A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
Author
Singh, Navneet
Author
Volynkin, Anton V.
Author
Kirti, Jagbir Singh
Author
Datta, Harvinder Singh
Author
Ivanova, Maria S.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-02-18
4738
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journal article
23994
10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1
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Cyana arorai
Volynkin, N. Singh, Kirti & Datta
,
nom. nov.
(
Figs 15–19
,
168, 169
,
241, 242
)
=
Chionaema tripunctata
Rothschild, 1936
,
The Annals and magazine of natural history
(10)
17
: 487 (
Type
locality: “
Aberdeen
,
Andaman Islands”), nec.
Reich, 1935
.
Type material examined.
Holotype
(by monotypy) (
Fig. 17
):
♀
, handwritten label “
Aberdeen
, Andamans” / hand- written label “
Chionaema tripunctata
Type Rothsch.” / handwritten label “Nr.
bianca
, but has 3 spots” / printed label “Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939–1” / printed round label with a red circle “Type” / printed label with a unique identifier “NHMUK010402088” (Coll.
NHMUK
).
Other material examined
.
THE
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
:
1 ♀
,
Andaman Isles
♀
/
Moore Coll.
94–106, slide NHMUK010314603
Volynkin
(
Coll.
NHMUK
)
;
2 ♂
,
3 ♀
,
India
,
M. Andaman
,
Karmatang
,
1.5 km
E,
12,5072°N
,
92,5610°E
,
17–22.VIII.2001
, leg.
Jan-Peter Rudloff
, coll.
Dr. R. Brechlin
, slides MWM 33907 (
♂
), MWM 33908 (
♀
), MWM 35680 (
♀
)
Volynkin
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
2 ♂
,
4 ♀
,
India
,
S. Andaman
,
Port
Blair—Mt.
Harriet
,
11,4321°N
,
92,4403°E
,
23–24.VIII.2001
, leg.
Jan-Peter Rudloff
, coll.
Dr. R. Brechlin
, slides MWM 34601 (
♂
), MWM 34602 (
♀
)
Volynkin
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
2 ♀
,
India
,
Andaman Islands
,
South
Anda- man—Bambooflat (
Rainfor.
),
11°42’82”N
,
092°42’02”E
,
27–28.XI.2000
, leg.
J.P. Rudloff
, slide MWM 35681 (
♂
)
Volynkin
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
India
,
Andaman Isl.
,
South Andaman
,
Wandoor
,
Port Blair
,
1–2.III.1998
, leg.
A. Kamenev
&
V. Siniaev
, ex coll.
Dr. A. Schintlmeister
, slide MWM 34564 (
♂
)
Volynkin
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Andaman
&
Nicobar Islands
,
South Andaman
,
Chidiyatapu
, 29.XII.17, leg.
H.S. Datta
(
Coll.
NZCZSI
)
.
Etymology.
The replacement name is dedicated to G.S. Arora, author of the basic publication on the fauna of the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
.
Remark
. The taxon
tripunctata
Reich, 1935
was described under the genus
Lyclene
. Here we transfer it to the genus
Cyana
and synonymize with
C. detrita
(see above). Thus, at present there are two
Cyana
taxa with the name
tripunctata
, so
tripunctata
Rothschild, 1936
becomes a junior secondary homonym of
tripunctata
Reich, 1935
. Hence, we introduce the replacement name
arorai
nom. nov.
for
tripunctata
Rothschild, 1936
.
Diagnosis.
Forewing length is
12.5–15 mm
in males and
17–18 mm
in females.
Cyana arorai
is a polymorphic species, significantly variable in size.
Cyana arorai
is similar externally to
C. carmina
(
Figs 13, 14
), but differs by its arcuate antemedial line (that is oblique in
C. carmina
) and larger black discal spots. In females of
C. arorai
a third, posterior black spot may be developed (
Figs 16, 17
), what is unusual for the
C. insularis
group. The female genitalia of
C. arorai
are very similar to those of
C. carmina
(
Figs 239
,
240
), but differ by the more heavily sclerotized cervix bursae having narrower longitudinal folds, and the lateral band-like signum being more weakly sclerotized subanteriorly with its anterior end strongly broadened.
Distribution.
Endemic of the Andaman Islands. The records of
C. bianca
(male) and
C. coccinea
(female) for the Andaman Islands (
Hampson 1900
;
Draudt 1914
;
Arora 1983
) belong to
C. arorai
.