Manulea costipuncta ( Leech, 1890 )

Volynkin, Anton V., 2021, Manulea hokopo, a new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 47, pp. 37-42 : 41-42

Manulea costipuncta ( Leech, 1890)

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Lithosia costipuncta Leech, 1890 , The Entomologist, 23: 82 (Type locality: [ China, Hubei] “ Chang Yang ”).

Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) ( Fig. 3 ): male, “Chang Yang, A.E. Pratt Coll. June 1888 ” / “Leech Coll. 1900-64.” / “ Lithosia costipuncta n. sp. ” / red ring “Type” label / QR- code label with unique number “ NHMUK010401789 ” ( NHMUK).

Additional material examined. CHINA: 1 female, Sichuan, Xiling Xue Shan Mt. , 30°40.087'N, 103°13.251'E, 1450m, 11–12.VII.2010, Chen Gun leg. ( AFM) ; 1 male, [Sichuan, Wasigou, near Luding] Szetschwan, Wassukou , Exp. Stötzner, gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-962 (prepared by Volynkin) ; 17 males, Shaanxi, Daba Shan , 1800m, 15 km S Shou-Men vill., 32°08'N, 108°37'E, 25. V .–14. VI .2000, Sinyaev & Plutenko leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-964 (prepared by Volynkin) ; 3 males, 2 females, Shaanxi, Taibai Shan Mts , 33°53'N, 107°49'E, IV.2000, 1500m, Sinyaev & Co. leg. ; 2 males, the same locality, Houzhenzi, VI .2000, Sinyaev & Plutenko leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-963 (prepared by Volynkin) ; 6 males, 7 females, Hubei Prov., NE Wuhan City, Tapieh Shan, mid VI –early VIII.1999, 900– 1600m, J. Li leg.; 9 males, Wuy Shan, Jiangxi-Fujian border, 50 km SE of Yingtan, 27°56’ N, 117°25’ E, 1600 m, III.2002, leg. Sinyaev & local coll .; 2 males, 1 female, [Fujian] Kuatun (2300m), 27°40'N, 117°40'E, J. Klapperich (Fukien), 30.IV.1938 ; 1 male, the same data but 23.IV.1938 ; 3 males, 2 females, Hainan Dao, He Ling Mts and Wuzhi Shan , 1000–1800m. early II.–early V .2000, light trap, J.L. Li leg., coll. Maier, gen. prep. Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2021-101 (male), ZSM Arct. 2021-117 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) ; VIETNAM: 18 males, 2 females, 1600m, Mt. Fan-si-pan (north), Cha-pa , primary forest, 22°17'N, 103°44'E, 20–30.IV.1995, V . Sinyaev & local collectors leg., gen. prep. Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2019-965 (male), ZSM Arct. 2021-102 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) .

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 17–18 mm in males and 17.5–18.5 mm in females. The detailed comparison with M. hokopo sp. n. is provided above in the diagnosis of the new species.

Distribution. Known from China (Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, Shangdong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and Hainan) ( Leech 1890; Fang 2000) and northern Vietnam (Lào Cai Province). The record from ‘Indochina” ( Candèze 1927) most probably belongs to northern Vietnam.

Figures

Figures 1–6. Manulea spp.: adults. Depository of the specimens: 1, 2 and 4–6 in MWM/ZSM; 3 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK).

Figures 7–9. Manulea spp.: male genitalia. The specimens dissected are deposited in MWM/ZSM.

Figures 10–11. Manulea spp.: female genitalia. The specimens dissected are deposited in MWM/ZSM.