A review of the subgenus Delineatia Volynkin & Huang, 2019 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855, with descriptions of two new species from Taiwan and Vietnam (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)
Author
Volynkin, Anton V.
Altai State University, Lenina Avenue, 61, RF- 656049, Barnaul, Russia. & National Research Tomsk State University, Lenina Avenue, 36, RF- 634050, Tomsk, Russia
Author
Wu, Shipher
Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 11529, Taiwan. shipher @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2264 - 7238
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-18
4801
2
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4801.2.2
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Ammatho
(
Delineatia
)
trangchim
Volynkin & Wu
,
sp. n.
(
Figs 17, 18
,
29
,
34
)
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Type material.
Holotype
(
Figs 17
,
29
): male, “
III.2014
, Central
Vietnam
,
Thua Thien-Hue Province
, Annamite Mts, Bach Ma Mt.,
1400m
, leg. local collectors”, slide
ZSM
Arct. 2019-699
Volynkin
(Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
).
Paratypes
.
VIETNAM
:
1 female
, the same data as in the
holotype
, slide
ZSM
Arct. 2019-700
Volynkin
(Coll.
MWM
/
ZSM
)
;
6 females
, the same data (Coll.
CAV
)
.
Diagnosis.
Forewing length is
15 mm
in the
holotype
male and
16–18 mm
in females. The new species can be easily distinguished externally from its closest relative
A. sublucana
by its broader forewing, pale candy body coloration (in
A. sublucana
those are intense crimson), pale candy forewing ground color with pale candy cilia (in
A. sublucana
the forewing is intense crimson with black cilia), pale red hindwing ground color and cilia (in
A. sublucana
the forewing is crimson with cilia black at apex and crimson along outer and anal margins), and slightly shorter radial strips in the postmedial area of forewing. Compared to members of the
A. delineatia
species-group,
A. trangchim
sp. n.
can be recognized by its paler crimson coloration, evenly crimson cilia of both wings, and thinner postmedial line and radial strips in the postmedial area. The male genitalia of
A. trangchim
sp. n.
differ from those of
A. sublucana
by their slightly shorter but medially broader uncus, slightly less elongated valva, longer and narrower apical thorn of the distal costal process directed more dorsally (in
A. sublucana
that is shorter and broader and directed distally), the well-developed trigonal subapical thorn of the distal costal process (in
A. sublucana
that is present as a short smooth protrusion), more angular distal end of the broad setose section of sacculus (in
A. sublucana
that is smoothly rounded), more massive distal saccular process, aedeagus being slightly more broadened distally, and more elongated and narrowed tip of the medial conical diverticulum (in
A. sublucana
that is shorter and broader). The female genitalia of
A. trangchim
sp. n.
are similar to those of
A. sublucana
but differ by the narrower, crescent-shaped postvaginal plate (that is narrowly semilunar in
A. sublucana
), shorter and posteriorly broader, wineglass-shaped antrum (that is narrowly conical in
A. sublucana
), and slightly shorter spinulose area in the posterior section of corpus bursae.
FIGURES 27–29.
Ammatho
spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 27—NHMUK (©); 28—CAV; 29—MWM/ ZSM.
FIGURES 30–34.
Ammatho
spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 30, 32, 34—MWM/ZSM; 31—NHMUK (©); 33—CAV.
Distribution
. Central
Vietnam
(
Thua Thien-Hue Province
: Annamite Range).
Etymology
.
Trang
Chim is the moon goddess in the traditional Vietnamese mythology.