Danielithosia pyralina ( Rothschild, 1912 ) Spitsyn, 2022

Spitsyn, Vitaly M., 2022, Male of Danielithosia pyralina (Rothschild, 1912) comb. nov., an endemic moth species from Sumbawa and Flores (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), Zootaxa 5182 (4), pp. 399-400 : 399

Danielithosia pyralina ( Rothschild, 1912) comb. nov.

Ilema pyralina Rothschild, 1912 ; Novit. Zool. 19 (2): 221; TL: Tambora, Sumbawa.

Tigrioides pyralina ; Hampson 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 468, pl. 26, f. 1.

Figs 1–5 .

Type locality. Sumbawa.

Material examined. INDONESIA, East Nusa Tenggara: Flores Island, Labuan Bajo , disturbed monsoon forest, 8°32’17”S, 119°53’05”E, 21- 22.01.2020, 2♂, 3♀, V. Spitsyn & E. Spitsyna leg. ; Flores Island, Borong , dry monsoon forest and banana plantations, h 90 m, 08º49’05”S, 120º37’33”E, 24- 27.01.2020, 2♂, 1♀, V. Spitsyn & E. Spitsyna leg. ; Flores Island, Labuan Bajo , disturbed monsoon forest, 8°30’42”S, 119°54’09”E, 13.02.2020, 1♂, 2♀, V. Spitsyn & E. Spitsyna leg.

Description. Male morphology: Wingspan 16–18 mm (n = 5), forewing length 8–9 mm (n = 5). Eye black. Antenna brown. Head yellow. Labial palpus slightly larger than the eye diameter, yellow, with brown apex. Proboscis well developed. Patagium and tegula yellow. Thorax brown. Legs yellowish brown. Upperside of the forewing yellowish brown, costal margin yellow. Hindwing yellow, marginal and submarginal areas brown. Abdomen brown, its ventral side and apex yellow. Male genitalia: Uncus broad; tegumen broad, v-shaped; saccus narrow. Cucullus tapering towards apex. Sacculus bifurcated apically. Apical process of juxta stout; apical bifurcation asymmetrical, with smaller right branch. Aedeagus broad and relatively short. Vesica has spiniculi and two large cornuti.

Distribution. Indonesia, Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands: Sumbawa ( Rothschild 1912) and Flores (present study).

Remarks. First record from Flores Island.

Figures

FIGURES 1–5. Danielithosia pyralina (Rothschild, 1912) comb. nov. from Flores Island, Indonesia: 1) male; 2) female; 3) male genitalia; 4) aedeagus; 5) female genitalia. Scale bar = 5 mm. Photos: Vitaly M. Spitsyn.