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<mods:title id="DFC7C79D1E3B34361217D9413521CC30">A new Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] from Western Ghats of India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)</mods:title>
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A558BFE58FE1E24C5" bold="true" box="[151,467,393,420]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Miltochrista coonoorensis</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5583FE7FFEC924A9" box="[159,260,430,456]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Figs 1, 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A540CFE7FFE8424A9" box="[272,329,430,456]" captionStart="FIGURES 9–12" captionStartId="3.[152,270,1878,1902]" captionTargetBox="[162,1429,199,1844]" captionTargetId="figure-29@3.[151,1436,181,1855]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 9–12. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 9. M. coonoorensis, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 10. M. coonoorensis, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 11. M. hogani India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 12. M. hogani India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI). Arrow showing the diagnostic characters." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239557/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">9, 10</figureCitation>
)
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A558BFE27FE0C276E" bold="true" box="[151,449,501,528]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Type material examined:</emphasis>
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,
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,
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, Coonoor
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<collectingDate id="3F7EC442691D006A56AFFE27FBDA2770" box="[947,1047,502,529]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" value="2005-10-02">2.x.2005</collectingDate>
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,
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, leg. (NZCZSI).
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<materialsCitation id="EBEC1137691D006A55DBFDCBFB8D2755" box="[199,1088,538,565]" collectingDate="2005-11-16" collectorName="N. Singh" country="India" location="Jog" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Karnataka" typeStatus="paratype">
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:
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,
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,
<collectingRegion id="9940D588691D006A54A1FDCBFDF82755" box="[445,565,538,564]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
:
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fall,
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,
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, leg. (NZCZSI)
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.
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Forewing length
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in male.
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(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A519AFDEFFB202739" box="[1158,1261,574,600]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Figs 1, 2</figureCitation>
) is reminiscent to five congeners i.e.,
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A548FFDB2FCE6271D" authority="Volynkin &amp; Huang, 2022" authorityName="Volynkin &amp; Huang" authorityYear="2022" box="[403,811,610,636]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hogani">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A548FFDB2FDCA271D" box="[403,519,610,636]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hogani</emphasis>
Volynkin &amp; Huang, 2022
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(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5627FDB3FC6C271D" box="[827,929,610,636]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Figs 3, 4</figureCitation>
),
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A56ABFDB2FADF271D" authority="(Hampson, 1891)" baseAuthorityName="Hampson" baseAuthorityYear="1891" box="[951,1298,610,636]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ochracea">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A56ABFDB2FB88271D" box="[951,1093,610,636]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. ochracea</emphasis>
(
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)
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(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A503EFDB3FAAA271C" box="[1314,1383,610,637]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
),
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A5062FDB2FE7427C1" authority="(Hampson, 1891)" baseAuthorityName="Hampson" baseAuthorityYear="1891" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obliqua">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A5062FDB2FF2027C1" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. obliqua</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A54D5FD57FDC527C1" box="[457,520,646,672]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig 6</figureCitation>
),
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A5702FD56FC4027C1" authority="(Kirti &amp; Gill, 2009)" baseAuthorityName="Kirti &amp; Gill" baseAuthorityYear="2009" box="[542,909,646,672]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hollowai">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A5702FD56FD6B27C1" box="[542,678,646,672]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hollowai</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="3F15669B691D006A57A9FD57FC4B27C1" author="Kirti, J. S. &amp; Gill, N. S." box="[693,902,646,672]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" pagination="1 - 2" refId="ref2011" refString="Kirti, J. S. &amp; Gill, N. S. (2009) Description of four new species of the genus Lyclene Moore (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae) from India. Acta zoological cracoviensia, 52 B (1 - 2), 109 - 118. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.2008.10417561" type="journal article" year="2009">Kirti &amp; Gill, 2009</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5681FD57FC1427C1" box="[925,985,646,672]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.7</figureCitation>
