On the taxonomy of the Prabhasa / Zadadra generic complex with descriptions of two new genera and two new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) Author Dubatolov, Vladimir V. 0000-0001-7687-2102 Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, RF- 630091, Novosibirsk, Russia & vvdubat @ mail. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7687 - 2102 vvdubat@mail.ru 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 Singh, Navneet 0000-0002-6657-7983 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & nsgill 007 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983 nsgill007@gmail.com Author Joshi, Rahul 0000-0001-8514-1272 Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, BH Colony, Patna 800026, Bihar, India & joshiarctiidae @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8514 - 1272 joshiarctiidae@gmail.com Author Černý, Karel 0000-0001-7207-2255 Tiergartenstrasse 27, A- 6020 Innsbruck, Austria & natura. cerny @ aon. at; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7207 - 2255 natura.cerny@aon.at text Zootaxa 2021 2021-05-06 4966 5 519 534 journal article 6485 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.5.2 5eb13fed-182f-4e20-9dce-d6ffee55a4f6 1175-5326 4745231 A23BF4A7-252F-4099-BAE8-E3EFC00BDCD8 Zadadra distorta ( Moore, 1872 ) ( Figs 11–14 , 27, 28 , 31 , 37 ) Lithosia distorta Moore, 1872 , Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 : 572 ( Type locality: [NE India ] “ Sikkim ”). = Zadadra neodistorta Joshi, Kirti & N. Singh, 2015 , Florida Entomologist 98 (2): 537, figs 1–5 ( Type locality: “ India , Nagaland , Tuenseng , 1600 m ”), syn. nov. Type material examined. Lectotype of Lithosia distorta (hereby designated) ( Figs 11 , 27 ): ♂ , “Ind” / “Type.” / “ Lithosia distorta Moore (type) ♂ ” / “ TYPE LEP.: No. 401 Lithosia distorta Moore , ½. HOPE DEPT . OXFORD” / “A” / “549”, gen. slide No.: 2019-1732 (prepared by Volynkin) ( OUMNH ); paralectotypes of Lithosia distorta : 1 ♂ , “Cherra Punji ♂ ” / “ Lithosia distorta ♂ (type) Moore” / “Moore Coll. 94-106” / blue ring “ Syntype ” label / QR-code label with unique number “ BMNH (E) 1377437” ( NHMUK ); 1 ♀ ( Fig. 12 ), “Cherra Punji ♀ ” / “ Lithosia distorta Moore ” / “Moore Coll. 94-106” / blue ring “ Syntype ” label / QR-code label with unique number “ BMNH (E) 1377435” / “ Arctiidae genitalia slide No. 4556” ( NHMUK ); 1 ♂ , “Cherra Punji ♂ ” / “Moore Coll. 94-106” / QRcode label with unique number “ NHMUK010606001 ”, gen. slide No.: NHMUK010313474 (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK ). Holotype of Zadadra neodistorta : ♂ , India , Sikkim , Rongli , 1400m , 05.V.2009 , registration number: PUP/RJ-143a, gen. slide No.: PUP/R-143a (prepared by Joshi) (PUP/ RJ ); paratypes of Zadadra neodistorta : 2 ♂ with the same data as in the holotype , registration numbers: PUP/RJ-143b and PUP/RJ-143c) (PUP/ RJ ) . Additional material examined . INDIA : 1 ♂ , Cherrapunji , Meghalaya , 15.IX. [20]15, Leg. Devinder Pal Singh ( NZCZSI ) ; 1 ♂ , Sikkim , Namchi , 1000m , 2.VII.1986 , leg. W. Thomas , gen. slide No. : ZSM Arct. 2020-152 (prepared by Volynkin ) (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♀ , the same locality and collector, 7.VII.1986 (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 23 ♂ , 54 ♀ , NE India , Assam , W Meghalaya , Garo Hills , Nokrek National Park , 25°40’E , 91°04’E , 1150m , 2–13.VII.1997 , leg. Afonin & Sinyaev , gen. slide Nos. : MWM 31605 (male) and ZSM Arct. 2019-512 (female) (prepared by Volynkin ) (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♀ , NE India, W Meghalaya , Umran , 33 km N Shillong , 26°06’N , 92°23’E , 800m , 14–23.VII.1997 , leg. Sinyaev & Afonin (MWM/ ZSM ) ; NEPAL : 2 ♂ , 3 ♀ , Taplejung Area , Lal Kharka , 2250m , 10.X.1994 , leg. M. Hreblay & T . Csővári , gen. slide No. : ZSM Arct. 2019-513 (female) (prepared by Volynkin ) (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♂ , 10 ♀ , Mechi , Taplejung Area , Nesum village , 1550m , 87°29’E , 27°17’N , 21.X.1996 , leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay , gen. slide No. : ZSM Arct. 2019-516 (female) (prepared by Volynkin ) (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♂ , Koshi , Taplejung area , Chitre , 2500m , 87°24’E , 27°05’N , 17.X.1996 , leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 3 ♂ , 23 ♀ , 1615m , Taplejung Area , Shimbu ( Pakora ), 11.X.1994 , leg. M. Hreblay & T . Csővári (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 4 ♀ , Mechi , Taplejung area , Tammur valley , 2 km N Sinwa , 1100m , 87°43’E , 27°24’N , 23.X.1996 , leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♀ , the same locality and collectors, 24.X.1996 (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , Taplejung Area , Tambowa , 2115m , 12.X.1994 , leg. M. Hreblay & T . Csővári (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 6 ♂ , 14 ♀ , East Nepal , Surke Danda , 1 km W of Kesawa , 2000m , 16–17. VI .1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek , gen. slide No. : ZSM Arct. 2019- 503 (male) (prepared by Volynkin ) (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♂ , East Nepal , Surke Danda , 2 km NE of Suketar , 2560m , 15. VI .1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (MWM/ ZSM ) ; 1 ♂ , East Nepal , Surke Danda , Chirwa , 1325m , 1.VII.1998 , leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (MWM/ ZSM ) . Remark . In order to stabilize the nomenclature, we hereby designate the dissected male syntype housed in the OUMNH collection as lectotype . Distribution . Nepal ( Kishida 1993 , 1994 , as Eilema distorta , part) and Northeastern India ( Sikkim and Meghalaya ) ( Moore 1872 ; Joshi et al. 2015 , as Z. neodistorta ), Thailand , Vietnam ( Černý & Pinratana 2009 ).