Nephelobotys habisalis (Walker, 1859) Zhang & Chen & Xiang & Kou, 2024

Zhang, Dandan, Chen, Kai, Xiang, Lanbin & Kou, Zongqing, 2024, Revision of the genus Nephelobotys Munroe & Mutuura, 1970 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustinae), Zootaxa 5403 (3), pp. 301-319 : 305-306

Nephelobotys habisalis (Walker, 1859) comb. nov.

Figs 2 , 12 , 19

Botys habisalis Walker, 1859: 702 .

Rhodaria maevialis Walker, 1859: 925 .

Crocidophora habisalis (Walker) : Hampson, 1899: 193.

Monocrocis habisalis (Walker) : Swinhoe, 1906: 295.

Sinibotys habisalis (Walker) : Yamanaka & Yoshiyasu, 1992: 81.

Nephelobotys forcipatus Ko & Bae, 2022: 267 . syn. nov.

Diagnosis. Wingspan 20.0–26.0 mm. This species is closely related to Nephelobotys apiculata sp. nov. in body size and markings of wings, particularly the yellow ground color of wings with the brown subterminal bands and undulating inner margin of subterminal band of forewing, but can be distinguished by the forewing bearing much slimmer and denser scales forming markings and the postmedial line not broken in external appearance ( Fig. 2 ). Males have a smooth costa of the valva, a thick dorsal process and wide ventral process of the outside sella, and distal protrusion of the sacculus with dorsal margin thickly serrated and inner angle not extending into a process in male genitalia ( Fig. 12 ). This species is also similar to N. denticulatus in body size and having a similar yellow ground color with the brown subterminal band of wings, but can be separated by the antemedial line with posterior half deep angled, postmedial line concave between R 5 and M 3, inner margin of subterminal band undulating in forewing ( Fig. 2 ), a broad ventral process of the outside sella, and a nearly rectangular distal protrusion of the sacculus and wide dorsal arms of the juxta ( Fig. 12 ).

Material examined. Type material. Type of Botys habisalis : ♂, Sarawak, Borneo, Pyralidae Brit. Mus. Slide No. 9733 ( NHMUK); type of Rhodaria maevialis : ♂, Sarawak, Borneo, Pyralidae Brit. Mus. Slide No. 9734 ( NHMUK).