)
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A56F5FD56FA8527C1" authority="(Kirti &amp; Gill, 2009)" baseAuthorityName="Kirti &amp; Gill" baseAuthorityYear="2009" box="[1001,1352,646,672]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="uncalis">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A56F5FD56FBAC27C1" box="[1001,1121,646,672]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. uncalis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="3F15669B691D006A516CFD57FA8D27C1" author="Kirti, J. S. &amp; Gill, N. S." box="[1136,1344,646,672]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" pagination="1 - 2" refId="ref2011" refString="Kirti, J. S. &amp; Gill, N. S. (2009) Description of four new species of the genus Lyclene Moore (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae) from India. Acta zoological cracoviensia, 52 B (1 - 2), 109 - 118. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.2008.10417561" type="journal article" year="2009">Kirti &amp; Gill, 2009</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5044FD57FA5927C1" box="[1368,1428,646,672]" captionStart="FIGURES 1–8" captionStartId="2.[152,270,1874,1898]" captionTargetBox="[212,1375,189,1839]" captionTargetId="figure-19@2.[202,1385,179,1849]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of Miltochrista species: 1. M. coonoorensis, HT ♂, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 2. M. coonoorensis, PT ♂, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 3. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 4. M. hogani ♂ India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 5. M. ochracea ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 6. M. obliqua ♂ India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 7. M. hollowai ♂, India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 8. M. uncalis ♂ India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239555" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239555/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.8</figureCitation>
) and is difficult to identify based on external morphology. Reliable identification of these species is only possible by investigating their copulatory organs. In male genitalia,
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A561BFD1EFC0D2789" authorityName="Singh &amp; Singh &amp; Kirti" authorityYear="2024" box="[775,960,719,744]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="coonoorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A561BFD1EFC0D2789" box="[775,960,719,744]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. coonoorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A56DBFD1FFBED2789" bold="true" box="[967,1056,718,744]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C37A03691D006A56DBFD1FFBED2789" box="[967,1056,718,744]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5133FD1FFB582789" box="[1071,1173,718,744]" captionStart="FIGURES 9–12" captionStartId="3.[152,270,1878,1902]" captionTargetBox="[162,1429,199,1844]" captionTargetId="figure-29@3.[151,1436,181,1855]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 9–12. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 9. M. coonoorensis, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 10. M. coonoorensis, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 11. M. hogani India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 12. M. hogani India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI). Arrow showing the diagnostic characters." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239557/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.9, 10</figureCitation>
) is most closely related to
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A55A8FD22FEE5266D" authorityName="Volynkin &amp; Huang" authorityYear="2022" box="[180,296,754,780]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hogani">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A55A8FD22FEE5266D" box="[180,296,754,780]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hogani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5424FD23FE66266D" box="[312,427,754,780]" captionStart="FIGURES 9–12" captionStartId="3.[152,270,1878,1902]" captionTargetBox="[162,1429,199,1844]" captionTargetId="figure-29@3.[151,1436,181,1855]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 9–12. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 9. M. coonoorensis, India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 10. M. coonoorensis, India, Karnataka, Jog fall (NZCZSI); 11. M. hogani India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI); 12. M. hogani India, Karnataka, Ganeshgudi (NZCZSI). Arrow showing the diagnostic characters." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239557/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.11, 12</figureCitation>
) but distinct by the uncus narrower, sub-basally dilated and then gradually tapering to the tip (in
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A55FDFCC6FE992651" authorityName="Volynkin &amp; Huang" authorityYear="2022" box="[225,340,790,816]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hogani">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A55FDFCC6FE992651" box="[225,340,790,816]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hogani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
uncus is stouter, shorter and medially much dilated, sickle shaped); tegumen slightly longer, valva broader, apically dilated (swollen), tip convexed (in
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A57F3FCEAFCA82635" authorityName="Volynkin &amp; Huang" authorityYear="2022" box="[751,869,826,852]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hogani">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A57F3FCEAFCA82635" box="[751,869,826,852]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hogani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
