Agrisius fuliginosus Moore, 1872

Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal, Lee, Tak-Gi, Volynkin, Anton V., Yunusbaev, Ural, Kwon, Hyung Wook & Bae, Yang-Seop, 2021, New record of Agrisius Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Cambodia with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4915 (4), pp. 567-574 : 572-573

Agrisius fuliginosus Moore, 1872

( Figs 2 a–c, 5a–b, 6a–b, 8a–b)

Agrisius fuliginosus Moore, 1872 , Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872 (2): 571, pl. 33, f. 3. TL: “ India ”.

Diagnosis. Length of the forewing 20–26 mm in male, 25–29 mm in female. Agrisius fuliginosus Moore differs from other members of fuliginosus species–group by having the apex of valva more rounded, and distal end of aedeagus with one small spine and vesica without cornuti in male genitalia ( Dubatolov & Kishida 2013: 158, fig. 5; present paper: figs. 5a–b specimen of Laos, 6a–b specimen of Myanmar); in female genitalia ( Orhant 1997: 34, figs. 3, 6; present paper: figs. 8a–b specimen of Myanmar), ostial plate strongly sclerotized, weakly M–shaped; antrum strongly sclerotized, irregularly triangle; ductus bursae strongly sclerotized in 1/5 from antrum.

Material examined. NEPAL: 1 ♀, Nepal, 2200m, 2 km WNW of Muldi ( Murre ), 9.VIII.1995, 85°54’E 27°20’N, leg. M. Hreblay & T. Csővári, slide MWM 35777 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; INDIA: 1 ♂, 4 ♀, Sikkim, Pemayangtse, 2000 m, 20–27.VIII.1988, leg. Dr. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 2 ♀, same locality and collector ( Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Sikkim, 14 km N of Gangtok , 1500 m, 2.VIII.1989, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, Sikkim, Legship , ca. 600 m, 26–31.VII.1989, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, Sikkim, Legship , 500m, 24–28.VII.1990, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 10 ♂, 41 ♀, Sikkim, Mt. Kanchenjunga, SE, 27°30'N, 88°20'E, 2000 m, 22–31.VII.1995, leg. Afonin & Sinajev, slides MWM 35775 (♂) and 35776 (♀) Volynkin ( Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 3 ♀, W.B., Darjeeling , 2000 m, 3–8.VIII.1989, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, same locality and collector, but 12–20.VIII.1985 (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, W.B., Darjeeling, above Rambi , ca. 800 m, 7–8.VIII.1989, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, same locality and collector, but 30.VII.1989 (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, NE India, Assam, Nambor Forest Res., Garampani , 26°30’N 93°55’E, 100m, 1–5.XII.1997, leg. Sinyaev, slide MWM 35778 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, NE India, Assam, W Meghalaya, Garo Hills, Nokrek National Park , 25°40’N 91°04’E, 1150m, 2–13.VII.1997, leg. Afonin & Sinyaev, slide MWM 35779 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; MYANMAR (Kachin State): 6 ♂, 5 ♀, Shangkaung (N27˚25′29.460″, E97˚17′1.181″, Alt : 461.98m), 23.IV.2019 (Ko JH, Lee TG, Jeon MJ, Kim YH, Jung SW, Lee JS), Gen. Slide No. INU-10234 Myanmar, 10235 Myanmar (Coll. INU) ; 1 ♂, 16 km E Putao, Kaung Mu Lon village , 500 m, 28–30.IV.1998, leg. Murzin & Sinyaev (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 9 ♂, 6 ♀, 21 km E Putao, Nan Sa Bon village, 550 m, 1–5.V.1998, leg. Murzin & Sinyaev, slides MWM 35781 (♂) MWM 35782 (♀) Volynkin ( Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 25 km E Putao, Nan Sa Bon village , 800 m, 6–9.V.1998, leg. Murzin & Sinyaev (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, 50 km NE Putao, Wa Sa Dam village , 950 m, 1–22.V.1998, leg. Murzin & Sinyaev (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; CHINA: 5 ♂, 2 ♀, Prov. W Yunnan, Mou Ding county , 1300 m, 16.III.–10.IV.2000, 25’19’’N, 101’32’’E, lg. local collectors, coll. Dr. Brechlin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, Prov. W Yunnan, Lincang distr., 10km W Yunxian, Daxing , 120 km S Dali, 1200 m, 24’30’’N, 100’01’’E, 16.III.–10.IV.2000, lg. Brechlin’s loc. coll. (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 8 ♂, 5 ♀, Prov. W Yunnan, Xishuangbanna Dai auton. pref., Puwen , 30 km SSW Simao, 900 m, 22’30’’N, 100’02’’E, 16.III.