Agacysma sinica, Huang & Horie & Fan & Wang & Espeland, 2023

Huang, Si-Yao, Horie, Kiyoshi, Fan, Xiao-Ling, Wang, Min & Espeland, Marianne, 2023, A review of the genus Agalope Walker (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) with taxonomic notes and descriptions of three new genera and three new species, Zootaxa 5284 (2), pp. 291-321 : 312

Agacysma sinica S.-Y. Huang & Horie, sp. n.

( Figs 45–48 , 61, 62 , 88–90 , 105, 106 , 120–122 )

Material examined. Holotype: male, handwritten label (in Chinese) “ 23-V-2018, fflẉDzMƜ, 1100 m, leg. XZB” ( 23. V. 2018, Mt. Simianshan, Chongqing City, China, altitude 1100 m, leg. Zhen-bang Xu), slide SMS1 ( CHSY, will be deposited in ZFMK) . Paratypes: CHONGQING: 3 males, same data as holotype ( CHSY) ; 1 male, same locality and collector, but 24. V. 2018 ( CKH) ; 1 male, altitude 1000– 1100 m, Yunlingbieyuan, northern slope of Mt. Jinfoshan , Jing-kun Zhang leg. ( CHSY) ; 2 males, altitude 895 m, 28.VI.2022, Lanying Canyon, Yintiaoling Natural Reserve , 31.43238568°N, 109.81599365°E, Zhi-sheng Zhang, Wei-wei Zhang & Xu-long Chen leg. ( CSWU) . HUBEI: 1 male, 7.VII.2017, Honghuaping, Shennongjia, Lu Qiu leg. ( CHSY) . SHAANXI: 2 males, altitude 1410 m, 18.VII.2018, Hetaoping, Huangbaiyuan , Taibai County, 33.82°N, 107.63°E, collected by light trap, Qingming Liu & Lanbin Xiang leg., slide number En-225403 & En-225404 ( CSYSU) ; 1 male, China, Shaanxi, Qinling Mts. , 40 km S Xi’An, 1850 m, 33°52′ N; 108°50′ E, 22–24. VI. 2004, leg. V. Siniaev ( MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, China, Shaanxi, Taibaishan Mt. , Tsinling-Mts. , 1900 m, 33°55′ N; 107°44′ E, June 2004, leg. V. Siniaev & his team ( MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, China, Shaanxi, Taibai Shan , Tsinling-Mts. , Shaliangzi vil., 33°54′ N; 107°58′ E, 1000 m, June 2003, leg. V. Siniaev & his team ( MWM / ZSM).

Diagnosis. The new species is only reminiscent of Rotundagalope immaculata comb. n. and the differences between them have been mentioned above in the diagnosis of these two monotypic genera.

Etymology. The specific epithet “sinica” refers to the country China where this species is known from. A noun in the genitive case.

Distribution. See above in the generic account.

Figures

FIGURES 45–50.Adults of Agacysma gen. n. and Elcysma spp. 45, Agacysma sinica sp. n., HT, male, Simianshan, Chongqing, China, SMS1 (CHSY, will be subsequently deposited in ZFMK); 46, ditto, PT, male, Jinfoshan, Chongqing, China (CHSY); 47, ditto, PT, male, Shennongjia, Hubei, China (CHSY); 48, ditto, PT, male, Taibai, Shaanxi, China, En-225403 (CSYSU); 49, Elcysma westwoodii, male, Takarazuka, Japan, ZFMK Lep153369 (ZFMK); 50, ditto, female, Kyoto, Japan, ZFMK Lep153370 (ZFMK).

FIGURES 51–63. Lateral view of the male genitalia of Agalope/Elcysma-related genera. Depository: 51, 52, 58: ZMH; 53, 55, 63: ZFMK; 54, 57, 61: CHSY; 56: SCAU; 59, 60: NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 62: CSYSU.

FIGURES 88–92. Male genitalia of Agacysma gen. n. and Elcysma spp. Depository: 88: CHSY; 89, 90: CSYSU; 91, 92: ZFMK.

FIGURES 93–107. Eighth tergite of Agalope/Elcysma-related genera. Depository: 93, 94, 100: ZMH; 95, 96, 107: ZFMK; 97, 101, 103: NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 98: SCAU; 99, 102, 105: CHSY; 104: CJF; 106: CSYSU.

FIGURES 120–123. Adult and habitat of Agacysma sinica gen. n. & sp. n. in China: 120, Shennongjia, Hubei (photographed by Lu Qiu); 121: Yintiaoling, Chongqing (photographed by Qian-le Lu); 122: Simianshan, Chongqing (photographed by Weiwei Zhang); 123, habitat in Simianshan, Chongqing.