Barsine gratissima gratissima (de Joannis, 1930) Volynkin & Černý, 2017

Volynkin, A. V. & Černý, K., 2017, On the taxonomy of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), Far Eastern Entomologist 346, pp. 17-32 : 24

Barsine gratissima gratissima (de Joannis, 1930) , comb. n.

Figs 10–12 , 29 , 37

Miltochrista gratissima de Joannis, 1930: 759 (Type locality: [N Vietnam] "Cha pa").

TYPE MATERIAL. Photographs of the holotype ( Fig. 10 ): ♂, handwritten label " Miltochrista gratissima Joan., Ann. Soc. ent. Fr., 1929, 18 Suppl., p. 521. H. T. (P. Viata X-52)" /

handwritten label " Cha pa, Tonkin, Pételot " / handwritten label " Miltochrista gratissima type

– de Joan." / red printed label " Holotype " / printed label "1920–1932, coll. L. & J. de

Joannis, Muséum Paris" / printed label with QR-code " MNHN, Paris, EL11496" ( MNHN).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED. Vietnam (N), Mt. Fan-si-pan, N side, Chapa , 22°17'N ,

103°44'E, 1600 m, 20–30.IV.1995, 10 ♂, leg. Sinjaev & loc. coll. ( MWM / ZSM); same locality and collectors, but 1600–1800 m , 15–25.IV.1995, 1 ♀ ( MWM / ZSM); same locality and collectors, but IX.1994, 1 ♀ ( MWM / ZSM); Vietnam sept., Phansipan , Sapa, 1000 m ,

V.1990, 11 ♂, 3 ♀, leg. V. Kubáň, slides AV2501 ♂, AV2814 ♀ Volynkin ( CKC); N

Vietnam, Sa Pa , Hoang Lien Son Distr., 1600 m, 11–16.V.1990, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, leg. J. Horák

( CKC).

DIAGNOSIS. Externally, males of the nominate subspecies of B. gratissima ( Figs 10,

11) are similar to those of the nominate subspecies of its sister species B. defecta ( Figs 1, 4,

6), but differ clearly by absence of reddish strips on the veins in the subterminal area of forewing. The male genitalia of B. gratissima ( Fig. 29 ) differ from those of B. defecta (Figs

27–28) by the slightly narrower medial section of valva, the slightly narrower medial costal process, the slightly shorter basal saccular process with tapered tip, the thicker and apically blunt lobes of distal saccular process, and weaker cornuti on the largest lobe of 2nd medial diverticulum of vesica; the female genitalia ( Fig. 37 ) differ by the shorter sclerotized posterior section of ductus bursae, the narrower corpus bursae, and presence of a round signum in the medial section of corpus bursae.

DISTRIBUTION. North Vietnam (de Joannis, 1930). Reported for Vietnam by Černý &

Pinratana (2009) as B. defecta . Probably the records of B. defecta for Chinese provinces

Guangxi and Guizhou (Fang, 2000) also belong to B. gratissima gratissima , but we have no available material for confirmation.

Figures

Figs 8–14. Barsine spp., adults: 8 – B. defecta rubella, holotype ♂, China, Yunnan

Figs 27–29. Barsine spp., male genitalia: 27 – B. defecta defecta, NE India, Darjeeling, slide AV1997m Volynkin; 28 – B. defecta rubella, holotype, China, Yunnan, slide MWM 31622 Volynkin; 29 – B. gratissima gratissima, N Vietnam, Fan-si-pan Mts., slide AV2501m Volynkin.

Figs 35–42. Barsine spp., female genitalia: 35 – B. defecta defecta, NE India, Khasis,

Figs 1–7. Barsine defecta defecta, adults: 1 – ♂, holotype, Nepal (©NHMUK); 2 – ♀,