Tolpia sikkimi Fibiger, 2007

Han, Hui Lin & Kononenko, Vladimir S., 2023, A review of the genus Tolpia Walker, 1863 in East Asia with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypenodinae, Micronoctuini). Taxonomic study of Micronoctuini. Contribution VII, Zootaxa 5227 (5), pp. 549-567 : 553

Tolpia sikkimi Fibiger, 2007

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Fibiger 2007, Zootaxa 1567:13 (Pl. 1:6; male genit. Pl. 12:3). Type-locality: [ India], Sikkim.

Material examined. 1 male, China, Prov. Hainan, Changjiang, Qicha town , 19º11′N, 109º08′E, 4.v.2011, Y.H. Sun et al., genit. prep. HHL-3529-1, coll. NEFU .

Diagnosis. The male genitalia resemble those of T. odor but differ in having a club-like ampulla, the process on both sides, the saccular process, and the shape of the phallus.

Distribution. India, Sikkim, China (Prov. Hainan). New record for China.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Tolpia spp., adults. 1. T. odor, Thailand, holotype (after Fibiger 2007); 2. T. ysbaei sp. n., Cambodia, holotype, HHL-3673-2; 3. T. fyani, Vietnam, holotype (after Fibiger 2007); 4. T. qiongensis sp. n., China, holotype, HHL-3624-2; 5. T. sikkimi, China, HHL-3529-1; 6. T. hainanensis, China, holotype (after Fibiger 2010); 7. T. subhainanensis sp. n., China, holotype, HHL-4425-1; 8. T. unguis, China, HHL-3525-1.

FIGURES 25–32. Tolpia spp., male genitalia. 25. T. odor (after Fibiger 2007); 26. T. sikkimi. China, genit. prep. HHL-36-29-1; 27. T. hainanensis, China, holotype (after Fibiger 2007); 28. T. subhainanensis sp. n., China, holotype, genit. prep. HHL-4422- 1; 29. T. unguis, China, genit. prep. HHL-3525-1; 30. T. bhutani, China, genit. prep. HHL-3526-1; 31. T. indiai, India, holotype (after Fibiger 2007); 32. T. paraunguis, China, genit. prep. HHL-2480-1.