Nephelomilta admiranda Volynkin & Černý, 2018

Volynkin, Anton V. & Černý, Karel, 2018, Revision of the genus Nephelomilta Hampson, 1900, with descriptions of twelve new species and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4472 (3), pp. 401-451 : 409-410

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DF1A207A-4FE1-4025-93BC-A3A3458AF37E
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5963785
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D86C6B11-FFBB-656D-4680-F9C6FCB4FE60
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Nephelomilta admiranda Volynkin & Černý
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Nephelomilta admiranda Volynkin & Černý , sp. nov.

( Figs.17, 18 View FIGURES 13–24 , 91, 92 View FIGURES 90–92 )

Type material. Holotype ( Figs. 17 View FIGURES 13–24 , 91 View FIGURES 90–92 ): ♂, “NE India, Assam, Pan Bari Reserv [Reserve] Foorest [ Forest ], 27°08'N, 94°00'E, 4–7.VII.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Murzin ”, slide MWM 31652 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM). GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 3 ♂, NE India, Assam, Nambor Reserve Forest, Garampani , h= 100 m, 26°30'N, 93°56'E, 21– 29.XI.1997, leg. V. Siniaev & M. Murzin, slides MWM 31651 (♂), MWM 31736 (♂), ZSM Arct GoogleMaps . 30/2017 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ZSM).

Diagnosis. Length of forewing is 10.5– 11 mm in males. The forewing pattern is very similar to that of other small or medium-sized congeners with red pattern (e.g., N. effracta , N. effractoida and N. gulmargensis also known from NE India), but the transverse lines are narrower. A reliable identification is possible only by the genitalia structure. The male genitalia of N. admiranda differ clearly from those of other congeners by the medially curved uncus, the almost elliptical valve (whereas in other Nephelomilta species the valve is more or less elongated), the very narrow distal section of the costa with the ventral-apical process short, thin, apically pointed, and directed distally (only N. taprobana has similar thin and pointed process, but it is directed ventrally), the extremely large, spearhead-like ampulla (whereas in other congeners the ampulla is short and trigonal), and the unique vesica configuration characterized by the combination of the small distal and the extremely long medial diverticula.

The female is unknown.

Distribution. North-East India (Assam).

Etymology. 'Admiranda' means 'astonishing' in Latin. The species name refers to its male genitalia characterized by a complex of features unique in the genus.