Spatalina umbrosa (Leech, 1898)

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 : 76-77

21. Spatalina umbrosa (Leech, 1898) (new record for India)

( Figs. 15 , 46 )

Lophopteryx umbrosa Leech, 1898 : Trans, ent. Soc. London 1898:313. TL: ( China, Sichuan), Ni-tou.

Material examined. India: 2 ♂♂, Manipur, Ukhrul district, Shirui Hill ( Site 2), 25.1171°N 94.4456°E, 2198 m, 12.VII.2016, genitalia slide no. JSI-GP 285; leg. JS Irungbam ((in coll. NZC, ZSI). Registration no. 11524/H10).

Diagnosis. Forewing length 18 mm – 19 mm in males. The species resembles morphologically with newly described species Spatalina rimbiensis sp. nov. In size, S. rimbiensis sp. nov. is slightly larger than S. umbrosa (Please check the description and diagnosis of S. rimbiensis sp. nov.)

Distribution. India: Manipur (in the present study). Elsewhere: Myanmar, Thailand, China (Sichuan, Yunnan).

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 44–47. Genitalia of Notodontidae. 44. Spatalina melanopa Schintlmeister, 2007; 45. S. desiccata desiccata (Kiriakoff, 1963); 46. S. umbrosa (Leech, 1898); 47. Phalera albocalceolata (Bryk, 1950).