Cragandhara khasia, Volynkin, 2023

Volynkin, Anton V., 2023, Cragandhara, a new genus for two new species from India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 69, pp. 84-90 : 90

Cragandhara khasia sp. n.

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Type material. Holotype ( Figs 3 , 11 ): male, [NE India, Meghalaya, Khasi Hills] “Khasis, | Feb. 1897. | Nat. Coll.” / “ Rothschild | Bequest | B.M. 1939-1.” / QR-code label with unique ID “ NHMUK010292439 ” | “Slide | NHMUK0104331715 ” ( NHMUK).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 12.0 mm in the male holotype. The male of C. khasia sp. n. externally differs from C. himalaya sp. n. in its somewhat larger size, the broader forewing with a more distally convex costal margin, and the broader ochreous yellow costal stripe. The detailed comparison of the male genitalia of the two species is provided above in the diagnosis of C. himalaya sp. n.

The female is unknown.

Distribution. Northeast India (Meghalaya).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from Khasi Hills, where the new species is found.

Figures

Figures 1–9. Lithosiina spp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 1–3 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 4 in MfN; 5 in MWM/ZSM; 6, 8 and 9 in ANHRT; 7 in ZFMK (photo by S.-Y. Huang).

Figures 10–12. Lithosiina spp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 10 and 11 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 12 in ANHRT.