A revision of the genus Trisuloides Butler, 1881 with descriptions of three new species from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Revision of Pantheinae, contribution I Author Behounek, Gottfried Author Han, Hui-Lin Author Kononenko, Vladimir text Zootaxa 2011 3069 1 25 journal article 46102 10.5281/zenodo.278996 e57b727c-16bb-4f80-a4fa-166059e74638 1175-5326 278996 Trisuloides catocalina Moore, 1883 stat. rev. ( Figs. 1–7 , 45 , 57 ) Trisuloides catocalina Moore , 1883 , Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London , 1883: 17, (TL: India , Sikkim, Darjiling [T: BMNH, London]) Trisuloides luteifascia Hampson, 1894 , The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma . Moth . 2: 437, (TL: India , Khasis, [ Lectotype : female: BMNH London, designated as type by Hampson, 1913 ) syn. n. = Trisuloides sericea ab. pallidimacula Warren, 1912 , in Seitz;11: 41, form. Material examined. Photographs of holotype of Trisuloides catocalina Moore, 1883 : female labeled as “Darjeling Coll Atkinson/Origin/ Trisuloides catocalina female type Moore/Coll. Staudinger Karten 683/8149 (photo G. Ronkay from coll. ZMHU ). Photographs of holotype of Trisuloides luteifascia Hampson, 1894 , female labeled as “Cherra Punji./ Trisuloides luteifascia female type /1901-178/ Type ” (photo G. Ronkay from coll. BMNH ). 1 male , “Celebes/ Trisuloides luteifascia Hmps. Male, Sheljuzhko det. 1951” genit. Prep. N 4163 ( ZSM ); 2 males , Nepal , Kathmandu district, Nagarjum Hills Mt. Rani, 1421 m , LF, 1–2.vii.2008 , leg M. Hoffman (coll. AB ); 1 male . Myanmar NE. Kachin state, road Kanphant, Mt. Inwa Bum. Near pass, 26˚10ʹ31.9ʹ N, 98˚30ʹ0 3.4ʹE 3008 m , 26– 27.v.2006 , leg. Naumann, Loffer, Langer (coll. AB ); 1 male , Nepal , Surke Danda, 1325 m , Chiewa, 1.vii.1998 , leg. M. Hreblay & B. Benedek (coll. GR); 8 males Thailand , Chiang Mai, Doi Ithanon Mt. 19.ix.1984 ; 6.v.1981 (coll. AP ). Diagnosis. Adult ( Figs. 1–7 ). Wingspan 62–66 mm . T. catocalina differs from its congeners by larger size, longer and more acute forewing and characteristic pattern. Head and thorax dark brown, with pale grayish suffusion. Forewing ground color dark brown; antemedial line distinct, incurved invard, medial field from mid to tornal edge filled with dark-brown to black; orbicular and reniform distinct, formed by thin black line; postmedial line diffused, waved, from inner side bordered with prominent diffused whitish line; subterminal field dark brown with intensive pale bluish-grey suffusion; subtornal mark as semilunar black spot, bordered inside with white; terminal line as semilunar streaks, bordered inside with whitish. In male genitalia ( Figs 45 , 57 ) uncus massive, gradually tapered, not spatulate as in other species; valva straight, apically narrower and rounded; harpe as straight folk-like acute extension with serrate dorsal branch, longer than ventral one; costal flap-like costal process (editum) heavily setose, much stronger than in other species. Aedeagus rather massive, shorter than in other species, with carina bearing minute spines; vesica with three short diverticula, cornuti not present. Female not examined. Distribution and biology. North India , Nepal , Thailand , South East China , Indonesia (Sulawesi [Celebes]). Moths occur in montane broad-leaved forests at elevations from 1400 to 3000, and are bivoltine, adult appearing from May to July and September. Taxonomic note. Hampson (1913) placed Trisuloides catocalina Moore , 1883 in the synonymy with Trisuloides sericea probably by supposed homonymy with Tambana catocalina Moore, 1882 ( Trisuloides in treatment of Hampson (1913) . After examining photographs of types of T. sericea , T. luteifascia and T. catocalina Moore, 1883 we concluded that catocalina Moore, 1883 is conspecific with T. luteifascia , but not with T. sericea . Moreover, Tambana catocalina Moore, 1882 is not congeneric with Trisuloides and is placed to its own genus Antitrisuloides by Holloway (1985), therefore Trisuloides catocalina Moore , 1883 is a valid name, not a homonym of Antitrisuloides catocalina (Moore, 1882 [ Tambana ]) and should be used instead Trisuloides luteifascia Hampson, 1894 ( syn. n. ).