Pluma, a new genus of slug moths (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from South China, with descriptions of two new species.

The genus Pluma, gen. nov. is established to accommodate two new species of limacodid moths, P. shuni sp. nov. and P. yuensis sp. nov., from South China. Based on morphological and molecular characters, the species cannot be placed in any existing genus and therefore they placed in the newly erected one. The new taxa are supported by morphological characters and DNA barcode data. Male adults, including wing venation and genitalia, are illustrated, along with a barcode-based tree.

A new species of Griseothosea (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) from Wuyishan National Park, China.

A new species of Griseothosea nigrifasciata sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Wuyishan National Park, Fujian province, China. It differs from other members of Griseothosea by the male genitalia: uncus with strongly curved lateral margin, juxta with two finger-shaped protrusion apically, and aedeagus shorter and slenderer. The new species is supported molecularly by the analysis of a 658 bp fragment of the COI gene. A key to Griseothosea is provided.

Erratum: QUANHONG ZHANG, ALEXEY V. SOLOVYEV, JIAMIN LIANG, MIN WANG & HOUSHUAI WANG (2023) A new species of Griseothosea (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) from Wuyishan National Park, China. Zootaxa, 5323 (3), 429434.

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Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China.

Two new species of the genus Microleon Butler, 1885, Microleon dianensis sp. nov. from Yunnan Province, China and Microleon simingensis sp. nov. from Zhejiang and Sichuan Provinces, China are described. Photographs of adults and male genitalia of these new species are provided, with a key to all currently known species of Microleon. The validity of new species is well supported by the molecular analysis of the fragment of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI).

Two new species of Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) and first female record of S.chalcites Orhant, 2000 from southern Asia.

Two new species of the genus Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): S.medogensis sp. nov. and S.undulophallus sp. nov., are described from southern Asia. These new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia, and compared with similar species. A new synonymy is established for the subspecies S.brevisuncabrevisunca Wu & Fang, 2009 = S.svetlanae Solovyev & Witt, 2009, syn. nov. The female genitalia of S.chalcites Orhant, 2000 are illustrated and described for the first time. A distribution map for the new species and illustrations of Asian members of Squamosa are given, and a key to Asian species of the genus is also provided.

Review of Calauta Solovyev amp; Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) with description of a new species from Korea.

The genus Calauta Solovyev Witt, 2009 is reviewed with four included species. It is critically compared to other similar genera in Limacodidae based on external and genital morphology. A new species, Calauta koreana sp. nov. is described from the Republic of Korea. A taxonomic transfer of Aphendala notoseusa Wu, 2020 to Calauta is proposed. A distributional range of C. obscura Solovyev, 2017 is expanded with new distributional data. A diagnostic key of all the congeners is given. Photographs of habitus and genitalia are provided for all four species of Calauta.

Two new species and two unrecorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from Xizang, China.

Two new species (Iragoidespeiwangi sp. nov. and Caelestomorphaserratus sp. nov.) and two newly recorded species [Euphlyctinaphaeopasta (Hampson, 1906) and Mummuaerata Solovyev & Witt, 2009] are reported from China. Of these, the genera Caelestomorpha Solovyev & Witt, 2009 and Mummu Solovyev & Witt, 2009 are new to China; the female of the genus Euphlyctina Hering, 1931 is illustrated and described in this paper for the first time.

Four new species and two newly recorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from China.

Four new species, Kitanolashilinensis sp. nov., K.eleganta sp. nov., Fignyaravalba sp. nov., and Euphlyctinidespseudolaika sp. nov., are described from southwestern China. Two species are reported new to China, Euphlyctinidisindi Solovyev, 2009 and Limacocerapachycera (Hampson, 1897). The adults and genitalia of all the treated species are illustrated. A checklist for the species belonging to the treated genera is provided.

Five new species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from South-East Asia.