Other material examined. CHINA, Jiangxi: 1 ♂, Doushui, Youjiang , 8.VII.1975, leg. Song Shimei ( IZCAS) ; 1 ♂, Dayu , 13.VIII.1985 ( IZCAS) ; 8 ♂, 2 ♀, Daqiutian, Mt. Jiulianshan, Longnan , alt. 500 m, 30–31.VIII.2007, leg. Zhang Dandan, genitalia slide No. SYSU0760 (♂), HFX08054 (♂), HFX08055 (♂), SYSU0794 (♀) ; 1 ♂, Mt. Jiulianshan, Longnan , 24.54°N, 114.46°E, alt. 625 m, 28.IV.2012, leg. Li Jinwei ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Xiangzhou, Mt. Jinggangshan , 26.IV., 31. V.2011, leg. Yu Yali, Yang Lijun, genitalia slide No. SYSU0730 (♂) ; 1 ♂, Xiaoxidong, Mt. Jinggangshan , 1.VII.2011, leg. Yang Lijun ; 7 ♂, 5 ♀, Guanyinyan, Jing’an , 29.03°N, 115.25°E, alt. 195 m, 20.VII.2014, leg. Chen Kai, genitalia slide No. SYSU0695 (♂), 1241 (♀) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Mt. Wugongshan, Anlu , 27.33°N, 114.23°E, alt. 400 m, 24.VII.2014, leg. Chen Kai ; Fujian: 1 ♂, Letu Rainforest, Hexi, Nanjing , 24.90°N, 117.22°E, alt. 270 m, 10.VII.2014, leg. Zhang Dandan, genitalia slide No. SYSU0708 ; Hunan: 1 ♂, Tourist Center, Taoyuandong , 26.47°N, 114.04°E, alt. 870 m, 20. V.2014, leg. Chen Xiaohua, genitalia slide No. SYSU0640 ; 2 ♂, Shigang, Taoyuandong , 26.56°N, 113.99°E, alt. 621 m, 24. V.2014, leg. Liu Xiaolin ; 1 ♂, Zhulian Waterfall, Taoyuandong , 26.50°N, 113.99°E, alt. 500 m, 26. V.2014, leg. Liu Xiaolin, genitalia slide No. SYSU0771 ; Guangdong: 10 ♂, 12 ♀, Tangpeng Village, Lianjiang , 12.VIII.2008, genitalia slide No. SYSU0759 (♂) ; 1 ♂, Lianjiang , 26.IX.2008 ; 7 ♂, 12 ♀, Heshan , 28–29.V., 15.VII., 26.VIII.2002, 22.VII.2008, leg. Liu Guilin, genitalia slide No. SYSU0758 (♂), ZDD03264 (♂) ; 3 ♂, 2 ♀, Mt. Danxiashan, Renhua , alt. 408 m, 17.IV., 31.V., 3– 4.VI.2008, leg. He Fengxia, Jia Fenglong, Wang Yun, Li Jiahui, genitalia slide No. SYSU0688 (♂), SYSU0757 (♂) ; 27 ♂, 19 ♀, Mt. Danxiashan, Shaoguan , 25.04°N, 113.64°E, alt. 96 m, 30.V.–8.VI.2008, 6–7.VI.2012, 29.V.2013, leg. He Fengxia, Chen Haidong, Li Jinwei, Chen Xiaohua, genitalia slide No. SYSU0689 (♂), SYSU0690 (♂), SYSU0723 (♂), SYSU0756 (♂) ; 4 ♂, 7 ♀, He’erkou, Fengkai , 3. VI., 3.VIII.2011, leg. Chen Haidong, Tong Bo, Li Yun, genitalia slide No. SYSU0696 (♀) ; 4 ♂, 4 ♀, Yanshuitian, Fengkai , 3.VI., 3.VII., 3.VIII., 6.IX.2011, leg. Chen Haidong, Tong Bo, Li Yun, Yang Lijun, Liao Junlei ; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, Mt. Heishiding, Fengkai , 23.27°N, 111.54°E, alt. 191 m, 14–15.VI.2009, 5.X.2011, 25.V.2013, leg. He Fengxia, Tong Bo, Li Yun, Chen Xiaohua ; 1 ♀, Mt. Dadongshan, Lianzhou , 24.56°N, 112.44°E, alt. 770 m, 18.IV.2013, leg. Li Jinwei ; 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Mt. Dinghushan, Zhaoqing , 20.13°N, 112.32°E, alt. 35 m, 27.V.2013, leg. Chen Xiaohua ; 24 ♂, 7 ♀, Shimentai, Yingde , 27. V.2012, leg. Yang Lijun, Jia Qianju, genitalia slide No. SYSU0693 (♂), SYSU0703 (♂), SYSU0792 (♀) ; 1 ♂, Sun Yat-sen University campus, Kangle, Guangzhou , 29. VI.1959 ; 1 ♀, Kangle, Guangzhou , 3. V.1963 ; 1 ♂, Lingnan University campus, Guangzhou , 1948 ; 1 ♂, Loh Kong Tung, S. E. of Canton , 17.VII.1932, genitalia slide No. ZDD03040 ; 1 ♂, Chebaling National Nature Reserve, Shixing , 24.72°N, 114.26°E, alt. 496 m, 28. V.2017, leg. Duan Yongjiang ; 1 ♀, Dawuling, Xinyi , alt. 900 m, 11.VIII.2003, leg. Zhang Dandan, Li Zhiqiang ; Hainan: 1 ♀, Mt. Jianfengling , 17. VI.1982, leg. Liang Shaoying, genitalia slide No. ZDD03038 ; 1 ♂, Mt. Bawangling , 19.05°N, 109.07°E, alt. 592 m, 9. V.2013, leg. Li Jinwei, genitalia slide No. SYSU0769 ; 4 ♂, Mt. Limushan , 19.10°N, 109.44°E, alt. 662 m, 20. V.2013, leg. Chen Xiaohua, genitalia slide No. SYSU0694, SYSU0704 ; 4 ♂, Bangxi Reserve , 19.22°N, 109.06°E, alt. 97 m, 2.IX.2013, leg. Chen Xiaohua, genitalia slide No. SYSU0772 ; 6 ♂, Yinggeling Reserve , 19.05°N, 109.50°E, alt. 954 m, 4.IX.2013, leg. Chen Xiaohua, genitalia slide No. SYSU0770 ; Guangxi: 2 ♂, Fulong, Fangcheng , 200 m, 25. V.1999, Li Wenzhu ( IZCAS) ; 1 ♂, Huawang Mountain Villa, Jinxiu , 24.08°N, 110.11°E, alt. 550 m, 14.IV.2002, leg. Hao Shulian, Xue Huaijun, ZDD02326 ( NKU) ; 3 ♂, 1 ♀, Milv, Nanping , alt. 770 m, 3.IV.2002, leg. Hao Shulian, Xue Huaijun ( NKU) ; 2 ♀, Hongqi Forestry Station, Shangsi , alt. 260 m, 2.IV.2002, leg. Hao Shulian, Xue Huaijun ( NKU) ; 3 ♂, Pinglang Village, Hengxian , 18.VII.2002, leg. Du Yanli ( NKU) ; 1 ♂, Jinxiazhai, Mulun Reserve , alt. 288 m, 20.VII.2015, leg. Xu Dan, genitalia slide No. SYSU0721 ; 1 ♂, Nonggang, Longzhou , alt. 188 m, 27.VII.2011, leg. He Guiqing ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Mt. Shiwandashan, Shangsi , 22.VIII.2011, leg. Zhang Dandan, Cheng Muchun, Yang Lijun, genitalia slide No. SYSU0747 (♂), SYSU0793 (♀) ; 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Gaozhai, Xing’an , 28.VIII.2011, leg. Zhang Dandan, Li Jinwei, genitalia slide No. SYSU0746 (♂) ; Guizhou: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Maolan, Libo , 31.VIII.2011, leg. Li Jinwei, genitalia slide No. SYSU0768 (♂) ; Yunnan: 9 ♂, 12 ♀, Mt. Baihualing, Baoshan , alt. 1520 m, 11, 13.VIII.2007, leg. Zhang Dandan, Xue Dayong, genitalia slide No. SYSU0692 (♂), SYSU0748 (♂), SYSU0697 (♀) ; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Dahaoping, Tengchong , alt. 2020 m, 6.VIII.2007, leg. Zhan Dandan, genitalia slide No. SYSU0766 (♂), SYSU0782 (♀) ; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Bawan, Baoshan , alt. 1040 m, 9–10.VIII.2007, leg. Zhan Dandan, genitalia slide No. SYSU0751 (♂) ; 1 ♀, Laiyanghe Reserve , 20.VII.2011, leg. Li Jinwei ; 2 ♂, Hanlongzhai, Mangkuan, Baoshan , alt. 1537 m, 20–21.VIII.2015, leg. Wei Xueli, genitalia slide No. SYSU0749, SYSU0750 ; 1 ♂, Nabang, Yingjiang , 24.75°N, 97.56°E, alt. 239 m, 7. V.2016, leg. Duan Yongjiang, genitalia slide No. SYSU0734 .