–10.IV.2000, lg. Brechlin’s loc. coll. (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 10 ♂, 2 ♀, same locality and collector, but 10–30.IV.2000, slides MWM 35785 (male), MWM 35786 (♀) Volynkin ( Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 13 ♂, 10 ♀, Prov. Yunnan, Simao district, Mangxi , Ba Mts , 18 km S of Simao, 1280 m, 26.II.–20.III.1999, leg. Dr. Brechlin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; THAILAND: 3 ♂, 6 ♀, Changwat Phayao, 15 km W of Huai Fuang , 740 m, 16.VIII.1999, leg. T. Csővári & L. Mikus (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 6 ♂, 2 ♀, Changwat Phayao, 15 km W of Huai Fuang , 740 m, 9.VIII.1999, leg. T. Csővári & L. Mikus (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, Changwat Nan, 5 km N of Bo Luang , 1000 m, 18.VIII.1999, leg. T. Csővári & L. Mikus (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, Changwat Nan, 22 km N of Bo Luang , 1100 m, 30.III.1998, leg. T. Csővári & Pál Stéger (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, Changwat Nan, 30 km E of Pua , 1700 m, 20.VIII.1999, leg. T. Csővári & L. Mikus (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, N Thailand, 20 km E Nan, 600m, 16.X.1993, leg. H. Schintzler, slides AV1890 (♂) and AV1891 (♀) Volynkin ( Coll. ZFMK) ; 2 ♀, Changwat Nan, 4 km W of Pha Lak , 820 m, 28.III.1999, leg. Tibor Csővári & Pál Stéger (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 2 ♀, Changwat Nan, 25 km N of Bo Luang , 1150 m, 28.II.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Csaba Szabóky (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, Nan Prov., Pua to Ban Bo Kleua Rd. (highway 1081), km 61, 800m, 12.IX.1990, I.J. Kitching / NHMUK unique number 10606162 (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Changwat Chiang Mai, Mt. Doi Phahompok , 16 km NW of Fang, 2000 m, 15.II.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Csaba Szabóky (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Chiang Mai, Doi Pui, 09.05.198 6 ( Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, N Thailand, Lampang, Mae Chaem , 1453m, 18°56.119’N 99°23.481’E, 9.V.2008, leg. K. Černý, slide AV5606 Volynkin (Coll. CKC) ; LAOS: 1 ♂, Ban Tha, XiengKhouang Prov. (N19˚43′28.92″, E103˚35′26.02″, Alt : 1245m), 1.IX.2018 (Bae YS, Na SM, Lee DJ, Ko JH, Lee TG, Cha YB, Jang CM), Gen. Slide No. INU–10240 Laos (Coll. INU) ; 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Phu Soai Dao , 1250 m, VI.1996, leg. Steinke & Lehmann (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, Nam Tha NPA, 1050m, 65 km NW Luang Nam Tha, 8–15.IV.2010, S. Murzin leg, slide AV4782 Volynkin (Coll. CKC) ; 1 ♀, N Laos , Oudomxai, 1–9.V.2002, ~ 1100m, 20°45N 102°09’E, Oudom Xai (17 km NEE), Vit Kubáň leg., slide AV5612 Volynkin (Coll. CKC) ; 1 ♀, Prov. Oudomsay , 800m, 21°32’47’’N 102°07’09’’E, 25.IV.2017, leg. K. Černý, slide AV5613 Volynkin (Coll. CKC) ; VIETNAM: 2 ♀, N Vietnam, 1400m, Mai-chau , forest, 40 km SE Moc-Chau, 20.50‘N, 104.50‘E, 07–15.IV.1995, leg. Sinyaev & local collectors (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, N Vietnam, 1600m, Mt. Fan-Si-Pan ( North ), Cha-pa , primary forest, 22.17‘‘N, 103.44‘‘E, 25–30.III.1995, leg. V. Sinyaev & A. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, N Vietnam, Cuc Phuong , 60 km SW Hanoi, 20.15‘N, 105.20‘E, 18.XI.–3.XII. 1992, 400m, leg. Sinyaev & Simonov, ex coll. Schintlmeister (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) .

Distribution. India, Nepal, N Myanmar, NW China (Yunnan), N Thailand, Laos and N Vietnam.

Remarks. This species is recorded here in Myanmar (Kachin State), China (Yunnan Province), Thailand (Chiang Mai, Lampang, Nan and Phayao Provinces), Laos (XiengKhouang, Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha and Oudomxai Provinces) and Vietnam (Lào Cai, Hòa Bình and Ninh Bình Provinces) for the first time.

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Adults of Agrisius. 1a. A. nigripunctata n. sp., male, HT (INU-10238Cambodia). 1b. ditto, male, PT (INU- 10405Cambodia). 1c. ditto, female, PT (INU-10444Cambodia). 2a. A. fuliginosus, male (INU-10240Laos). 2b. ditto, male (INU-10235Myanmar). 2c. ditto, female (INU-10236Myanmar).