Eilema cretacea Hampson, 1911 Černý & Pinratana 2009: 146 On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina) Volynkin, Anton V. Černý, Karel Ecologica Montenegrina 2025 2025-06-05 87 1 45 KZ2M9 Volynkin & Černý 2025 [188,404,1004,1031] Insecta Erebidae Tarika CoL,GBIF Animalia Lepidoptera 11 12 Arthropoda species pinratanai sp. nov.  ( Figs 42–44, 104, 138)     Eilema cretaceaHampson, 1911:  Černý & Pinratana 2009: 146(partim.).   Type material.   Holotype( Figs 42, 104): male, “N. Thailand| Lampang– prov. | Chae Son NP,  1496m| 18°51'23''N, 99°22'E|  1.VI.2005leg. K. Černý” / “Slide | AV8349 ♂| A. Volynkin” ( MWM/ ZSM, ex CKC).    Paratypes.  THAILAND: 4 males, Chiang Mai Prov., Chae Son NP,  1496m, 18°51'22''N 91°22'03''E,  9. VI.2005, K. Černýleg., gen. slide No.: AV8351  ♂( CKC);  1 male, Chiang Mai Prov., Fang Distr., Doi Pha Hom Pok,  1400m, 20°02'54''N 99°09'49''E,  28–29.XI.2005, K. Černýleg., gen. slide No.: AV8348  ♂( CKC);  4 males, Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon NP,  1500m, 18°31'05''N 98°31'50''E,  28–29.IV.2006, K. Černýleg., gen. slide No.: AV8354  ♂( CKC);  1 female, Chiang Mai Prov., Doi Inthanon NP,  1416m, 18°30'59''N 98°28'13''E,  30.IV.2006, K. Černýleg., gen. slide No.: AV8455  ♀( CKC);  1 male, Changwat[Province] Chiang Mai, Mt. Doi Phahompok,  18 kmNW of Fang,  2100m,  10–11.IX.1999, A. Szabó& Z. Czereleg. ( MWM/ ZSM).   Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.0–16.5 mm in males and 17.5 mm in the female. The male of  T. pinratanai  sp. n.is externally very similar to the partly sympatric  T. inthanona  sp. n., from which it differs only in the ochreous suffusion on the head and thorax (pale beige in  T. inthanona  sp. n.). The female of the new species is distinct from  T. inthanona  sp. n.in the markedly paler, off-white colouration of both wings (vs. creamy in  T. inthanona  sp. n.) and the ochreous yellow suffusion on the head and thorax. Externally, the female of  T. pinratanai  sp. n.is very similar to another partly sympatric species,  T. peculiaria  sp. n., from which it differs only in the somewhat smaller size. In the male genitalia,  T. pinratanai  sp. n.is most similar to  T. daba  sp. n., from which the male genitalia of the former differ in the shorter and distally narrower uncus, the dorsally broader vinculum, and the narrower and more apically tapered valva with a shorter and less upcurved distal saccular process. The phalli of the two species display no remarkable differences. In the vesica, unlike in  T. daba  sp. n.,  T. pinratanai  sp. n.has a broader main chamber bearing a transverse cluster of spinulose scobination basally, a broader subbasal diverticulum bearing a distally broader cornutus, a longer and broader utricular proximal-medial diverticulum armed with a terminal cornutus (it is semiglobular and lacking the cornutus in the congener), and the broader distal diverticulum lacking the distal-medial diverticulum and directed more or less distally, whereas it is directed dorsally in  T. daba  sp. n.As the female of  T. daba  sp. n.is unknown, the female genitalia of  T. pinratanai  sp. n.were compared with  T. peculiaria  sp. n.instead. Unlike in the latter species,  T. pinratanai  sp. n.lacks the sclerotised postvaginal fold, has a sclerotised plate in the ductus bursae, and its corpus bursae lacks the postero-lateral protrusions, has a sclerotised rugose medial area on the right side (vs. left side in the similar congener), and its anterior section is membranous and bears a signum laterally whereas it is granulose in  T. peculiaria  sp. n.Additionally, the appendix bursae of  T. pinratanai  sp. n.is narrower than in  T. peculiaria  sp. n.and directed anterio-laterally whereas it is directed laterally in  T. peculiaria  sp. n.The 7 thabdominal sternite of  T. pinratanai  sp. n.lacks the postero-lateral sclerotised plates, which are typical of  T. peculiaria  sp. n., but the intersegmental membrane between the 7 thand 8 thsternites is gelatinous, which makes the anterior section of the 8 thsternite invaginated into the abdomen.   Distribution. Northern Thailand( Chiang Maiand LampangProvinces).   Etymology. The new species is named after Brother Amnuay Pinratana (1929–2017), renowned Thai entomologist and founder of the fundamental book series “Moths of Thailand”. The name is a noun in the genitive case. 2005-06-01 MWM, ZSM, CKC K. Cerny & A. Volynkin Thailand 1496 18.85639 Lampang 875 99.36667 11 12 1 1 Lampang holotype 2005-06-09 VI Chae Son NP & K. Cerny & No. Thailand 1496 18.856112 Chiang Mai Prov. 21 91.3675 11 12 4 4 Chiang Mai paratype [946,1063,1336,1363] CKC Thailand 11 12 1 1 paratype 2005-11-28 2005-11-29 2005-11-28 K. Cerny & No. Thailand 1400 20.048332 Doi Pha Hom Pok 21 99.16361 Fang Distr. 11 12 1 1 Chiang Mai paratype [424,544,1403,1430] CKC Thailand 11 12 1 1 paratype 2006-04-28 2006-04-29 2006-04-28 Doi Inthanon NP & K. Cerny & No. Thailand 1500 18.518055 Chiang Mai Prov. 21 98.530556 11 12 4 4 Chiang Mai paratype [1005,1121,1437,1464] CKC Thailand 11 12 1 1 paratype 2006-04-30 Doi Inthanon NP & K. Cerny & No. Thailand 1416 18.516388 Chiang Mai Prov. 21 98.470276 11 12 1 1 Chiang Mai paratype [289,402,1505,1531] CKC Thailand 11 12 1 1 paratype 1999-09-10 1999-09-11 1999-09-10 MWM, ZSM A. Szabo & Z. Czere Thailand 2100 Mt. Doi Phahompok Changwat 11 12 1 1 Chiang Mai paratype