Tarika varana ( Moore, 1865 )

Volynkin, Anton V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Černý, Karel & Huang, Si-Yao, 2023, Taxonomic review of the genus Tarika Moore with descriptions of six new species from Nepal, China and Indochina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), Zootaxa 5258 (3), pp. 285-300 : 287

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.3

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7781834

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Tarika varana ( Moore, 1865 )
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Tarika varana ( Moore, 1865) View in CoL

( Figs 1–3 View FIGURES 1–8 , 17, 18 View FIGURES 17–19 , 34 View FIGURES 32–35 )

Lithosia varana Moore, 1865 , Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1865: 797 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal] “ Darjeeling ”).

= Tarika nivea Moore, 1878 View in CoL , Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 15 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] “ Darjiling ”).

Type material examined. Lectotype of Lithosia varana ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1–8 ) (hereby designated): male, “Darjiling” / red ring “Type” label / “Moore Coll. | 94–106.” / QR-code label with unique number “ NHMUK010401852 About NHMUK ” ( NHMUK). Lectotype of Tarika nivea ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1–8 ) (hereby designated): female, ““Darjiling | ♀ ” / red ring “Type” label / “Moore Coll. | 94–106.” / “nivea | Moore” / QR-code label with unique number “ NHMUK010401853 About NHMUK ” ( NHMUK).

Additional material examined. INDIA: 1 male, W.B. [West Bengal], 2500m, Darjeeling, Tigerhill , 13. + 16.VIII.1985, W. Thomas leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2021-075 (prepared by Volynkin) ( MWM / ZSM) ; 1 male, [West Bengal] Darjeeling, Dr Lidderdale , 79-59, unique number: NHMUK010292058 About NHMUK , gen. prep. No. : NHMUK010317775 About NHMUK (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK) ; 1 female, [West Bengal, Darjeeling] Darjiling , Ind. Mus. 79.64., unique number: NHMUK010292104 About NHMUK , gen. prep. No. : NHMUK010317814 About NHMUK (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK) ; 1 male [Sikkim] Sikhim, VI .1909, F. Moller , 1910-140, unique number: NHMUK010292103 About NHMUK , gen. prep. No. : NHMUK010317813 About NHMUK (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK) ; 14 males, 21 females, Sikkim, Pemayangtse , 2000m, 23–28.VII.1990, W. Thomas leg. ( CKC) .

Notes. (1) Both the taxa Lithosia varana and Tarika nivea were described from series of specimens of both sexes ( Moore 1865, 1878). In order to stabilise the nomenclature, we hereby designate the specimens of both taxa labeled as “Type” and deposited in the NHMUK collection as lectotypes. (2) The genitalia structures of the lectotypes of Lithosia varana and Tarika nivea have not been examined due to the dissection policy pertaining to type material currently being implemented in NHMUK. However, the topotypical male specimens dissected and the specimens from Sikkim as well belong to only one species therefore we accept it legitimate to consider them as T. nivea .

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 16.0–17.0 mm in males and 19.0–20.0 mm in females. The detailed comparisons with the most similar T. annapurna sp. n. and T. erlanga sp. n. are provided below in the diagnoses of these species.

Distribution. Northeast India (north of West Bengal and Sikkim). The records from Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland ( Kirti & Joshi 2013; Kirti & Singh 2015; Singh et al. 2022) require confirmation. The record from Chiang Mai Province of Thailand ( Černý & Pinratana 2009) belongs to T. reducta sp. n. The records from China (Yunnan, Fujian, and Shandong Provinces) ( Daniel 1954) belong to T. danieli sp. n. whereas other records from China (Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Xizang) ( Fang 2000) require further clarification.

NHMUK

Natural History Museum, London

ZSM

Bavarian State Collection of Zoology

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Tarika

Loc

Tarika varana ( Moore, 1865 )

Volynkin, Anton V., Saldaitis, Aidas, Černý, Karel & Huang, Si-Yao 2023
2023
Loc

Tarika nivea

Moore 1878
1878
Loc

Lithosia varana

Moore 1865
1865
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