Barsine selene Volynkin & Černý, 2019

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 : 12-13

Barsine selene Volynkin & Černý , sp. n.

( Figs 43–45 , 164 , 233 )

Type material. Holotype ( Figs 43 , 164 ): ♂, Thailand, Changwat Nan, 30 km E Pua , 1700 m, 22–23.IX.1999, leg. A. Szabó & Z. Czere, slide MWM 33641 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM).

Paratypes: THAILAND: 2 ♂, Thailand , Changwat Chiang Mai, 6 km SE of Pang Faen, 1110 m, 16.IX.1999, leg. A. Szabó & Z. Czere, slide MWM 33652, MWM 33654 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♀, Thailand , Chang- wat Chiang Mai, 20 km NW of Mae Ai, 1650 m, 21.IX.1999, leg. A. Szabó & Z. Czere, slide MWM 33663 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; 1 ♂, Thailand , Changwat Nan, 22 km N of Bo Luang, 1100 m, 18–19.VI.1998, leg. István Soós & Attila Szabó, slide MWM 33653 Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM) ; LAOS: 1 ♂, Laos , prov. Phongsali, 5 km N Ban Yo, 890 m, 21°31’N 101°7’E, 27.IV.2017, leg. K. Černý, slide AV4640 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. CKC) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 11–12 mm in males (11 mm in the holotype) and 12–12.5 mm in females. Barsine selene sp. n. is very similar externally to the form of B. nigralba with a long dentate postmedial line, but can be distinguished from it by the dens of postmedial line being broader. The male genitalia of B. selene sp. n. resemble those of B. maculifasciata and B. parameia , but differ clearly by the valva being narrower medially with the almost straight costa, the much smaller, trigonal medial costal process (while that is long and claw-like in B. maculifasciata and B. parameia ), the smaller and straight distal costal process (while that is much larger and claw-like curved in B. maculifasciata and B. parameia ), the more massive distal saccular process, and the much longer cluster of much larger cornuti. The female genitalia of B. selene sp. n. are very similar to those of B. maculifasciata and B. parameia , but differ by the shorter lateral lobes of antrum, the broader sclerotized posterior area of corpus bursae at its connection with the ductus bursae, the larger signum, and the broader appendix bursae.

Distribution. North Thailand (Chiang Mai and Nan) and North Laos (Phongsali).

Etymology. In Greek mythology, Selene is the goddess of the moon.

Figures

FIGURES 43–55. Barsine spp., adults. 43, B. selene, holotype ♂, N Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 44, ditto, paratype ♂, N Laos (CKC); 45, ditto, paratype ♀, N Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 46, B. cao, holotype ♂, N Vietnam (MWM/ZSM); 47, ditto, paratype ♂, N Laos (CKC); 48, ditto, paratype ♀, N Vietnam (CKC); 49, B. speideli, holotype ♂, China, Hainan (MWM/ZSM); 50, ditto, paratype ♀, China, Hainan (MWM/ZSM); 51, ditto, paratype ♂, C Thailand (CKC); 52, ditto, paratype ♂, N Vietnam (MWM/ZSM); 53, ditto, paratype ♂, S Vietnam (MWM/ZSM); 54, ditto, paratype ♂, S Laos (CKC); 55, ditto, paratype ♀, S Laos (CAV).

FIGURES 164–167. Barsine spp., male genitalia. 164, B. selene, holotype, N Thailand, slide MWM 33641 Volynkin; 165, B. cao, holotype, N Vietnam, slide MWM 33625 Volynkin; 166, B. prominens, NE India, slide AV1915 Volynkin; 167, ditto, E Nepal, slide ZSM Arct. 152/2017 Volynkin.

FIGURES 228–233. Barsine spp., female genitalia. 228, B. pseudoradians, paratype, NE India, slide MWM 33562 Volynkin; 229, B. maculifasciata, N Thailand, slide MWM 33595 Volynkin; 230, B. parameia, S Vietnam, slide AV2769 Volynkin; 231, B. amoenissima, paratype, N Myanmar, slide MWM 31752 Volynkin; 232, B. salamandra, N Thailand, slide AV3782 Volynkin; 233, B. selene, paratype, N Thailand, slide MWM 33663 Volynkin.