Taxonomic review of the Miltochrista hollowai and M. curvifascia species-groups with descriptions of two new species from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
Author
Singh, Santosh
Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India & Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India
Author
Kirti, Jagbir Singh
0000-0002-9670-5931
Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India & prjagbir 2005 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9670 - 5931
prjagbir2005@gmail.com
Author
Joshi, Rahul
0000-0001-8514-1272
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & joshiarctiidae @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8514 - 1272
joshiarctiidae@gmail.com
Author
Singh, Navneet
0000-0002-6657-7983
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & nsgill 007 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983
nsgill007@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-07-07
5315
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5315.2.4
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Miltochrista hollowai
(
Kirti & Gill, 2009
)
(
Figs 1, 2
,
17, 18
)
Lyclene hollowai
Kirti & Gill, 2009: 112
(
Type
locality:
Saputara
,
Gujarat
,
India
).
Material examined.
India
:
Gujarat
:
Saputara
,
29.xi.2015
, 1 ♂,
S. Singh
leg. (11887/H10)
;
Waghai
,
3.xii.2015
, 1 ♂,
S. Singh
leg. (11888/H10).
Diagnosis.
Miltochrista hollowai
is distinct from its closely similar species,
M. madathumala
sp. nov.
and
M. kumarkaustubhi
sp. nov.
due to the more apically rounded valva bearing a ventro-subapical spine (absent in both the similar species), and a short, heavily sclerotised and leaf-shaped distal saccular process.
Distribution.
India
:
Gujarat
(
Kirti & Gill 2009
,
Singh
et al
. 2021
and present study),
Maharashtra
(
Volynkin & Huang 2022
).
Remark.
In the original publication (
Kirti & Gill 2009
) the adult image is of female, published erroneously as the females of
M. hollowai
are unknown, so far.