Ammathella lhoba S.-Y. Huang, Yin & Volynkin, 2022

Yin, Xiong-Yan, Volynkin, Anton V., Zhang, Yu-Long, Chen, En-Yong, Huang, Si-Yao & Pan, Zhao-Hui, 2022, Taxonomic review of the genus Ammathella Volynkin, 2019 with descriptions of three new species from southeastern Xizang, China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), ZooKeys 1114, pp. 167-182 : 167

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1114.86182
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scientific name	Ammathella lhoba S.-Y. Huang, Yin & Volynkin
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Ammathella lhoba S.-Y. Huang, Yin & Volynkin sp. nov.

Figs 5-7 View Figure 1–10 , 21 View Figure 19–22 , 22 View Figure 19–22 , 32 View Figure. 31–35

Type material.

Holotype: male, altitude 2200 m, 1.VIII.2014, 80K (Bononggong) Village, Motuo County, Linzhi City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, Zhao-hui Pan leg., slide STS-40180 (TAAHU). Paratypes: 2 males, 1 female, altitude 800 m, 11.VII.2018, Beibeng Village, Motuo County, Linzhi City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, Zhao-hui Pan leg., slide STS-38860, STS-38863 (male); STS-38861, STS-38864 (female) (TAAHU).

Diagnosis.

Length of forewing 12.2-12.8 mm (n = 3, 12.6 mm in holotype) in males and 13.8-14 mm (n = 2) in females. Externally, Ammathella lhoba sp. nov. is similar to A. gesar (Figs 11 View Figure 11–18 , 12 View Figure 11–18 , 25 View Figure 23–26 , 26 View Figure 23–26 ) and A. midzhan (Figs 15 View Figure 11–18 , 16 View Figure 11–18 , 28 View Figure 27–30 , 29 View Figure 27–30 , 34 View Figure. 31–35 ) but is distinguished by the tip of the male abdomen with a markedly sparser admixture of blackish hair-like scales. Additionally, compared to A. midzhan , the new species is significantly larger in size (the forewing length is 12.2-12.8 mm in male and 13.8-14 mm in female vs 7.5-8 and 9.5 mm respectively in A. midzhan ). In the male genitalia, A. lhoba sp. nov. is more similar to A. midzhan than to A. gesar by sharing the similar phallus and vesica structure. However, A. lhoba sp. nov. differs from A. midzhan in the combination of the following characters. (1) The medial costal process is slightly shorter and smaller. (2) The cluster of cornuti on the subbasal diverticulum is larger and bearing granulation basally, while it is smaller and lacks granulation in A. midzhan . (3) The cluster of cornuti on the semiglobular medial diverticulum is larger and the cornuti are smaller and shorter. (4) The ventral medial diverticulum is covered with more cornuti of smaller size while in A. midzhan , while those cornuti are fewer and larger. In the female genitalia, A. lhoba sp. nov. differs from A. midzhan in the anterior section of the corpus bursae densely covered by spinules whereas it is thoroughly membranous in the congener.