Zadadra distorta ( Moore, 1872 )

Dubatolov, Vladimir V., Volynkin, Anton V., Singh, Navneet, Joshi, Rahul & Černý, Karel, 2021, On the taxonomy of the Prabhasa / Zadadra generic complex with descriptions of two new genera and two new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), Zootaxa 4966 (5), pp. 519-534 : 528-529

Zadadra distorta ( Moore, 1872)

( Figs 11–14 , 27, 28 , 31 , 37 )

Lithosia distorta Moore, 1872 , Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 572 (Type locality: [NE India] “ Sikkim ”).

= Zadadra neodistorta Joshi, Kirti & N. Singh, 2015 , Florida Entomologist 98 (2): 537, figs 1–5 (Type locality: “ India, Nagaland, Tuenseng , 1600 m ”), syn. nov.

Type material examined. Lectotype of Lithosia distorta (hereby designated) ( Figs 11 , 27 ): ♂, “Ind” / “Type.” / “ Lithosia distorta Moore (type) ♂ ” / “ TYPE LEP.: No. 401 Lithosia distorta Moore , ½. HOPE DEPT. OXFORD” / “A” / “549”, gen. slide No.: 2019-1732 (prepared by Volynkin) ( OUMNH); paralectotypes of Lithosia distorta : 1 ♂, “Cherra Punji ♂ ” / “ Lithosia distorta ♂ (type) Moore” / “Moore Coll. 94-106” / blue ring “ Syntype ” label / QR-code label with unique number “ BMNH (E) 1377437” ( NHMUK); 1 ♀ ( Fig. 12 ), “Cherra Punji ♀ ” / “ Lithosia distorta Moore ” / “Moore Coll. 94-106” / blue ring “ Syntype ” label / QR-code label with unique number “ BMNH (E) 1377435” / “ Arctiidae genitalia slide No. 4556” ( NHMUK); 1 ♂, “Cherra Punji ♂ ” / “Moore Coll. 94-106” / QRcode label with unique number “ NHMUK010606001 ”, gen. slide No.: NHMUK010313474 (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK). Holotype of Zadadra neodistorta : ♂, India, Sikkim, Rongli , 1400m, 05.V.2009, registration number: PUP/RJ-143a, gen. slide No.: PUP/R-143a (prepared by Joshi) (PUP/ RJ); paratypes of Zadadra neodistorta : 2 ♂ with the same data as in the holotype, registration numbers: PUP/RJ-143b and PUP/RJ-143c) (PUP/ RJ) .

Additional material examined. INDIA: 1 ♂, Cherrapunji , Meghalaya, 15.IX. [20]15, Leg. Devinder Pal Singh ( NZCZSI) ; 1 ♂, Sikkim, Namchi , 1000m, 2.VII.1986, leg. W. Thomas, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2020-152 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, the same locality and collector, 7.VII.1986 (MWM/ ZSM) ; 23 ♂, 54 ♀, NE India, Assam, W Meghalaya, Garo Hills, Nokrek National Park , 25°40’E, 91°04’E, 1150m, 2–13.VII.1997, leg. Afonin & Sinyaev, gen. slide Nos.: MWM 31605 (male) and ZSM Arct. 2019-512 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran , 33 km N Shillong, 26°06’N, 92°23’E, 800m, 14–23.VII.1997, leg. Sinyaev & Afonin (MWM/ ZSM) ; NEPAL: 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Taplejung Area, Lal Kharka , 2250m, 10.X.1994, leg. M. Hreblay & T . Csővári , gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-513 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 10 ♀, Mechi, Taplejung Area, Nesum village , 1550m, 87°29’E, 27°17’N, 21.X.1996, leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-516 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, Koshi, Taplejung area, Chitre , 2500m, 87°24’E, 27°05’N, 17.X.1996, leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM) ; 3 ♂, 23 ♀, 1615m, Taplejung Area, Shimbu ( Pakora ), 11.X.1994, leg. M. Hreblay & T . Csővári (MWM/ ZSM) ; 4 ♀, Mechi, Taplejung area, Tammur valley , 2 km N Sinwa, 1100m, 87°43’E, 27°24’N, 23.X.1996, leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, the same locality and collectors, 24.X.1996 (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Taplejung Area, Tambowa , 2115m, 12.X.1994, leg. M. Hreblay & T . Csővári (MWM/ ZSM) ; 6 ♂, 14 ♀, East Nepal, Surke Danda , 1 km W of Kesawa, 2000m, 16–17. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019- 503 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, East Nepal, Surke Danda , 2 km NE of Suketar, 2560m, 15. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, East Nepal, Surke Danda, Chirwa , 1325m, 1.VII.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (MWM/ ZSM) .

Remark. In order to stabilize the nomenclature, we hereby designate the dissected male syntype housed in the OUMNH collection as lectotype.

Distribution. Nepal ( Kishida 1993, 1994, as Eilema distorta , part) and Northeastern India (Sikkim and Meghalaya) ( Moore 1872; Joshi et al. 2015, as Z. neodistorta ), Thailand, Vietnam ( Černý & Pinratana 2009).

Figures

FIGURES 11–18. Zadadra spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 11 in OUMNH; 12 in NHMUK (© The Trustees of the Natural History Museum); 13–18 in MWM/ZSM.

FIGURES 27–30. Zadadra spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 27 in OUMNH; 28–30 in MWM/ZSM.

FIGURES 31–32. Zadadra spp.: male genitalia. The specimens are deposited in MWM/ZSM.

FIGURES 33–38. Lithosiina spp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens: 33 and 36 in NHMUK (© The Trustees of the Natural History Museum); 34 and 38 in CKC; 35 and 37 in MWM/ZSM.