Remarks. Based on similarity in the appearance and genitalia between Nephelobotys habisalis (Walker, 1859) and N. forcipatus Ko & Bae, 2022 , the latter name is considered a junior synonym of N. habisalis (Walker) . This treatment also approved by Dr. Jae-Ho Ko relying on the comparison of the type material of these two species.

Distribution. China (Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Taiwan), Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, India.

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Adults of Nephelobotys spp. 1 N. apiculata sp. nov., holotype, male (Yunnan). 2 N. habisalis, male (Guangxi). 3 N. nephelistalis, male (Zhejiang). 4 N. evenoralis, male (Hunan). 5 N. denticulatus, male (Guangxi). 6 N. semicircularis sp. nov., paratype, male (Yunnan). 7 N. brevis sp. nov., paratype, male (Guangdong). 8–10 N. flavicilialis, male (8–9 Yunnan, 10 Sichuan). Scale bars: 5.0 mm.

FIGURES 11–13. Male genitalia of Nephelobotys spp. 11 N. apiculata sp. nov., holotype, Yunnan (genitalia slide No. SYSU0707). 12 N. habisalis, Fujian (genitalia slide No. SYSU0708). 13 N. nephelistalis, Guangdong (genitalia slide No. SYSU0763). a Whole genitalia. b Enlarged detail of base part of valva.

FIGURES 19–20. Female genitalia of Nephelobotys spp. 19 N. habisalis, Guangxi (genitalia slide No. SYSU0793). 20 N. nephelistalis, Fujian (genitalia slide No. SYSU0784).