Barsine mene Volynkin & Černý, 2019

Volynkin, Anton V., Černý, Karel & Huang, Si-Yao, 2019, A review of the Barsine hypoprepioides (Walker, 1862) species-group, with descriptions of fifteen new species and a new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4618 (1), pp. 1-82 : 28

Barsine mene Volynkin & Černý , sp. n.

( Figs 118, 119 , 205, 206 )

Type material. Holotype ( Figs 118 , 205 ): ♂, SW Thailand, Chumphon prov., Pa Toh distr., Ban Lang Tang , 162m, 9°46’5’’N 98°46’59’’E, 19, 21.XI.2005, leg. K. Černý, slide AV4634 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. MWM/ ZSM, ex coll. CKC).

Paratypes: 2 ♂, same data as in the holotype, slide AV2742 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. CKC) ; 1 ♂, SW Thailand, Chumphon prov., Pa Toh distr., Ban Lang Tang , 162m, 7.XII.2005, 9°46’5’’N 98°46’59’’E, leg. K. Černý, slide AV4635 ♂ Volynkin (Coll. CKC) .

Diagnosis. Forewing length is 9–10 mm in males (10 mm in the holotype). Barsine mene sp. n. differs externally from its closest relatives, B. syntypicoida sp. n. and B. syntypica by its not developed postmedial line (that is present as suffusion between veins) and medial line situated closely to the antemedial line and connected with it medially. The male genitalia are most similar to those of B. syntypicoida sp. n., but differ by their much broader medial costal process, longer distal costal process, much longer distal saccular process, and weaker cornuti in vesica.

Female is unknown.

Distribution. South Thailand (Chumphon) ( Černý & Pinratana 2009, as B. syntypica ).

Etymology. Mene is the goddess of the full moon in Greek mythology.

Figures

FIGURES 118–132. Barsine spp., adults. 118, B. mene, holotype ♂, SW Thailand (MWM/ZSM); 119, ditto, paratype ♂, SW Thailand (CKC); 120, B. syntypicoida, holotype ♂, W Malaysia (MWM/ZSM); 121, ditto, paratype ♂, Borneo (©NHMUK); 122, ditto, paratype ♂, N Sumatra (ZSM); 123, ditto, paratype ♀, W Sumatra (CKC); 124, ditto, paratype ♀, W Malaysia (CKC); 125, B. syntypica, ♂, N Sumatra (CKC); 126, ditto, ♂, W Sumatra (MWM/ZSM); 127, ditto, ♀, Sumatra (CKC); 128, ditto, ♀, Sumatra (CKC); 129, ditto, holotype ♀, W Sumatra (©NHMUK); 130, B. dubatolovi, holotype ♂, Palawan (MWM/ZSM); 131, ditto, paratype ♂, Palawan (MWM/ZSM); 132, ditto, paratype ♀, Palawan (CKC).

FIGURES 204–207. Barsine spp., male genitalia. 204, B. melanovena, paratype, N Myanmar, slide MWM 31749 Volynkin; 205, B. mene, holotype, S Thailand, slide AV4634 Volynkin; 206, ditto, paratype, S Thailand, slide AV4635 Volynkin; 207, B. syntypicoida, holotype, Malay Peninsula, slide MWM 33655 Volynkin.