xi.2017, 2 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11858/H10) , 2.xi.2017, 1 ♂, S. Singh leg. (11871/H10); Ranipuram , 2 ♂, 21.xi.2017, S. Singh leg. (11861/H10) ; Kottiyoor , 16.xi.2017, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11860/H10); Silent valley , 16.xi.2017, 2 ♂, 5 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11856/ H10) , 16.viii.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, S. Singh leg. (11857/H10); Tamil Nadu: Salem, Kalrayan Hills , 16.x.2019, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Rahul Joshi leg. (11882/H10); Yercaud , 18.x.2019, 1 ♀, Rahul Joshi leg. (11883/H10); Kolli hills, 13.x.2019, 1 ♂, Rahul Joshi leg. (11884/H10); Goa: Ponda , 28.ii.2004, 2 ♂, N. Singh leg. (11875/H10); Odisha: Gajapati, Gumma, 11.ix.2018, 1 ♂, N. Singh and party leg. (11879/H10); Barbara Forest Guest House, 29.ix.2021, 1 ♂, S.K. Shah and party leg. (11881/H10), 30.ix.2021, 1 ♂, S.K. Shah and party leg. (11880/H10) .

Diagnosis. Miltochrista paraarcuata displays a range of variation in external morphology and in the male genitalia. The forewing markings vary greatly: the medial band ranges from narrow and angled in middle ( Figs 10, 16 View FIGURES 9–16 ) to broad and obliquely straight ( Figs 11, 12 View FIGURES 9–16 ), postmedial series of streaks may be present ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9–16 ), or may be diffused into a broad medial band ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–16 ). Hindwing ranges from unornamented ( Figs 10–13 View FIGURES 9–16 ) to hindwing with a medial band ( Fig.14 View FIGURES 9–16 ). In male genitalia, the distal saccular process varies greatly in size and position of spinal appendages ( Figs 26–30 View FIGURES 25–28 View FIGURES 29–32. 29–30 ). Similarly, the distal costal process ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 25–28 ) is quite long and robust in few specimens as compared to the other ones. Female genitalia diagnosed under M. curvifascia .