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
2
150
160
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5315.2.4
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5315.2.4
1175-5326
8130372
9045A8E6-6DEB-4367-A6CF-D14E90AA760A
The
Miltochrista hollowai
species-group
Diagnostic characters.
In male genitalia, valva is deeply bifurcated to dorsal and ventral halves, latter conspicuously shorter; apex of valva rounded, with a ventro-subapical membranous flap; distal saccular process short, heavily sclerotised, variously modified.
Species content of the
M. hollowai
species-group
—
M. hollowai
Kirti & Gill, 2009
—
M. madathumala
sp. nov.
—
M. kumarkaustubhi
sp. nov.