Bireta juncturina ( Kiriakoff, 1959 )

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 : 79

28. Bireta juncturina ( Kiriakoff, 1959) (new record for India)

( Figs. 19 , 43 )

Besaia juncturina Kiriakoff, 1959 : Ark. Zool. 2, 12(20):319. TL. Myanmar, Kambaiti.

Material examined. India: 6 ♂♂, Manipur, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hill (Site 2), 25.1236°N 94.4408°E, 2036 m, 24.VII.2019; 1 ♂, Shirui Hill (Site 3), 25.1171°N 94.4456°E, 2190 m, 24.VII.2019, Genitalia slide no. GP-335; leg. JS Irungbam, ( NCZ, ZSI)

Diagnosis. Forewing length 29-32 mm in males. The forewings of B. juncturina has a prominent brown discal spot which is absent in B. longivittata . The band from the base to the apex of the B. juncturina is thin and shiny whereas in B. longivittata it is broad and golden brown in colour.

Distribution. India: Manipur (in the present study). Elsewhere: E Myanmar, N Vietnam, N Thailand ( Schintlmeister & Pinratana 2007).

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).