On the taxonomy of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) Author Volynkin, A. V. Author Černý, K. text Far Eastern Entomologist 2017 2017-11-29 346 17 32 http://dx.doi.org/10.25221/fee.346.3 journal article 10.25221/fee.346.3 2713-2196 7163817 B2D2EA1F-4913-409C-9289-E576066BE368 Barsine linga spilosomoides (Moore, 1878) , comb. et stat. n. ( Figs 19, 20 , 32 , 40 ) Lyclene spilosomoides Moore, 1878: 33 ( Type locality: "N.W. India "). TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED . Holotype ( Figs 19 , 32 ): ♂ , handwritten label "N.W. India " (upper side) | " Lyclene spilosomoides ( type ) Moore" (underside) / printed label " Moore Coll. 94–106" / printed round label with red circle " Type " / printed label with QRcode " NHMUK010604470 ", slide BMNH (E) Arct-6579 ♂ Volynkin ( NHMUK ) . OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED . Pakistan , prov. NW-Frontier, Thakot village, 550 m , 19.X.1998 , 2 ♂ , leg. Atilla Szabó & Péter Hentschel , slide MWM 31558 Volynkin ( MWM / ZSM ); Pakistan , prov. NW-Frontier, Swat valley, 2 km W of Myandam, 1580 m , 29.VII.1998 , 4 ♂ , 2 ♀ , leg. Csõvári & Mikus , slides MWM 31559 Volynkin ( ♂ ), MWM 31560 Volynkin ( ♀ ) ( MWM / ZSM ) . DIAGNOSIS. The subspecies differs from B. linga linga ( Figs 17, 18 ) by strongly reduced black pattern elements. The male genitalia ( Fig. 32 ) are very similar to those of B. linga linga ( Fig. 31 ) and differ only by the slightly narrower medial costal process and the slightly larger cornuti in vesica; the female genitalia ( Fig. 40 ) have slightly shorter and narrower sclerotized posterior section of ductus bursae than those of the nominate subspecies ( Fig. 39 ). DISTRIBUTION. Barsine linga spilosomoides is known from West Himalaya (NW India , N Pakistan ). The nominate subspecies is widespread in East Himalaya, NW China (Yunnan) and N Thailand . Records of Barsine " spilosomoides " for East Himalaya (Singh et al ., 2014; Kirti & Singh, 2015) belong to females of B. defecta , and records for SE China ( Zhejiang , Jiangxi , Fujian ) (Daniel, 1952; Fang, 2000) belong to B. kulingensis .