valva is narrower, shallowly bifurcated apically). Furthermore,
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A542CFC8EFE2A2619" authorityName="Singh &amp; Singh &amp; Kirti" authorityYear="2024" box="[304,487,863,888]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="coonoorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A542CFC8EFE2A2619" box="[304,487,863,888]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. coonoorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A54F1FC8FFD882619" bold="true" box="[493,581,862,888]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C37A03691D006A54F1FC8FFD882619" box="[493,581,862,888]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is distinct from
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A57EBFC8EFC4E2619" baseAuthorityName="Hampson" baseAuthorityYear="1891" box="[759,899,862,888]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ochracea">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A57EBFC8EFC4E2619" box="[759,899,862,888]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. ochracea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A568DFC8FFC162619" box="[913,987,862,888]" captionStart="FIGURES 13–16" captionStartId="4.[152,270,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[179,1388,227,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-19@4.[179,1407,181,1796]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 13–16. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 13. M. ochracea India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 14. M. obliqua India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 15. M. hollowai India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 16. M. uncalis India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239559/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.13</figureCitation>
) and
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A510BFC8EFB5C2619" baseAuthorityName="Hampson" baseAuthorityYear="1891" box="[1047,1169,862,888]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obliqua">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A510BFC8EFB5C2619" box="[1047,1169,862,888]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. obliqua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5182FC8FFB252619" box="[1182,1256,862,888]" captionStart="FIGURES 13–16" captionStartId="4.[152,270,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[179,1388,227,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-19@4.[179,1407,181,1796]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 13–16. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 13. M. ochracea India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 14. M. obliqua India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 15. M. hollowai India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 16. M. uncalis India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239559/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.14</figureCitation>
) by the shape of uncus and valval apex. In
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A54A7FC52FD8526FD" baseAuthorityName="Hampson" baseAuthorityYear="1891" box="[443,584,898,924]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ochracea">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A54A7FC52FD8526FD" box="[443,584,898,924]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. ochracea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A5762FC52FD3426FD" baseAuthorityName="Hampson" baseAuthorityYear="1891" box="[638,761,898,924]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obliqua">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A5762FC52FD3426FD" box="[638,761,898,924]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. obliqua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
uncus shorter and curved downward, distal saccular process is longer (in
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A5438FC76FE1126A1" authorityName="Singh &amp; Singh &amp; Kirti" authorityYear="2024" box="[292,476,935,960]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="coonoorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A5438FC76FE1126A1" box="[292,476,935,960]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. coonoorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A54FFFC77FDF126A1" bold="true" box="[483,572,934,960]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C37A03691D006A54FFFC77FDF126A1" box="[483,572,934,960]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
uncus longer and bent downward, distal saccular process narrower). The new species is distinct from
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A5483FC1AFDEB2685" baseAuthorityName="Kirti &amp; Gill" baseAuthorityYear="2009" box="[415,550,970,996]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hollowai">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A5483FC1AFDEB2685" box="[415,550,970,996]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hollowai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5729FC1BFD4D2684" box="[565,640,970,997]" captionStart="FIGURES 13–16" captionStartId="4.[152,270,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[179,1388,227,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-19@4.[179,1407,181,1796]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 13–16. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 13. M. ochracea India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 14. M. obliqua India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 15. M. hollowai India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 16. M. uncalis India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239559/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.15</figureCitation>
) by the shape of uncus, narrow valva and distal saccular process which are elongated and simple in
