Naarda mirabilis, Tóth & Ronkay, 2015

Tóth, Balázs & Ronkay, László, 2015, Revision Of The Palaearctic And Oriental Species Of The Genus Naarda (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Hypeninae) Part 2. Description Of Ten New Species From Asia, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 61 (1), pp. 3-23 : 9-12

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.17109/AZH.61.1.3.2015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6870800
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scientific name	Naarda mirabilis
status	sp. nov.

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Naarda mirabilis sp. n.

( Figs 3 View Figs 1–6 , 27 View Figs 25–39 )

Holotype. m, Vietnam, LaoCaiprovince , SaPadistrict, FrontierSateliteCamp, 22° 19’ 17,7”N, 103°47’30,9”E, 2240 m, 18–22 VIII.1998, leg. A. Kun; slide No. RL 7920m (coll. HNHM) .

Paratypes. 2 m, withthesamedataastheholotype; slideNosRL 7921m, RL 7942m (coll. HNHM).

Taxonomy. Theclosestrelativeofthenewspeciesis N. glauculalis ( Hampson, 1893) , thedetailedcomparisonisgivenintheDiagnosis. Thestructureof antennaeof N. mirabilis issimilartothatofcertaintaxaoccurringinthePhilippines, whiletheshapeandpatternofthewingsarerathersimilartothoseof N. blepharota ( Strand, 1920) .

Description. Wingspan 20 mm, lengthofforewing 10 mm. Antennaefiliform, with finecrest- likeventralthickeningsofeachjointprojectedslightlytowardstipofantenna, baseoftheseplateswithtwosetaeoneachsegmentbeingtwicelongerthandiameterof flagellum; ciliaemergefromtheventraledgeofplatesbeing 1.5 timesdiameterofflagellum. Lengthoflabialpalpsnearlythreetimesdiameterofeyes; thirdsegmentshort, its tiplight; secondsegmentquitebroad, dorsalscalesrelativelyshort, basalthirdwithout dorsalscales. Scale-hoodofvertexlong, triangular, broad-based, itstippointed. Protibiae withdensehairs. Characteristicwingpatternfeatures: forewingbroadwithcostanotconcave; groundcolourofforewingbrown; subterminallinecreamywhite, stronglysinuous; postmediallinestronglymarked, verydarkbrown, slightlysinuous; fieldbetweenthetwo transverselineswithdarkerareaclosetodorsum; antemediallinepresent; reniformstigma brightyellow, withoutdarkermarkingsinside, oval- shaped, relativelysmallandcloseto costa; orbicularstigmahardlyvisible. Hindwingslightlypalerthanforewing, transverse linesvisiblenearinneredgeonly; discalspotclearlyvisible, long, narrowandcurved.

Malegenitalia ( Fig. 3 View Figs 1–6 ). Uncuslong, banana- shaped, itstiphooked. Scaphiumaslong asuncus, curvedagainstit. Tegumenaslongasvinculum. Juxtadeltoid-shaped, nearlyas wideaslong. Valvabroad, withparalleledgesinbothsections, basaltwo- thirds (saccular section) catwiceasbroadasapicalthird; cucullusobliquelytruncate. Dorsalhalfofcucullusfusedwiththestronglydevelopedcosta. Sacculuslong, narrowatbase, medialthird twicebroaderthanbasalpartandminutelydentatealongdorsaledge, distalthirdaswide asbasalpart; distalhalfofsacculuscharacteristicallysetose. Harpestronglydeveloped, broad-based, fusedwithsacculusatanarrowsection; erectpartforminglarge, mushroomshapedprocessdirectedtowardsthetipofvalva. Aedeaguslong, slightlycurved, itsedges parallel, carinalprocessabsent; vesica (uneverted) scobinate.

Diagnosis. Theexternalfeaturesandthegenitaliaof N. mirabilis aresimilartothoseof N. glauculalis . However, adarkareaispresentin N. mirabilis closetothesubterminalline, whichisabsentin N. glauculalis . Inthemale genitaliaofthenewspeciesthejuxtaismoreangular, thevalvaisbroader, andtheharpeismuchbigger, mushroom-shaped, beingverydifferentfrom thatof N. glauculalis ; inaddition, theaedeagusof N. mirabilis islesscurved.

Thegenitalstructuresof N. mirabilis and N. vicina arestrikinglydifferentforthefirstsight ( Figs 3 & 4 View Figs 1–6 ) butthehomologouspartsarerecognisable, displayingacloserrelationshipbetweenthetwonewspecies.

Etymology. Thebeautifulmalegenitaliainspiredustogivethespecificname.

Distribution. NorthernVietnam (SaPa, LaoCaiprovince).

References

HAmpSOn, G. F. (1893) Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum IX. The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri District. Taylor & Francis, London, 182 + 5 pp., 20 pls.

STrAnd, E. (1920) H. Sauter'sFormosa- Ausbeite: NoctuidaeII., nebstNachtragezuden FamilienArctiidae, Lymantriidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Thyrididae, Pyrali- dae, Tortricidae, GelechiidaeundOecophoridae. ArchivfurNaturgeschichte 84 A 12: 102 - 197.

Figures

Figs 1–6. Male genitalia of newly described Naarda species: 1 = N. octogesima sp. n. (RL7903m), 2 = N. laoana sp. n. (TB554m), 3 = N. mirabilis sp. n. (RL7920m), 4 = N. vicina sp. n. (clasping app.: RL7988m; aedeagus: RL7989m), 5 = N. atrata sp. n. (TB392m), 6 = N. furcatella sp. n. (clasping app.: TB447m; aedeagus: TB419m).

Figs 25–39. Adults of newly described species: 25 = N. octogesima sp. n. male, 26 = N. laoana sp. n. male, 27 = N. mirabilis sp. n. male, 28 = N. octogesima sp. n. female, 29 = N. laoana sp. n. female, 30 = N. vicina sp. n. male, 31 = N. atrata sp. n. male, 32 = N. furcatella sp. n. male, 33 = N. vicina sp. n. male (photo: ZMUC), 34 = N. atrata sp. n. female, 35 = N. furcatella sp. n. female, 36 = N. plumbea sp. n. female, 37 = N. palawana sp. n. male, 38 = N. secreta sp. n. male,