Review of East Asian Heliosia (Ledidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) species, with description of a new genus Author Dubatolov, Vladimir V. Author Kishida, Yasunori Author Wu, Chunsheng text Zootaxa 2014 3802 3 373 380 journal article 45663 10.11646/zootaxa.3802.3.6 c65cfca8-1f3c-4bd1-a77d-09d68b51c16d 1175-5326 224836 3B6166C5-4C54-447C-8459-FC689C637BAD Paraheliosia rufa ( Leech 1890 ) , comb. nov. ( Fig. 7 ) Miltochrista rufa Leech, 1890 : 82 . Type locality: China , Hubei, ‘Chang Yang’. Miltochrista rufa : Seitz, 1910 : 56 , Fig. 12 c rufa . Heliosia rufa : Hampson, 1900 : 275 , Pl. XXVI, Fig. 1 ; Strand, 1922 : 658 ; Fang, 1992: 227; Fang, 2000: 182-183, Pl. V, Fig. 20. Type material. LEECH (1890) cited six type specimens. However, HAMPSON (1900) noted only a single type specimen in the Natural History Museum (London, UK ) collection. Unfortunately, it is unavailable now. Material examined. CHINA : GANSU : 1 ♂ , Kang Xian, 1450-1650 m , 15.vii.1998 ( IZAS ); SHAANXI: 1 ♀, Liuba, 1300 m , 23.vii.1998 ( IZAS ); 1 ♀, Taibaishan, 17.vii.1980 ( IZAS ). Description. Dark grey pattern of forewings strongly widened; ground colour dark yellow with a rose tint. Forewing dark proximal band is fused with dark outer 1/3 of forewing along hind margin, so the rosy-yellow ground colour occupy basal 1/5 part of the wing, large triangular spot from the central part of costa towards vein Cu2 or A (occasionally this spot is transformed to a complete band), narrow costal and outer margins. Hindwing light yellow with brownish outer margin constricting towards tornal angle: this character easily visible from the known illustrations of a syntype specimen ( Hampson, 1900 : pl. XXVI, Fig. 1 ; Seitz, 1910 : Fig. 12 c rufa ). Fringe also dark yellow. Male genitalia ( Fig. 15 ): Aedeagus apex with two strong spines. Remarks. Paraheliosia rufa differs from P. elegans by a broad dark pattern on both fore- and hindwings; from P. novirufa it differs by presence of a dark margin on hindwings. Distribution. China : Gansu, Hebei, Hubei, Shaanxi (Fang, 2000).