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.
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-02-18
4738
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journal article
23994
10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1
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Cyana arama metis
Volynkin & N. Singh
,
ssp. nov.
(
Figs 124, 125
,
220
,
277
)
Type material.
Holotype
(
Figs 124
,
220
):
♂
, “
Indien
, [
Uttarakhand
] U. P.,
Kumaon-Himalaya
,
Bhimtal
,
1500 m
,
30.II.1976
, leg. F. Smetaсek”, slide MWM 34425 Volynkin (Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
).
Paratypes
:
UTTARAKHAND
:
25 ♂
,
15 ♀
,
India
,
Kumaon-Himalaya
,
Distr. NainiTal
,
BhimTal
,
1500 m
, leg.
de Freina
,
Himalaya Expedition
,
10.V.1971
(
1 ♂
);
12.V.1971
(
1 ♀
);
13.V.1971
(
2 ♂
,
2 ♀
);
16.V.1971
(
9 ♂
,
5 ♀
), slide MWM 34426 (
♀
)
Volynkin
;
17.V.1971
(
1 ♂
);
20.V.1971
(
4 ♂
);
21.V.1971
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
28.V.1971
(
1 ♂
);
29.V.1971
(
1 ♀
);
30.V.1971
(
2 ♂
);
10.VI.1971
(
2 ♂
,
5 ♀
);
14.VI.1971
(
1 ♂
);
30.VI.1971
(
1 ♂
) (
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
23 ♂
,
11 ♀
,
India
sept.,
Kumaon-Himalaya
,
Distr. NainiTal
,
BhimTal
,
1500 m
, leg.
F. Smetacek
,
18.IX.1974
(
1 ♀
);
7.V.1977
(
1 ♀
);
11.IX.1977
(
1 ♂
);
29.IV.1978
(
1 ♂
);
22.VI.1978
(
1 ♂
);
23.VI.1978
(
1 ♂
);
23.IX.1978
(
1 ♂
);
24.IX.1978
(
1 ♀
);
IX.1978
(
5 ♂
,
2 ♀
);
28.III.1979
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
14.VI.1979
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
14.V.1979
(
1 ♂
);
25.VIII.1979
(
1 ♂
);
12.IX.1979
(
1 ♂
);
17.IX.1979
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
18.IX.1979
(
2 ♂
);
20.IX.1979
(
2 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
23.IX.1979
(
1 ♀
);
24.IX.1979
(
1 ♀
);
25.IX.1979
(
1 ♂
);
27.IX.1979
(
1 ♂
);
29.IX.1979
(
1 ♂
) (
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
14 ♂
,
India
,
Kumaon-Himalaya
,
Distr. Naini Tal
,
Bhim Tal
,
1500 m
, Smetaсek /
Bauer
,
15.V.1976
(
1 ♀
);
14.VIII.1976
(
1 ♂
);
15.VIII.1976
(
1 ♂
);
18.VIII.1976
(
2 ♂
);
19.VIII.1976
(
3 ♂
);
23.VIII.1976
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
25.VIII.1976
(
1 ♂
);
15.IX.1980
(
1 ♂
);
19.IX.1980
(
1 ♂
);
20.IX.1981
(
2 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
23.IX.1981
(
1 ♂
) (
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
15 ♂
,
15 ♀
,
India
,
Kumaon-Himalaya
, Bhim- tal,
1500 m
, leg. F. Smetaсek,
18.III.1974
(
1 ♀
);
10.IV.1974
(
2 ♂
); slide MWM 37064
Volynkin
,
1.IX.1976
(
1 ♀
), slide MWM 37065
Volynkin
;
4.IX.1974
(
1 ♀
);
7.IX.1974
(
1 ♀
);
8.IX.1974
(
1 ♂
);
12.IX.1974
(
1 ♂
);
18.IX.1974
(
1 ♀
);
24.IX.1974
(
1 ♀
);
24.IX.1975
(
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
26.IX.1975
(
1 ♂
);
2.X.1975
(
2 ♂
);
14.VIII.1976
(
1 ♂
);
6.IX.1976
(
1 ♂
);
14.IX.1976
(
1 ♂
);
15–20.IX.1976
(
1 ♂
,
5 ♀
);
26.IX.1976
(
1 ♂
);
1–12.IX.1977
(
1 ♂
,
2 ♀
);
7–18.IX.1977
(
1 ♀
);
4.VIII.1979
(
1 ♂
) (
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
12 ♂
,
4 ♀
,
Kumaon-Himalaya
,
Nainital-distr.
,
Bhimtal
,
1500 m
, leg. F. Smetaсek
17.IX.1973
(
1 ♂
);
20.IV.1974
(
1 ♀
);
3.IX.1974
(
1 ♂
);
8.IX.1974
(
1 ♂
);
13.IX.1974
(
1 ♂
);
15.IX.1974
(
2 ♀
);
25.IX.1974
(
1 ♂
);
5.IV.1975
(
1 ♂
);
15.IX.1975
(
2 ♂
,
1 ♀
);
7.X.1975
(
1 ♂
);
6.IX.1976
(
1 ♂
);
7.IX.1977
(
1 ♂
);
14.IX.1977
(
1 ♂
) (
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
3 ♂
, N.
India
,
Bhimtal
,
1500 m
,
20.V.1978
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
2 ♂
, NW
India
,
Bhimtal
,
1500 m
, 18–28.V.79, coll.
Dr. Liedgens
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Bhimtal, N.
India
,
1600 m
, 24.VIII.–3.IX.80,
Hauenstein
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Nord-India
/ U.P.,
Raum Nainital
(
Kumaon
),
Bhimtal
,
17–20.IX.1973
, leg.
Erich Bauer
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♀
,
India
,
Bhimtal
,
1500 m
,
11–20.VI.1975
, leg.
W. Thomas
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Uttarakhand
,
Chirbatiya
,
2.VI.2014
, leg.
Rahul Ranjan
(
Coll.
NZCZSI
)
;
PUNJAB
:
1 ♂
, N
India
,
Amritsar
,
260 m
, 5.IX.–8.IX.80,
Hauenstein
(
Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
1 ♂
,
Punjab
,
Dhanaula Khurd
,
12.I.1998
leg. APS
Kaleka
(
Coll.
NZCZSI
)
.
Etymology.
In ancient Greek mythology, Metis is a Titaness belonging to the second generation of Titans, the mother of wisdom and deep thought.
Diagnosis.
Forewing length is
19–19.5 mm
in males and
20–21.5 mm
in females.
Cyana arama metis
differs from the nominate subspecies by its narrower and paler amber yellow forewing transverse lines. The male and female genitalia of two subspecies have no significant differences.
Distribution.
North
India
(
Uttarakhand
and Punjab) (
Smetacek 2008
, as
C. arama
).