Remmigabara secunda (Remm, 1983), comb. n.

(Figs. 15, 27, 36)

Paragabara secunda Remm, 1983 Entomologicheskoe obozrenie 62 (3): 596, fig. 7 (Type-locality: [Russia], Primorye terr.: Tigrovoi [ZM Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia]).

Types. Holotype: male, Russia, Primorye terr. Tigrovyi [ZM Tartu University, Estonia]. Other material examined: Russia: 1 male South Primorye terr., Ussuriisky distr., upper reach of Suputinka river, 6.vii.1933, leg. A. Kurentsov [ZISP]; 1 male, Khavbarovsk terr., Juish Autonomy region, Oblichje, 10–12.vii. 1996 (V. Kononenko); 1 male, 1 female, Primorye terr., Sikhote-Alin range, Chuguevsky distr., Zavetnoe, 21–14.vii. 2002 (V. Kononenko) [IBSS]. China: 4 males, N China, Prov. Liaoning, Dandong 7–9 vii 2007 (J.W. Li); 1 male, 1 female, Beijing, Baihuashan 17–18.vii 2008 (Wang H.L.) [NEFU].

Diagnosis. Externally, R. secunda (Fig. 15) resembles the Japanese species Britha inambitiosa (Leech, 1900) (Figs. 16, 28). However, it differs in orange-yellow head, magenta-brown ground colour and wing pattern. Labial palps, frons and vertex covered with yellow-orange scales. Forewing with pointed apex. Outer margin of forewing from apex to mid part with gradual cut, from the mid part to tornal angle oblique. Forewing magenta-brown, darker in costal and subapical parts, wing pattern formed by oblique pale magentagreyish crosslines shadowed by darker magenta-brown; hindwing unicolorous, magenta-greyish, with traceable diffuse subterminal line. Male and female genitalia (Figs. 27, 36) as described for the genus.

Distribution and biology. (Fig. 46). Manchurian–continental, nemoral. Far East (S Khabarovsk and Primorye terr.), Korea, N China. (Kononenko 1990, 2005; Kononenko et al. 1998; Kononenko & Han 2007). Mesophilous species, inhabits meadows in rich mixed forest with Pinus koraiensis at elevation 300–400 m and broad-leaved deciduous forest. The moth flies from VI to VII. The larva and its foodplants are unknown.

Notes. The species is reported from China for the first time.