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| 2:24a | [Entomology • 2025] Lemyra rubripecta, L. densimacula, L. pinus, ... • Taxonomic Review of the Genus Lemyra Walker (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India
Abstract In the present manuscript, we review the genus Lemyra Walker, 1856 from India by examining the specimens collected freshly from different parts of India from 2016 to 2019 and from the National Zoological Collection of the Zoological Survey of India (NZCZSI). The revised status of Lemyra in India is presented by describing seven new species: Lemyra (Thyrgorina) rubripecta sp. nov., L. (T.) densimacula sp. nov., L. (T.) fortiorspina sp. nov., L. (T.) apatani sp. nov., L. (T.) adunca sp. nov., L. (T.) obsoleta sp. nov. and L. (T.) pinus sp. nov., synonymizing equal number of species: L. (T.) punctilinea (Moore, 1879), syn. nov. under L. (T.) flavalis (Moore, 1865), L. (T.) magnaproteus N. Singh & Kirti, 2016, syn. nov. under L. (T.) proteus (De Joannis, 1928), Thanatarctia costalis Kaleka, 2012: 51, syn. nov., Thanatarctia collarlis Kaleka, 2012: 53, syn. nov., L. (T.) collarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016: 15, syn. nov. (objective synonym of T. collarlis Kaleka, 2012), L. (T.) pseudocollarlis N. Singh, Kirti & Kaleka, 2016: 16, syn. nov. under L. (T.) nigrescens (Rothschild, 1910) and L. (T.) angularis (Strand, 1919) under L. (T.) spilosomata (Walker, [1865]). The status of L. (T.) aurantiaca (Fang, 1985), a new record to India, is upgraded to species level. Additionally, two species i.e., L. (T.) kaikarisi Saldaitis et al., 2019 and L. (T.) persephone Saldaitis et al., 2020 are reported for the first time from India. An updated checklist of 117 species (including the nominotypical subspecies) and 10 subspecies of Lemyra is provided with 48 species (including the new records and new species described herein) from India. Of the 48 species from India, the systematics of 42 species is provided based on their voucher specimens. We could not study the rest of the six species with their voucher specimens. The detailed diagnoses with closely similar congeners, genitalia illustrations, distributions, individual variations and sexual dimorphism, if any, and bionomics is provided. Lepidoptera, Arctiini, checklist, new records, new species, new synonymies, species groups, status revisions, Thyrgorina
Harsimranjeet SINGH, Angshuman RAHA, Jagbir Singh KIRTI and Navneet SINGH. 2025. Taxonomic Review of the Genus Lemyra Walker (Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India. Zootaxa. 5454(1); 1-69. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5454.1.1 [2024-05-23] | ||||||
| 2:24a | [Entomology • 2025] Revision of the Chinese endemic Genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Dryptini), with Description of A New Species
Abstract The species of the genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reviewed. A new species M. maozhoui sp. nov. is described from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, China (type locality: Tiantaishan, Qionglai City, Sichuan). New provincial records of M. mirabilis Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reported as well. A key of the genus Megadrypta is provided. Key words: China, Dryptinae, ground beetles, new records, new species, taxonomy Genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020: 525. Type species: Megadrypta mirabilis Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020
Megadrypta maozhoui sp. nov. Chinese vernacular name: 茂洲巨逮步甲 Diagnosis: Dorsal surface dark with distinct bluish metallic luster, mouth parts, antennae and all parts of legs reddish brown. Mentum with anterior margin concave and shallowly emarginate at middle. Pronotum with lateral margins gradually sinuate twice, behind anterior angles and before posterior angles. Elytra with 7–8 parascutellar pores, significantly narrowed base and discontinuous striae, interrupted by coarse foveae (of similar size as interval width) (Fig. 3C). Apical lamella of median lobe of aedeagus short (ALL/ALW 0.55–0.61), obtuse and rounded (Fig. 5B, C); median lobe of aedeagus in lateral view stout, gradually attenuate to apex, ventral margin very faintly curved before apical lamella (Fig. 5A, D); endophallus with a distinct central sclerite (Fig. 5C, D). Etymology: This species is named after Mr Mao-Zhou Xu, who collected and donated most of the type specimens. Jia-Heng Chen, Hong-Liang Shi and Hong-Bin Liang. 2025. Revision of the Chinese endemic Genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Dryptini), with Description of A New Species. ZooKeys. 1226: 183-193. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.142678 | ||||||
| 10:20a | [Botany • 2025] Gastrochilus obovatifolius (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Aeridinae) • A New Species from the Daba Mountains of Chongqing, China
Abstract Gastrochilus obovatifolius, a new species discovered in the Dabashan of northeast Chongqing (China), is described and illustrated. The novelty morphologically resembles G. affinis, G. balangshanensis and G. heminii in having a glabrous and smooth epichile. but can be distinguished by the unique obovate shape of the leaves, smaller epichile, and flower color. The results of molecular phylogenetic analysis, based on nuclear ribosome internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) and four chloroplast DNA fragments (matK, psbA–trnH, psbM–trnD, and trnL–F) of 55 Gastrochilus species, support the inclusion of G. obovatifolius in G. sect. Microphylli, being most closely related to G. balangshanensis from Sichuan. The new species is a trunk epiphyte in evergreen broad-leaved forest. Key words: Epidendroideae, Flora of Chongqing, G. sect. Microphylli, phylogeny, Qinling-Daba Mountains, taxonomy
Gastrochilus obovatifolius C.Xiong, X.Y.Fu & S.R.Yi, sp.nov. Diagnosis: Gastrochilus obovatifolius is most similar to G. balangshanensis., but differs by the longer stem (3–5 vs. 1.5–3.5 cm), obovate leaves (vs. nearly elliptic), and smaller sepals (ca. 5.0 × 3.0–4.0 vs. 5.6–6.4 × 4.8–5.2 mm) and hypochile (4.0–4.5 × 4.0–4.2 vs. 6.0–8.0 × 5.8–7.5 mm). Etymology: The specific epithet ‘obovatifolius’ refers to the highly distinctive obovate leaves. The suggested Chinese common name is “dào luǎn yè pén jù lán (倒卵叶盆距兰)”. Chi Xiong, Xiao-Ying Fu, Ke Tan, Ya Huang, Hong-Jing Zhang, Yi-Chen Wang, Yu-Bing Yang and Si-Rong Yi. 2025. Gastrochilus obovatifolius (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae), A New Species from the Daba Mountains of Chongqing, China. PhytoKeys. 252: 25-40. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.252.133501 |
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