Ogulina argentilinea (Cai, 1982)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh, Schintlmeister, Alexander & Fric, Zdenek Faltynek, 2022, New and less known Notodontidae from Manipur, India (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), Zootaxa 5196 (1), pp. 61-93 : 78

25. Ogulina argentilinea (Cai, 1982) (new record for India)

( Figs. 18 , 42 )

Innisca argentilinea Cai, 1982 : Insects Xizhang 2: 23; fig.1; photo 1. TL. Xizang, Gyirong ( China, Tibet) .

Material examined. India: 3 ♂♂, Manipur, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hill (Site 1), 25.1264°N 94.4357°E, 1930 m, 13.iii.2019, 23.VII.2019; 4 ♂♂, Shirui Hill (Site 2), 25.1236°N 94.4408°E, 2036 m, 24.VII.2019, 9-14.IX.2019, 22.IX.2019; Genitalia slide no. JSI-GP 319; leg. JS Irungbam (in coll. NZC, ZSI, Registration no. 11521/H10, 11522/H10) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length 16–18 mm in males. Forewings of O. argentilinea are pale golden orange with yellow suffusions, while those of O. ochrocinerea are ochreous-brown with longitudinal, irregular orange-brown to dark fuscous gray suffusions. There is a spine-like process in the uncus of O. argentilinea , but it is absent in O. ochrocinerea . The apex of the valves is more rounded in O. argentilinea , while it is more acute in O. ochrocinerea . O. argentilinea has a narrow sacculus and a small spine, while O. ochrocinerea has a broader sacculus and no spines. Further, O. ochrocinerea has a curved phallus which is straight in O. argentilinea .

Distribution. India: Manipur (in the present study). Elsewhere: Nepal ( Sugi 1992, 1995); China (S Tibet) ( Schintlmeister 2008).

Figures

FIGURES 11–19. Adults of Notodontidae. 11. Hupodonta corticalis Butler, 1877; 12. Chalepa binotata Kiriakoff, 1959; 13. Spatalina melanopa Schintlmeister, 2007; 14. S. desiccata desiccata (Kiriakoff, 1963); 15. S. umbrosa (Leech, 1898); 16. Phalera albocalceolata (Bryk, 1950); 17. Besaia isis Schintlmeister, 1997; 18. Ogulina argentilinea Cai, 1982; 19. Bireta juncturina (Kiriakoff, 1959). Scale bar 10 mm.

FIGURES 40–43. Genitalia of Notodontidae. 40. Chalepa binotata Kiriakoff, 1959; 41. Besaia isis Schintlmeister, 1997; 42. Ogulina argentilinea Cai, 1982; 43. Bireta juncturina (Kiriakoff, 1959).