Restoration of the genus Hampsonascia Volynkin (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) with descriptions of five new species
Author
Volynkin, Anton V.
Altai State University, Lenina Avenue, 61, RF- 656049, Barnaul, Russia
Author
Černý, Karel
Tiergartenstrasse 27, A- 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-11-09
5067
1
82
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journal article
3648
10.11646/zootaxa.5067.1.4
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Hampsonascia phukha
sp. n.
(
Figs 9, 10
,
27
,
37
)
Type material
.
Holotype
(
Figs 9
,
27
): male, “
Thailand
Changwat Nan
30 km
E of
Pua
1700 m
,
14–15. IX. 1999
leg.
A. Szabó
&
Z. Czere
”, gen. prep. No.:
ZSM
Arct. 2019-835 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/
ZSM
).
Paratypes
.
THAILAND
:
1 male
,
1 female
, the same data as for the holotype, gen. prep. Nos.: MWM 31742 (male) and
ZSM
Arct. 2019-836 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/
ZSM
);
1 male
, the same locality and collectors but
22–23.IX.1999
(MWM/
ZSM
)
.
Diagnosis
. The forewing length is 10–10.5 mm in males and
10 mm
in female. The new species is reminiscent of
H. dentifascia
and
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
but differs in the presence of three subbasal spots (whereas
H. dentifascia
and
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
have only two spots) and the presence of a slight bluish suffusion in the middle area of the forewing. Additionally, the female of
H. phukha
sp. n.
has an elongate, dash-shaped discal spot similar to that of the male whereas those of
H. dentifascia
and
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
are smaller and comma-like. The male genital capsule of the new species differs from those of
H. dentifascia
and
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
in the somewhat distally narrower and somewhat more dorsally curved valva, the thicker and more apically rounded distal costal process, the smaller medial costal process and the basally narrower distal saccular process. The vesica of
H. phukha
sp. n.
is somewhat shorter than those of
H. dentifascia
and
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
(in proportion to the aedeagus length) and has an evenly distally dilated shorter lobe of the distal diverticulum which is shorter and drop-like dilated in
H. dentifascia
and very slightly dilated in
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
Additionally, the subbasal chamber of the new species lacks a lateral cluster of cornuti which is present in
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
The female genitalia of
H. phukha
sp. n.
differ from those of
H. dentifascia
and
H. thaifascia
sp. n.
in the wider ductus bursae, the shorter posterior spinulose cluster of the corpus bursae and the smaller signum bursae. Additionally, the subostial lobes of the new species are narrower than in
H. dentifascia
.
Distribution
. The new species is known from
Nan Province
in North
Thailand
.
Etymology
. Phukha is the dynasty ruled the Varanagara kingdom situated on the territory of the modern
Nan Province
of
Thailand
in the late XIII century.