Teulisna inducta (Walker, [1865])

Volynkin, Anton V., 2023, On the taxonomy of the genus Teulisna Walker from India with a description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Zootaxa 5351 (3), pp. 380-388 : 383-384

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.3.6

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8391840

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/85360078-E259-FFAD-BCBF-6A9147AB28A0

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scientific name

Teulisna inducta (Walker, [1865])
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Teulisna inducta (Walker, [1865]) View in CoL

( Figs 5–8 View FIGURES 1–8 , 15 View FIGURES 14–15 , 19 View FIGURES 18–21 )

Lithosia inducta Walker, [1865] 1864 View in CoL , List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 31: 232 (Type locality (hereby fixed by lectotype designation): [S India, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore] “ Coimbatoor ”).

Type material examined. Lectotype (hereby designated) ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–8 ): female, “Coimbatoor. | India | M. J. Walhouse | 61–20.” / “ Lithosia inducta .” / green ring “Type” label / QR-code label with unique ID “ NHMUK010401738 About NHMUK ” ( NHMUK).

Additional material examined. INDIA: 1 female, [Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills ] Nilgherries, Hampson / Moore coll. 94–106 ( NHMUK) ; 1 male, [Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills ] Nilgiris, Hampson Coll. 89–129. ( NHMUK) ; 1 male, Kerala, 6 km N Munnar, Kodalar Tea Estate , 10°06’N 77°04’E, 14–15.iv.1997, mountain rainforest, 14 °C, Schintlmeister & Sinyaev leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2021-363 (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) GoogleMaps ; 1 male, Kerala, 7 km N Munnar, 1740m, Eravikulam Nat. Park , 10°09’N 77°04’E, pieces of prim. rainforest, 12–13.iv.1997, 16 °C / 1 a.m., Schintlmeister & Sinyaev leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-484 (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) GoogleMaps .

Note. Walker ([1865] 1864) described the species based on an uncertain number of males from “South Hindostan”. However, the single syntype found in the NHMUK collection well matching the original description is a female therefore it is possible to conclude that Walker wrongly determined the sex of the specimen(s). In order to stabilise the nomenclature, the aforementioned syntype is hereby designated as the lectotype.

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 13.0– 13.5 mm in males and 13.5–14.5 mm in females. Teulisna inducta is most similar to T. basigera and the detailed comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. South India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) ( Walker [1865] 1864; Kirti & Singh 2015).

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

ZSM

Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Teulisna

Loc

Teulisna inducta (Walker, [1865])

Volynkin, Anton V. 2023
2023
Loc

Lithosia inducta

Walker 1865
1865
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