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A54C3FC3EFD572169" authorityName="Singh &amp; Singh &amp; Kirti" authorityYear="2024" box="[479,666,1007,1032]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="coonoorensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A54C3FC3EFD572169" box="[479,666,1007,1032]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. coonoorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A57B8FC3FFCCD2169" bold="true" box="[676,768,1006,1032]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="72C37A03691D006A57B8FC3FFCCD2169" box="[676,768,1006,1032]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
but leaf like in
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A56A1FC3EFB8A2169" baseAuthorityName="Kirti &amp; Gill" baseAuthorityYear="2009" box="[957,1095,1006,1032]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hollowai">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A56A1FC3EFB8A2169" box="[957,1095,1006,1032]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. hollowai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Though
<taxonomicName id="9C8460E9691D006A51ABFC3FFA512169" baseAuthorityName="Kirti &amp; Gill" baseAuthorityYear="2009" box="[1207,1436,1006,1032]" class="Insecta" family="Erebidae" genus="Miltochrista" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="289" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="uncalis">
<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A51ABFC3FFA512169" box="[1207,1436,1006,1032]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Miltochrista uncalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A55BCFBC3FF27214D" box="[160,234,1042,1068]" captionStart="FIGURES 13–16" captionStartId="4.[152,270,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[179,1388,227,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-19@4.[179,1407,181,1796]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 13–16. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 13. M. ochracea India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 14. M. obliqua India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 15. M. hollowai India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 16. M. uncalis India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239559/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.16</figureCitation>
) is also almost indistinguishable from the new species in external appearance, but it is distinct in male genitalia having distal saccular and distal costal process in valva and snake hood like uncus (
<figureCitation id="C3BF07EF691D006A5183FBE7FB242131" box="[1183,1257,1078,1104]" captionStart="FIGURES 13–16" captionStartId="4.[152,270,1817,1841]" captionTargetBox="[179,1388,227,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-19@4.[179,1407,181,1796]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURES 13–16. Male genitalia of Miltochrista species: 13. M. ochracea India, Tamil Nadu, Coonoor (NZCZSI); 14. M. obliqua India, Tamil Nadu, Naduvattam (NZCZSI); 15. M. hollowai India, Gujarat, Saputara (NZCZSI); 16. M. uncalis India, Kerala, Attappadi (NZCZSI)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14239559" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14239559/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Fig.16</figureCitation>
) whereas, in
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A5062FBE6FEE62115" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">M. coonoorensis</emphasis>
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distal costal process is absent.
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A55DBFBACFE9C21F6" bold="true" box="[199,337,1149,1175]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Description</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A55DBFB73FEC921DD" bold="true" box="[199,260,1186,1212]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Male</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="5B3B1B6A691D006A55DBFB17FB7E2181" blockId="1.[151,1437,501,1680]" box="[199,1203,1222,1248]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Head. frons and vertex orange red, labial palpus porrect and black, antennae bipectinated.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B3B1B6A691D006A55DBFB3BFDE72329" blockId="1.[151,1437,501,1680]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">
Thorax. Pale orange, patagia pale orange with a black spot; foreleg, midleg and hindleg ochreous. Forewing ground colour pinkish red, base of costa black, a black spot at base, a sinuous black antemedial band emerging from costa, an arched centrally broaden medial line, series of seven black short longitudinal streaks at submarginal areas, eight black marginal spots; underside with costa black at base, black suffusion from mid to submarginal area, eight marginal black spots; Hindwing with basal half pale yellow, medial area black, postmedial area pinkish red. Abdomen. Pale black with orange anal tuft.
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: uncus long sharply curved downward, basally constricted, subbasally dilated and apically tapering; tegumen long and narrow; valva having lobular apex, sacculus strongly setosed medially, and modified to short narrow distal process; vinculum narrow; phallus of aedeagus stout, slightly curved and basally humped; presence of two parallel unequal sized basal and medial diverticula in vesica, and scobnation between both spines
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A55DBF980FEAE230A" bold="true" box="[199,355,1617,1643]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Distribution:</emphasis>
South
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A54EFF980FE31230A" bold="true" box="[499,508,1617,1643]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">(</emphasis>
<collectingRegion id="9940D588691D006A54E0F983FD4C230D" box="[508,641,1618,1644]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="9940D588691D006A57ABF983FCE1230D" box="[695,812,1618,1644]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
)
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<emphasis id="69F0C778691D006A55DBF9A7FE9F23F1" bold="true" box="[199,338,1654,1680]" pageId="1" pageNumber="289">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet is derived from the
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locality of new species.
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