Barsine flavodiscalis ( Talbot, 1926 )

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 : 551-553

Barsine flavodiscalis ( Talbot, 1926)

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Miltochrista flavodiscalis Talbot, 1926 , The Sarawak Museum journal 3 (2): 138 (Type locality: “[ Sarawak] Mt. Murud, 6000– 6500 feet ”).

Type material examined. Syntype ( Fig. 21 ): ♁, “43.24. Mt. Murud , Sarawak, 6000–6500 ft., Nov. 22nd, Dr. E. Mjoberg ” / Miltochrista flavodiscalis Talb. ♁ H.T.” / round label with a red circle “Type” / “Presented by J.J. Joicey Esq. Brit. Mus. 1931-444” / label with QR-code “ NHMUK010604668 ” (Coll. NHMUK).

Other material examined. Series of both sexes from Malaysia, Borneo Island (Sabah and Sarawak) (Colls NHMUK, MWM / ZSM, CKC, ZMB).

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 12–12.5 mm in males and 12.5–13 mm in females. The species is similar externally to B. cruciata , but differs by its darker forewing ground color with much brighter and more contrast discal yellow spot of forewing, darker, and pale red hindwing with slight yellowish suffusion medially and a well-developed pale yellow broad discal spot. The male and female genitalia are similar to those of B. hreblayi , the differences are listed in the diagnosis of the latter.

Distribution. Malaysia (Borneo) ( Holloway 2001). The record for Malay Peninsula ( Bucsek 2012) is doubtful and needs confirmation. All externally similar Malay specimens dissected belong to B. cruciata .

Figures

FIGURES 17–23. Barsine spp.: adults. 17, B. hreblayi, holotype ♁, N Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 18, B. hreblayi, paratype ♁, N Thailand (CKC); 19, B. hreblayi, paratype ♀, N Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 20, B. hreblayi, paratype ♀, N Thailand (CKC); 21, B. flavodiscalis, syntype ♁, Borneo (©NHMUK); 22, B. flavodiscalis, ♁, Borneo (ZMB); 23, B. flavodiscalis, ♀, Borneo (CKC).

FIGURES 40–43. Barsine spp.: male genitalia. 40, B. hreblayi, holotype, N Thailand, slide MWM 33683 Volynkin; 41, B. flavodiscalis, Borneo, slide MWM 33693 Volynkin; 42, B. cruciata, W Malaysia, slide MWM 33601 Volynkin; 43, B. siberuta, holotype, Indonesia, Siberut Isl., slide MWM 34599 Volynkin.

FIGURES 48–53. Barsine spp.: female genitalia. 48, B. gloriosa, holotype, NE India, slide AV2886 Volynkin; 49, B. gloriosa, N Myanmar, slide ZSM Arct. 53/2017 Volynkin; 50, B. hreblayi, paratype, N Thailand, slide MWM 33684 Volynkin; 51, B. flavodiscalis, Borneo, slide AV2831 Volynkin; 52, B. cruciata, W Malaysia, slide MWM 33602 Volynkin; 53, B. siberuta, paratype, Indonesia, Siberut Isl., slide MWM 34600 Volynkin.