Miltochrista parvulus Bucsek, 2020

Volynkin, Anton V & Černý, Karel, 2023, Three new species of the genus Miltochrista Hübner from Thailand (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), Ecologica Montenegrina 69, pp. 1-9 : 8

Miltochrista parvulus Bucsek, 2020

( Figs 12–14 , 20 , 24 )

Miltochrista parvulus Bucsek, 2020 , Entomofauna carpathica, 32 (1): 81 (Type locality: “ Laos, Khammouane prov., Nakai env., 500 m, 17°34'N, 105°10'E ”).

Material examined. THAILAND: 1 male, Chumphon Prov., Pa Toh, Ban Lang Tang , 162m, 9°46'5''N 98°46'59''E, 2–3.XII.2007, K. Černý leg., gen. prep. No.: AV2592 ♂ ( CKC) ; 1 male, 1 female, Buri Ran [Buriram] Prov. , 300m, 14°09.2'N 102°39.38'E, 31.X.2010, K. Černý leg., gen. prep. Nos.: AV2601 ♂, AV2602 ♀ ( CKC) ; CAMBODIA: 1 male, Kampot Prov., Bokor N.P., Hill Station , 1025m, 10°37'37''N 104°01'33''E, 19–21.I.2006, G. Csorba & G. Ronkay leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-1170 ♂ (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM) ; VIETNAM: 1 male, 1 female, Nha Trang, Ninh Phư ớc, 20m, 12°25.646'N 109°27.340'E, 30.IX.–8.X.2013, K. Černý leg., gen. prep. Nos.: AV2603 ♂, AV2604 ♀ ( CKC) .

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 7.0 mm in males and 7.5–8.0 mm in females. The species is externally similar to M. phupana sp. n. and the detailed comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. Central Laos ( Bucsek 2020), Southern and Eastern Thailand (Chumphon and Buriram Provinces), Cambodia (Kampot Province), and South Central Vietnam (Khánh Hòa Province) (new country records).

Figures

Figures 1–14. Miltochrista ssp.: adults. Depositories of the specimens: 1, 4 and 5 in MWM/ZSM (ex CKC); 2, 3, 6, 7, and 12–14 are in CKC.

Figures 19–22. Miltochrista ssp.: male genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 19 and 20 in CKC; 21 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 22 in OUMNH.

Figures 23–26. Miltochrista ssp.: female genitalia. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 23 and 24 in CKC; 25 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 26 in OUMNH.