Gandhara jieenchenae, Chen & Wu, 2020

Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel, Huang, Si-Yao & Hu, Hua-Lin, 2023, Taxonomic review of the Oriental genus Gandhara Moore with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Zootaxa 5374 (3), pp. 390-408 : 398-400

Gandhara jieenchenae D.-J. Chen & Wu, 2020

( Figs 19, 20 , 38 , 46 )

Gandhara jieenchenae D.-J. Chen & Wu, 2020, Japan Heterocerists’ Journal, 294: 482 (Type locality: “Taiwan, Taichung Co., Heping, Sheishanken ”) .

Type material examined. Photograph of the holotype ( Fig. 19 ): male, Taiwan, Taichung Co., Heping, Sheishanken , 13.II.2015, D.J. Chen leg. ( NMNS); photograph of the paratype ( Fig. 20 ): female, same data as holotype ( NMNS) .

Additional material examined: TAIWAN: 1 male, Nantou Co. , 1300m, 6 km E Wushe, 24°01’82’’N 121°10’65’’E, 21.IV.1997, L. Peregovits & A. Kun leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-1095 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 female, Lushan , Nantou [County], 6. V .1980, Sk. Yamane leg. ( NHMUK); 1 male, 1 female, Lushan Spa , 1200m, Nantou Hsien, 29.IV.–1. V .1984, H. Yoshimoto leg., gen. prep. No.: 12969 Inoue (female) ( NHMUK) ; 1 female, Shihtzulu , 1520m, Chiayi Hsien, 5–6. V .1984, H. Yoshimoto leg. ( NHMUK); 1 female, Wushe, Nantow [Nantou County], 1986 ( NHMUK) .

Diagnosis. The wingspan is 22.0–27.0 mm in males and 24.0–27.0 mm in females ( Chen & Wu 2020). The forewing length is 13.0–13.5 mm in the specimens of both sexes examined. Gandhara jieenchenae is morphologically very similar to G. conica and the detailed comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. Endemic to Taiwan Island ( Chen & Wu 2020).

Figures

FIGURES 17–24. Gandhara (17–20) and Collita (21–24) spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 17, 18, 22 and 23 in MWM/ZSM; 19 and 20 in NMNS (photos by S. Wu); 21 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 24 in SZMN (photo by V.V. Dubatolov).

FIGURES 35–38. Gandhara spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 35, 37 and 38 in MWM/ZSM; 36 in MfN.

FIGURES 43–46. Gandhara spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 43 and 45 in MWM/ZSM; 44 in MfN; 46 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK).