Pintia boholica (Semper, 1898)

Huang, Si-Yao, Horie, Kiyoshi & Espeland, Marianne, 2025, A review of the genus Docleomorpha Hering (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 5689 (1), pp. 155-164 : 156-157

The D. boholica species-group

Diagnosis. Docleomorpha boholica species-group can be distinguished from violae and zhaoi species-groups by the well-developed, band-like medial stripe on hindwing, the presence of lamella centralis ( sensu Volynkin (2024)), see note below) and the elongated sacculus with its distal section covered with spike-like spines in male genitalia.

Notes. The presence of a long triangular sclerite in the valvula ( Figs 13, 15 & 16 ) in D. boholica species-group is unique among Chalcosiinae , and currently no term is available for it in the terminology of Chalcosiinae . Therefore we temporarily adopted the term “lamella centralis” from the terminology of Lithosiinae ( sensu Volynkin (2024)) to name it, due to the similar articulation relationship between this sclerite and the distal section of sacculus. However, typical lamella centralis (i.e. figs 14 & 16 in Volynkin (2024)) usually arises from costa, while the sclerite in Docleomorpha arises from the base of valva. Hence the homology of this structure in Docleomorpha requires further studies.

Species included

The D. boholica species-group

D. boholica ( Semper, 1898)

D. epsilon Huang & Horie sp. nov.

D. zeta Huang & Horie sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 13–15. Male genitalia of Docleomorpha spp. Depository of the specimens: 13 in SMF; 14 in NHMUK (©The Trustees of NHMUK); 15 in CKH.

FIGURES 16–20. Male (16–19) and female (20) genitalia of Docleomorpha spp. Depository of the specimens: 16, 17 & 20 in CKH; 18 in MfN; 19 in CHSY.