Baimistra baima (Benedek, Babics & Saldaitis, 2011) Benedek & Volynkin & Saldaitis & Tóth, 2022

Benedek, Balázs, Volynkin, Anton V., Saldaitis, Aidas & Tóth, Balázs, 2022, On the taxonomy of the Conistra generic complex with descriptions of three new genera and a new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae), Zootaxa 5141 (5), pp. 442-458 : 448

Baimistra baima (Benedek, Babics & Saldaitis, 2011) , comb. n.

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Conistra (s. l.) baima Benedek, Babics & Saldaitis, 2011 , Esperiana , 18: 9; plate 2, fig. 8; gen. fig. 10 (Type locality: China, NW Yunnan, Baima Xue Shan, near Yak La pass, N28°24,900’ E98°59,800’, 3900m ”).

Type material examined. Holotype ( Figs 7 , 32 ): female, “ China, NW Yunnan, Baima Xue Shan, near Yak La pass, N28°24.900’, E98°59. 800’, 21-22. V. 2012, leg. Floriani ”, slide No. JB 2021 ( ZSM).

Additional material examined: 1 male, 1 female, China, W Sichuan, 50 km NE from Xiangcheng , 3200 m, 07.V.2016, Saldaitis leg.”, gen. prep. No.: JB2532 (male) (coll. AFM) .

Remark. The forewing length is 13 mm in male and 12–13 mm in females. Diagnosis and description of female were provided by Benedek et al. (2013). The male diagnosis and description are provided above under the genus.

Distribution. The species is known from two localities in north-western Yunnan ( Benedek et al. 2013) and western Sichuan Provinces of China.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Marcinistra gen. n. and Baimistra gen. n. spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 1 and 2 in HNHM; 3–6 in AFM; 7 and 8 in ZSM.

FIGURES 21–23. Marcinistra gen. n. and Baimistra gen. n. spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 21 in HNHM; 22 and 23 in AFM.

FIGURES 30–35. Marcinistra gen. n., Baimistra gen. n. and Conistra spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 30 and 34 in HNHM; 31 in AFM; 32 and 33 in ZSM; 35 in BBT.