Ghoria nanlingica dytiko, Volynkin & Saldaitis & Černý, 2020

Volynkin, Anton V., Saldaitis, Aidas & Černý, Karel, 2020, Four new species and one new subspecies of the Ghoria albocinerea Moore, 1878 species-group from northern Indochina and China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae Arctiinae, Lithosiini), Zootaxa 4789 (2), pp. 575-588 : 577

Ghoria nanlingica dytiko ssp. n.

( Figs 3, 4 , 17, 18 , 32 )

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Type material. Holotype ( Figs 3 , 17 ): male, “ China, Sichuan, Daxue Shan Mts , 80 km W Mianning, 28°34’ N 102°00’ E, 7–8.VII.1999, leg. Sinaev & Plutenko”, slide ZSM Arct. 2019-951 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM).

Paratypes. CHINA: 10 males, 4 females with the same data as in the holotype, slides ZSM Arct. 2020- 048 Volynkin (male), ZSM Arct. 2020-049 Volynkin (female) (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, China, NW Sichuan, Daxue Shan Mts, Gongga Shan , NW Moxi, 29°41’N, 101°58’E, 14–19.VII.1999, leg. Sinyaev & Plutenko (Coll. MWM / ZSM) ; 6 males, 2 females, China, W Sichuan, Yaan / Kangding, Erlang Shan Mt. , H- 2000m, N29°87.340’’ E102°30.970 ’’, 27.VI.2019, Butvila & Saldaitis, slide AV5861 Volynkin (male) (Colls AFM, ASV, RMV & WIGJ) ; 1 male, 1 female, China, W Sichuan, Yaan / Kangding, Erlang Shan Mt. , H- 2161m, N29°87.340’’ E102°30.970 ’’, 12–13. VI.2015, Floriani & Saldaitis (Coll. AFM) ; 1 female, China, W Sichuan, Yaan / Kangding, Erlang Shan Mt. , H- 2100m, N29°51. E102°18, 12.vii.2009, I.[Irene] & A.[Alessandro] Floriani, A. [Aidas] Saldaitis leg. (Coll. WIGJ) ; 2 males, China, W Sichuan, road Dawe / Lushan, Xiling Xue Shan Mt. , H- 2800m, N30°51.569 ’’ E102°46.274 ’’, 21.VII.2011, Floriani & Saldaitis leg. (Colls AFM & RMV) ; 1 male, China, Sichuan, provincial road 219, Jiajinshan National Forest , H- 2600m, N30°50.27 ’’ E102°45.10 ’’, 30.VI–1.VII.2012, Della Bruna & Floriani leg. (Coll. AFM) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 17.5– 18 mm in males (17.5 mm in the holotype) and 20.5– 21 mm in females. This western subspecies ( Figs 3, 4 ) differs from the nominate one described from Guangdong Province (South China) ( Fig. 5 ) by its forewing longitudinal shade being slightly paler and not broadened medially, the absence of dark grey suffusion along the R vein subbasally, and the shorter blackish subbasal line on forewing costa. The male genitalia of the two subspecies are very similar ( Figs 17–19 ), but in G. n. dytiko ssp. n. the tip and dorsal lobe of the distal saccular process are slightly larger, and the distal carinal process of aedeagus is less prominent. Female genitalia of the nominate subspecies are unknown. Differences between the female genitalia of G. n. dytiko ssp. n. ( Fig. 32 ) and the closely related G. dammay sp. n. ( Fig. 33 ) are listed in the ‘Diagnosis’ chapter of the latter species .

Distribution. The subspecies is known from southwestern China, Sichuan Province.

Etymology. In Greek, ‘δυτικό’ means ‘western’.

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Ghoria spp., adults. Depositories of specimens: 1–4, 6–8 – MWM/ZSM; 5 – SZMN (photo by V.V. Dubatolov).

FIGURES 17–19. Ghoria nanlingica sspp., male genitalia. Depositories of specimens: 17 – MWM/ZSM; 18 – ASV; 19 – SZMN (photo by V.V. Dubatolov).

FIGURES 32–36. Ghoria spp., female genitalia. Specimens are deposited in MWM/ZSM.