Andraca draco Zolotuhin

Zolotuhin, Vadim V., 2012, Taxonomic remarks on Andraca Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) with descriptions of five new species, Zootaxa 3262, pp. 22-34 : 25-29

Andraca draco Zolotuhin , sp. nov.

Figs. 15, 16

Type material. Holotype: ď, Indonesia, Java, Mt. Pangrange, 1625 m, 30 km SE Bogor, 16–20.II 1996, 6°30’S, 107°10’E, Primärurwald, leg. Siniaev & Afonin (MWM). Paratypes: Ψ, Java occ., Gede, 6’47’S, 107°E, Pangrango Nat. Park., 1250 m, IV–VII.1996 (MWM); 95 ďď from different localities of Java (MWM); ď, Indonesia, W. Java, 1.000 m, E. Gunung Gede, 22.III 2000, leg. S. Naumann ( SMFL).

Description. Expanse ɗɗ 44–45 mm, Ψ 59 mm, forewing length— 22–23 in ɗɗ and 30 in the single Ψ known. Forewings in ɗɗ with sharpened apex and slightly festooned outer edge; hind wings distinctly shortly angled with dentate outer margin. Ground colour very dark brown, with brown wavy and concave transversal fasciae. Because of the distinct whitish to bluish suffusion they are very prominent, especially in apical field. Discal spot very small, point-like, suffused with light scales. The hind wing lighter, with dark yellowish-brown costal zone and indistinct yellowish shadows in anal field.

PLATE 2. Adults. 15. Andraca draco Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Holotype, Indonesia, Java, Mt. Pangrange, 1625 m, 30 km SE Bogor, 16–20.II 1996, 6°30’S, 107°10’E, Primärurwald, leg. Siniaev & Afonin (MWM). 16. Andraca draco Zolotuhin , sp. nov., Ψ, Paratype, Java occ., Gede, 6’47’S, 107°E, Pangrango Nat. Park., 1250 m, IV–VII 1996 (MWM). 17. Andraca paradisea Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Holotype, Philippines, Mindanao, Prov. Bukidnon, Mt. Dalongdong, Talakag, 40 km NW Maramag, 1200 m, 9–17.IX 1999 (MWM). 18. Andraca paradisea Zolotuhin , sp. nov., Ψ, Paratype, Philippines, Mindanao, Mt. Apo, SE-route via Kapatagan, 8.VII 1996, 2230 m, leg. Dr. R. Brechlin (MWM). 19. Andraca lawa Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Holotype, Palawan, Mt. Mantalingajan, 600–800 m, 2–12.VII 2000, leg. D. Mohagan (MWM). 20. Andraca lawa Zolotuhin , sp. nov., Ψ, Paratype, Palawan, Mt. Magcasaw, Mainit, Brook’s point, 600–900 m, 3–6.X 1996, leg. Bal (MWM). 21. Andraca nobilorum Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Holotype, Central Vietnam, Prov. Kon Tum, Distr. Kom Plong, Mang Canh, 1250 m, 1–10.VI 2006, leg. V. Zolotuhin (MWM). 22. Andraca nobilorum Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, China, Guangxi, Dayao Shan, Jingxiu, 100 km SE of Liuzhou, 23°45’N, 109°45’E, 1200 m, IV 2005, leg. Siniaev & his team (MWM).

Ψ with sickle-shaped apex, smooth and round outer margin of the wing acutely angled in M-zone; the rest of the wing edge of the fore wing is smooth and rounded; the hind wings somewhat triangular, with short angle in Mzone, the outer margin is slightly festooned. Ground color red-brown, external and antemedial lines well developed, the postmedia is reduced to indistinct shadow. Bluish suffusion is very typical, black discal dot small but prominent. Hind wings lighter, with lunated brownish pattern in anal field by postmedia. Male genitalia (Figs 29, 30). Uncus is oar-shaped, with semicircular apical cut and with distinct basal narrowing. Branches of gnathos infused, distinct, long, slender, almost parallel-sided, strongly bent at a middle and swollen there. Valva narrowed and tapered apically; costa bears near the apex a short pyramidal process situated almost on the same vertical line with small papilla-like harpe. Both valvae are symmetrical. Aedeagus short, strongly curved at a middle under right angle, with broadened funnel-shaped caudal end, with short bag-shaped vesica bearing irregular curved spine-like cornuti situated in an inaccurate row.

Diagnosis. A characteristic species with dark ground colour and contrasting pattern. No similar species is known. The genitalic structures of the new species are also different from other Andraca with shape of valva, uncus and aedeagus being characteristic. The only species of the genus known from Java.

Bionomics. Flight period falling on February-July, develops probably few generations per year. Inhabits altitudes from 1.000 to 1.625 m. Preimaginal stages and host plants unknown.

Distribution. Endemic to Java.

Comments. In some collections I have seen this species attributed to jaspidea Warren (TL: Java); I could not find the type of the species but jaspidea was established as Oreta in the Drepanidae .

PLATE 3. Male genitalia. 23. Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 , ď, Lectotype, Darjeeling, coll. Atkinson ( ZMHU). 24. Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 , ď, Holotype of Andraca angulata Kishida, 1993 , Nepal, Kathmandu, Godavari ( NSMT), from Kishida, 1993. 25.. Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 , ď, Thailand, Changwat Nan, 5 km N of Bo Luang (MWM). 26. Andraca bipunctata Walker, 1865 , ď, China, Yunnan, Dabingshan (MWM).

PLATE 4. Male genitalia. 27. Andraca trilochoides Moore, 1865 , ď Holotype, Darjiling ( BMNH). 28. Andraca trilochoides roepkei Bryk, 1944 , ď, N. Vietnam, Fan-si-pan Mts, Sa-Pa (MWM). 29. Andraca draco Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Paratype, Indonesia, Java, Mt. Pangrange (MWM). 30. Andraca draco Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Paratype, the same data (MWM).

PLATE 5. Male genitalia. 31. Andraca lawa Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Paratype, S. Palawan, Mt. Lolwagan, Brooke (MWM). 32. Andraca paradisea Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Paratype, Philippines, Mindanao, Prov. Bukidnon, Mt. Dalongdong (MWM). 33. Andraca chrysocollis Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, Paratype, Philippines, Luzon, Quezon Forest National Park (MWM). 34. Andraca nobilorum Zolotuhin , sp. nov., ď, China, Guangxi, Dayao Shan, Jingxiu (MWM).