New and less known Notodontidae from Manipur, India (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea)
Author
Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh
0000-0002-3003-6624
Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovská 1760, CZ- 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, CAS, Branisovská 1160 / 31 CZ- 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Sphingidae Museum s. r. o., Plzeňská 134, 261 01 Příbram, Czech Republic. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3003 - 6624
Author
Schintlmeister, Alexander
0000-0001-8146-8657
Calberlastr. 3, D- 01326 Dresden, Germany. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8146 - 8657
Author
Fric, Zdenek Faltynek
0000-0002-3611-8022
https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3611 - 8022
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-10-18
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19.
Spatalina melanopa
Schintlmeister, 2007
(new record for
India
)
(
Figs. 13
,
44
)
Spatalina melanopa
Schintlmeister, 2007
:
In Schintlmeister & Pinratana (eds), Moths of
Thailand
Notodontidae
(1): 201; pl. 31; fig. 165. TL: N
Thailand
,
Chiang Mai
, Doi Pha Hom Pok, Mae Ai,
2.000 m
Material examined.
India
:
4 ♂♂
,
1 ♀
,
Manipur
, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hill (Site 1),
25.1264°N
94.4357°E
,
1983 m
,
20–25.VII.2019
, genitalia slide no. GU 69-82; leg. JS Irungbam & H Huidrom, coll. A. Schintlmeister.
Diagnosis. Forewing length
18 mm
–
19 mm
in males and
18 mm
in female. The
S. melanopa
is closely related to the
S. melaleuca
found in
Vietnam
. In
S. melanopa
, the forewings are deep blackish with mixed white scales, while in
S. melaleuca
Schintlmeister, 2007
, the ground colour is paler and the forewings have black discal spots. In male genitalia,
S. melanopa’s
uncus arms are longer, straighter and tapered, whereas
S. melaleuca’s
are convex.
S. melaleuca
has a straight and longer spine at the tip of the phallus, while
S. melanopa’s
phallus is curved and has a short spine.
Distribution.
India
:
Manipur
(In the present study). Elsewhere:
Thailand
, SW
China
(
Yunnan
) (
Schintlmeister 2008
).