Taxonomic review of the genus Tarika Moore with descriptions of six new species from Nepal, China and Indochina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)

Anton V Volynkin; Aidas Saldaitis; Karel Černý; Si-Yao Huang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.3

Taxonomic review of the genus Tarika Moore with descriptions of six new species from Nepal, China and Indochina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)

Zootaxa. 2023 Mar 29;5258(3):285-300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.3.

Authors

Anton V Volynkin¹, Aidas Saldaitis², Karel Černý³, Si-Yao Huang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Altai State University, Lenina Avenue, 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia. . monstruncusarctia@gmail.com.
² 2Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str., 2, LT-08412, Vilnius-21, Lithuania. . saldrasa@gmail.com.
³ 3Tiergartenstrasse 27, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. . natura.cerny@aon.at.
⁴ 3Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China.. huangsiyao2007@aliyun.com.

PMID: 37044594
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.3

Abstract

The Asiatic footman moth genus Tarika Moore, 1878, which used to be considered as monotypic is reviewed. Six new species are described: T. annapurna sp. n. (Сentral Nepal), T. erlanga sp. n. (China: Sichuan), T. reducta sp. n. (North Thailand), T. danieli sp. n. (China: Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujian, Shandong), T. kinha sp. n. (North Vietnam and China: Yunnan), and T. biserratula sp. n. (China: Hunan). Lectotypes are designated for Lithosia varana Moore, 1865 and Tarika nivea Moore, 1878. Adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Female
Indochina
Male
Moths*
Nepal