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Cyana intercomma Cerny 2009

Description

Cyana intercomma Černý, 2009

(Figs 93–95, 201, 202, 266)

Cyana intercomma Černý, 2009, in Černý & Pinratana, 2009, Moths of Thailand, 6, Arctiidae: 51, Pl.10: figs 104a, 104b, genital pl. 1: figs 104f, 104v (Type locality: “SW Thailand, Ranong-prov., Ranong, 380 m, 10°01’32’’N, 98°40’13’’E ”).

Type material examined. Holotype: ♂, “SW Thailand, Ranong-prov., Ranong, 380 m, 10°01’32’’N, 98°40’13’’E, 17, 20.XI.2006 leg. K. Černý ” / “ HOLOTYPE Cyana intercomma sp.n. Karel ČERNÝ 2009 ” (Coll. NHMUK).

Paratypes: 22 ♂ and 2 ♀ from Thailand (Provinces of Ranong, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Saraburi, Chan- thaburi, Phangna and Betong) and Malaysia (Pahang State) listed by Černý & Pinratana (2009), slides AV3820 ♂, AV382 1 ♂ and AV3822 ♀ Volynkin (Colls CKC and NHMUK).

Other material examined. JAMMU & KASHMIR: 1 ♂, Kashmir, Uri, 23.IX.13, leg. Devinderpal Singh (Coll. NZCZSI).

Remark. Kirti & Singh (2015) illustrated genitalia of the male specimen from Jammu & Kashmir, while the adult figured belongs to C. chrysopeleia.

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 11.5–12 mm in males and 14.5–15 mm in females. The male genitalia of the species are characterized by the presence of a subapical dentate ring in the aedeagus and the presence of a subbasal cluster of spinules in the aedeagus vesica. The detailed comparison of C. intercomma with C. atlanteia and C. chrysopeleia is provided above in the diagnoses of the both new species.

Distribution. North West India (Jammu & Kashmir) (Kirti & Singh 2015), China (Yunnan Province), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Malay Peninsula (Černý & Pinratana 2009; Bucsek 2012; Kirti & Singh 2015; Bayarsaikhan & Bae 2016; Volynkin & Černý 2019a).

Notes

Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on pages 34-36, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3672439

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CKC, NHMUK , NHMUK , NZCZSI
Event date
2006-11-20
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Cyana
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Cerny
Species
intercomma
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype , paratype
Verbatim event date
2006-11-20
Taxonomic concept label
Cyana intercomma Cerny, 2009 sec. Singh, Volynkin, Kirti, Datta & Ivanova, 2020

References

  • Cerny, K. & Pinratana, A. (2009) Moths of Thailand. Vol. 6. Arctiidae. Brothers of Saint Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok, 283 pp.
  • Kirti, J. S. & Singh, N. (2015) Arctiid Moths of India. Vol. 1. Nature Books India, New Delhi, 205 pp.
  • Bucsek, K. (2012) Erebidae, Arctiinae (Lithosiini, Arctiini) of Malay Peninsula-Malaysia. Institute of Zoology SAS, Bratislava, 170 pp.
  • Bayarsaikhan, U. & Bae, Y. S. (2016) A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Cambodia, with description of new species. Zootaxa, 4114 (4), 447 - 463. http: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4114.4.5
  • Volynkin, A. V. & Cerny, K. (2019 a) Three new species of Cyana Walker, 1854 from Indochina and China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). Zootaxa, 4586 (2), 338 - 350. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4586.2.8