Singh Santosh, Singh Navneet, Kirti Jagbir Singh
Zoological Survey of India; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata 700053; West Bengal; India; Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences; Punjabi University; Patiala; 147002; Punjab; India.
Zoological Survey of India; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata 700053; West Bengal; India.
Zootaxa. 2024 Nov 8;5537(2):288-294. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5537.2.9.
A new species of genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] is described: Miltochrista coonoorensis S. Singh, N. Singh & Kirti sp. nov. from South Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The diagnostic comparison of new species is made with five closely related congeners i.e., M. hogani Volynkin & Huang, 2022, M. ochracea (Hampson, 1891), M. obliqua (Hampson, 1891), M. hollowai Kirti & Gill, 2009 and M. uncalis (Kirti & Gill, 2009). Adult and its genital capsule are illustrated in detail.
描述了裳夜蛾属(Hübner,[1819])的一个新物种:来自印度南部泰米尔纳德邦和卡纳塔克邦的库努尔裳夜蛾(Miltochrista coonoorensis S. Singh、N. Singh & Kirti sp. nov.)。将该新物种与五个近缘同属物种进行了鉴别比较,即霍氏裳夜蛾(Miltochrista hogani Volynkin & Huang,2022)、赭裳夜蛾(M. ochracea (Hampson, 1891))、斜裳夜蛾(M. obliqua (Hampson, 1891))、霍洛韦裳夜蛾(M. hollowai Kirti & Gill,2009)和钩裳夜蛾(M. uncalis (Kirti & Gill, 2009))。详细绘制了成虫及其生殖囊。