Barsine inflexa Moore, 1878

Volynkin, Anton V. & Černý, Karel, 2019, A review of the Barsine inflexa Moore, 1878 and the B. flavodiscalis (Talbot, 1926) species-groups, with descriptions of six new species from Indochina, India and China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4668 (4), pp. 543-561 : 545

Barsine inflexa Moore, 1878

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Barsine inflexa Moore, 1878 , Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London 1878: 29, pl. 3, fig. 17 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] “Darjiling”).

Material examined. INDIA: 1 ♁, Gopaldhara (Stevens) (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Darjeeling (Fletcher) (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♁, Sikkim, 9.VIII. [18]87, G.C. Dudgeon, 94-52 (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♁, 1 ♀, Sikkim, Chasseurs in- digenes, R.P. Bretaudeau 1894 (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Sikkim, Kurseong, R.P. Bretaudeau 1894 (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♀, Sikkim, Lachin Lachoong , 8000 a 16000!, Eté 1894, Chasseurs Bretaudeau (Coll. NHMUK) ; 1 ♁, Pedong, A. Desgodins, slide NHMUK010315778 Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK) ; 2 ♀, Gopaldhara, Darjeeling , 3440–5800’ (H. Stevens), 2.X. [19]18, slides AV2125 ♀ and AV5314 ♀ Volynkin (Coll. ZFMK) ; 3 ♁, India, W.B., Darjeel- ing, Mangpu Road , 1800m, 18. VI.1987, leg. Dr. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 3 ♁, 2 ♀, India, W.B., Darjeel- ing, 2000m, 12–20.VIII.1985, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 4 ♁, 2 ♀, India, W.B., Kalimpong Algarah , 5–6.VII.1986, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♁, India, Sikkim, Pemayangtse, below Rimbi , 26.VIII.1988, Lf, leg. Dr. W. Thomas (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♁, Sikkim, Mt. Kanchenjunga SE, 2000m, 22–31.VII.1995, 27°30’N 88°20’E, leg. Afonin & Siniaev, slide MWM 33698 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♀, India W.B., Darjeeling , 2100m, 28.VIII.1988, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. CKC) ; 1 ♁, India, Sikkim, Pemayangtse , 2000 m, 23–28.VII.1988, leg. W. Thomas (Coll. CKC) ; NEPAL: 3 ♁, 9 ♀, Nepal, Ganesh Himal , 1700m, 3 km W Gogne, 85°12’E 28°05.5’N, 23.IX.1995, leg. B. Herczig & Gy.M. László, slide MWM 31771 (♁) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 3 ♀, East Ne- pal, Milke Danda, Gursa , 2100 m, 3.VII.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 ♁, 4 ♀, East Nepal, Deorali Danda , 1 km N of Yamphudin, 2000 m, 19. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek, slide MWM 33697 (♁) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 3 ♁, East Nepal, Surke Danda , 1 km W of Kesawa, 2000 m, 16–17. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (Coll. MWM / ZSM) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 11.5–12.5 mm in males and 12.5–13 mm in females. Barsine inflexa is very similar externally to B. victoria , but can be distinguished by its slightly broader forewing, broader transverse lines and broader blackish brown edge of the costal margin. The male genitalia of B. inflexa differ from those of B. victoria by their uncus being extremely broadened, discoid basal section of the uncus, larger distal costal process of valva situated dorsally, narrower medial costal process, slightly smaller distal saccular process, slightly longer aedeagus, the absence of a cluster of cornuti on the subbasal diverticulum, the absence of a ventral medial diverticulum, and larger distal diverticulum. The female genitalia of B. inflexa differ from those of B. victoria by their stronger spinulose scobination of corpus bursae and much longer appendix bursae.

Distribution. Himalaya: North East India ( Hampson 1900; Arora & Chaudhuri 1982; Singh et al. 2014) and East Nepal.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Barsine spp.: adults. 1, B. inflexa, ♁, NE India (©NHMUK); 2, B. inflexa, ♁, E Nepal (MWM/ZSM); 3, B. inflexa, ♀, NE India (©NHMUK); 4, B. kanchenjunga, holotype ♁, NE India (MWM/ZSM); 5, B. victoria, holotype ♁, NW Myanmar (©NHMUK); 6, B. victoria, paratype ♁, NE India (©NHMUK); 7, B. victoria, paratype ♀, NW Myanmar (©NH- MUK); 8, B. victoria, paratype ♀, NE India (©NHMUK).

FIGURES 32–35. Barsine spp.: male genitalia. 32, B. inflexa, E Nepal, slide MWM 33697 Volynkin; 33, B. kanchenjunga, holotype, NE India, slide MWM 33583 Volynkin; 34, B. victoria, holotype, NW Myanmar, slide NHMUK010315203 Volynkin (©NHMUK); 35, B. victoria, paratype, NE India, slide NHMUK010315774 Volynkin (©NHMUK).

FIGURES 44–47. Barsine spp.: female genitalia. 44, B. inflexa, NE India, slide AV2125 Volynkin; 45, B. inflexa, NE India, slide AV5314 Volynkin; 46, B. victoria, paratype, NW Myanmar, slide NHMUK010315811 Volynkin (©NHMUK); 47, B. victoria, paratype, NE India, slide NHMUK010315779 Volynkin (©NHMUK).