Miltochrista kontumica ( Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013 )

Volynkin, Anton V., Singh, Navneet, Černý, Karel, Kirti, Jagbir Singh & Datta, Harvinder Singh, 2020, Revision of the Miltochrista obliquilinea species-group, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), Zootaxa 4780 (3), pp. 448-470 : 454-455

Miltochrista kontumica ( Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013)

( Figs 16–18 , 42, 43 , 58 )

Lyclene kontumica Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013 , Tinea 22 (4): 285, figs 6, 21. Type locality: “ Vietnam, Ngoc Linh , Kon Tum Prov. 14º45’– 15º15’N / 107º21’– 108º20’E ”.

Type material examined. Holotype ( Figs 16 , 42 ): male, “ Vietnam, Ngoc Linh , Kon Tum Prov., 14°45’–15˚15’N, 107°21’– 108°20’E, Monastyrski leg. III–IV.2006” / red label ‘‘ Holotypus ♂ Lyclene kontumica Dubatolov et Bucsek’’, slide AV1655 Volynkin, ex preparation in sugar by Dubatolov (Coll. SZMN) .

Paratypes: 2 males, 2 females, with the same data as in holotype, slide AV2430 (female) Volynkin (Coll. SZMN) .

Additional material examined. VIETNAM: 5 males, 3 females, X.2013, South Vietnam , Lâm Đ ồng Prov- ince, Laс Duong District , Tay Nguyen Highlands , Nui Ba National Park, leg. local collector, slides AV1621, AV1638 (males), AV1622, AV2371 (females) (Coll. CAV) ; 1 male, the same locality and collector, but XII.2013 ( Coll. CAV) ; 3 females, IX.2013, Central Vietnam , South Central Coast , Qu ảng Ngãi Province , Ba Tõ District , Ba Tõ Mt. , 900 m, leg. local collector, slide AV2381 (female) Volynkin (Coll. CAV) ; 39 males, 59 females, S Vietnam, Bach-ma Nat. Park , 1200 m, 16°10’N, 107°54’E, 26.VII.–6.VIII.1996, leg. V. Sinyaev & E. Afonin, ex coll. A. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM/ZSM) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 10–10.5 mm (wingspan 21–22 mm) in males and 10.5–11 mm (wingspan 22–23 mm) in females. Miltochrista kontumica resembles externally M. obliquilinea , but differs by its slightly smaller size and shorter serration of the postmedial line. The male genitalia are characterised by the long trigonal distal costal process with a pointed tip, the short and robust distal saccular process with a rounded tip, and the aedeagus vesica having several small diverticula medially and two arrowhead-shaped cornuti on the same base. The female genitalia of M. kontumica are characterised by the presence of subostial ligula and the large thick-walled accessory bursae situated postero-laterally.

Distribution. Up to date, M. kontumica is known from Central and South Vietnam only (Quảng Ngãi, Lâm Đồng and Kon Tum Provinces) ( Dubatolov & Bucsek 2013; Volynkin et al. 2016).

Figures

FIGURES 16–33. Miltochrista spp.: adults. Depositories of specimens: 16, 18, 31—ZSMN; 17—CAV; 19, 22—NZCZSI; 20—CKC; 21, 23, 24, 26, 28–30, 32, 33—MWM/ZSM; 25, 27—NHMUK (©).

FIGURES 42–45. Miltochrista spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of specimens: 42—SZMN; 43—CAV; 44—NZCZSI; 45— CKC.

FIGURES 54–59. Miltochrista spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of specimens: 54–57, 59—MWM/ZSM; 58—CAV.