Agalope geoffi, Huang & Horie & Fan & Wang & Espeland, 2023

Huang, Si-Yao, Horie, Kiyoshi, Fan, Xiao-Ling, Wang, Min & Espeland, Marianne, 2023, A review of the genus Agalope Walker (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) with taxonomic notes and descriptions of three new genera and three new species, Zootaxa 5284 (2), pp. 291-321 : 296-297

Agalope geoffi S.-Y. Huang & Horie sp. n.

( Figs 13 , 72 , 96 )

Type material. Holotype: male, hindwritten label “ 2. VIII. 2005, [ China,] XIZANG ( Autonomous Region ), Linzhi (City), leg. Hao Huang ”/ printed label “ ZFMK Lep 153485” / printed label “ ZFMK LepDNA0000599” ( ZFMK).

Diagnosis. Length of forewing 19.5 mm in male. Externally A. geoffi sp. n. can be easily distinguished from all the members of the hyalina , the livida and the eronioides species-groups by the characters mentioned in the diagnosis above. From A. liuzihaoi sp. n. described below, it can be easily distinguished by the combination of the following characters: 1) Both wings narrower. 2) On hindwing the cilia are greyish from apex to cell Cu 2 and white from cell Cu 2 to the tornus, while in A. liuzihaoi sp. n. the cilia are white from apex to tornus. 2) The posterior tegumenal projection is slightly shorter. 3) The distal saccular process is significantly shorter and forms a triangular upturned process, while in A. liuzihaoi sp. n. the distal saccular process is elongated with the outer margin covered by spinules. 4) The phallus is somewhat shorter.

Distribution. Known from Linzhi City in southeastern Xizang, China, its type locality.

Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Mr. Geoff Martin (NHMUK, London) for his kind hosting during the first author’s visits to the museum. A noun in the genitive case.

Figures

FIGURES 1–14. Adults of Agalope spp. 1, Agalope hyalina, male, Simla, Punjab, India, ZMH 67215 (ZMH); 2, ditto, female, Simla, Punjab, India, ZMH 67216 (ZMH); 3, A. glacialis, ST, female, Darjiling (Darjeeling), West Bengal, India, NHMUK014200152 (NHMUK, ©The Trustees of NHMUK); 4, ditto, male, Lete, Nepal, NHMUK014199967 (NHMUK, ©The Trustees of NHMUK); 5, ditto, male, Jilong, Xigaze, Xizang, China, STS-34884 (TAAHU); 6, ditto, male, Jilong, Xigaze, Xizang, China, STS-34883 (TAAHU); 7, A. eronioides, male, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, NHMUK014200111 (NHMUK, ©The Trustees of NHMUK); 8, ditto, female, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, NHMUK014200112 (NHMUK, ©The Trustees of NHMUK); 9, ditto, male, Chiangmai, Thailand, ZFMK Lep153372 (ZFMK); 10, ditto, female, Chiangmai, Thailand, ZFMK Lep153373 (ZFMK); 11, A. livida, male, Taibaishan,Shaanxi,China, ZFMK Lep153374 (ZFMK);12, ditto, female,Shennongjia, Hubei, China, ZFMK Lep 153375 (ZFMK); 13, A. geoffi sp. n., male, HT, Linzhi, Xizang, China, ZFMK Lep 153485 (ZFMK); 14, A. liuzihaoi sp. n., male, HT, Bomi, Xizang, China, ZSY183 (CHSY, will be deposited in ZFMK).

FIGURES 70–75. Male genitalia of Agalope and Rotundagalope gen. n. spp. Depositary: 70, 71, 72, 74: ZFMK; 73: CHSY; 75: NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK).

FIGURES 93–107. Eighth tergite of Agalope/Elcysma-related genera. Depository: 93, 94, 100: ZMH; 95, 96, 107: ZFMK; 97, 101, 103: NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 98: SCAU; 99, 102, 105: CHSY; 104: CJF; 106: CSYSU.