Barsine radians ( Moore, 1878 )

Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel & Huang, Si-Yao, 2019, A review of the Barsine hypoprepioides (Walker, 1862) species-group, with descriptions of fifteen new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4618 (1), pp. 1-82 : 9-10

Barsine radians ( Moore, 1878)

( Figs 19, 20 , 158 , 227 )

Lyclene radians Moore, 1878 , Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 30, pl. III, fig. 2 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] “Darjiling”).

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) ( Figs 19 , 158 ): ♂, printed label “Darj” [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] / pink printed label “Origin” / handwritten label “ Lyclene radians (type) Moore” / handwritten label “ Miltochrista radians Moore ♂. “ ♀ ” Hmpsn.” / “coll. Atkinson ” [printed] | “Moore” [handwritten] / printed label “ Coll. Staudinger ” / handwritten label “1048” / printed label “955.”, slide AV2887 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. ZMB).

Other material examined. 59 ♂ and 60 ♀ from India and Nepal listed by Joshi et al. (2018) (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 11–13 mm in males and 12–15 mm in females. Barsine radians differs from its closest relative B. pseudoradians by its slightly larger size, discal spot of forewing being situated slightly more anteriorly, postmedial line being well developed in both sexes, and slightly broader outer field of forewing. The genital differences between B. radians and B. pseudoradians are given in the diagnosis of B. pseudoradians .

Distribution. Nepal, North and North-East India ( Joshi et al. 2018).

Figures

FIGURES 19–27. Barsine spp., adults. 19, B. radians, holotype ♂, NE India, Darjeeling (ZMB); 20, ditto, ♀, C Nepal (MWM/ ZSM); 21, B. pseudoradians, holotype ♂, NE India (MWM/ZSM); 22, ditto, paratype ♀, NE India (MWM/ZSM); 23, ditto, paratype ♀, Nepal (MWM/ZSM); 24, B. maculifasciata, ♂, N Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 25, ditto, ♀, N Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 26, ditto, ♂, W Malaysia (MWM/ZSM); 27, ditto, holotype ♀, S Myanmar (©NHMUK).

FIGURES 156–159. Barsine spp., male genitalia. 156, B. navneetsinghi, holotype, India, slide MWM 33543 Volynkin; 157, ditto, paratype, N Myanmar, slide MWM 33552 Volynkin; 158, B. radians, holotype, slide NE India, slide AV2887 Volynkin; 159, B. pseudoradians, holotype, NE India, slide MWM 33559 Volynkin.

FIGURES 222–227. Barsine spp., female genitalia. 222, B. zebrina, N Thailand, slide AV2756 Volynkin; 223, B. subzebrina, paratype, Nepal, slide MWM 31694 Volynkin; 224, B. pluma, paratype, W Thailand, slide AV2747 Volynkin; 225, B. bucseki, paratype, SW Thailand, slide AV2761 Volynkin; 226, B. navneetsinghi, paratype, N Myanmar, slide ZSM Arct. 150/2017 Volynkin; 227, B. radians, Nepal, slide MWM 31786 Volynkin.