The species Iragoides dudai sp. nov. from China (Sichuan), Euphlyctina butvilai sp. nov. from China (Zhejiang and Yunnan), Sansarea alenae sp. nov. from China (Yunnan), Narosoideus witti sp. nov. from China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, and Jiangxi), Griseothosea mousta sp. nov. from China (Yunnan), Thailand (Chiang Mai, Nan and Chiang Dao), and Laos (Luang Namtha and Luang Prabang) are described as new to science. The taxonomical status of dark and pale forms of Iragoides crispa (Swinhoe, 1890) is discussed.

Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering, 1931 from China (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae).

Two new species of the genus Pseudidonauton Hering (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae), P.sinensis sp. nov. and P.puera sp. nov., are described from China. The new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia, and compared with similar species. Distribution maps of these species and a key to all known species of the genus are provided.

A new species of the genus Thespea Solovyev and four newly recorded species of Limacodidae from India (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea).

Thespea aka, sp. nov., is described as new from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Additionally, four species are recorded for the first time from India: Melinaria pseudorepanda kalawensis (Orhant, 2000) and Parasa julikatis Solovyev Witt, 2009, recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, and Thosea lutea Heylaerts, 1890 and Mambarona congrua (Walker, 1862), recorded in Great Nicobar Island. Diagnosis and distribution are provided for all taxa listed and the males and their genitalia are illustrated.

A new species of the genus Polyphena Solovyev, 2014 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China.

Polyphena chongzuoensis sp. nov. is described from China, as the twelfth species of Polyphena Solovyev, 2014. This new species is morphologically similar to P. bana (Cai, 1983), but differs in male genitalia from the latter by short spurs of anellus and aedeagus without obvious apical processes. Male adult and its genitalia are illustrated. The new species is supported molecularly by the analysis of pairwise genetic distances from a 658 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, with the minimum distance value of 6.4% from its allied species P. annae.

A new species of Canon Solovyev, 2014 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Thailand.

Canon Solovyev is a small genus belonging to the Parasa-complex of Limacacodidae. It is distributed from northern India to the Malayan Peninsula. The genus previously included two species: C. punica (Herrich-Schäffer) from the Indian region and C. eos Solovyev from Nepal. Canon punica is recorded from China (Yunnan), northern Thailand and Malaysia, but specimens from northern Thailand and probably those from China (Yunnan) represent a new species that is described herein: C. sripanae Pellinen and Solovyev, new species. Externally, C. sripanae is similar to other Canon species, but it differs from punica and eos in hindwing color and male genitalia. The moths studied were collected at UV and mixed lights. Genitalia of the male holotype and a male and female paratypes are figured. Nomenclature of this study is based on Solovyev (2014).

Pseudohampsonella: a new genus of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from China, and three new species.

A new genus, Pseudohampsonella gen. n. (typespecies: Pseudohampsonella erlanga Solovyev & Saldaitis), and three new species, Pseudohampsonella erlanga sp. n. Solovyev & Saldaitis (from Sichuan Province, China), Pseudohampsonella hoenei sp. n. Solovyev & Saldaitis (Yunnan Province, China), and Pseudohampsonella argenta sp. n. Solovyev & Saldaitis (Yunnan Province, China) are described. The taxonomic position of the genus is discussed.

A review of the genus Miresa Walker in China (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae).

Eight species of the genus Miresa Walker are recognized in China including two new species, M. fangae Wu & Solovyev and M. polargenta Wu & Solovyev, described herein. M. burmensis Hering species is reported for the first time in China. The M. argentifera kwangtungensis Hering, 1931 taxon is raised to full specific status. The lectotypes are designated for the following 5 taxa: M. bracteata Butler, 1880 (♂, Natural History Museum, London); M. fulgida Wileman, 1910 (♂, Natural History Museum, London); M. bracteata var. orientis Strand, 1915 (♂, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden); M. argentifera kwangtungensis Hering, 1931 (♂, Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin) and M. urga Hering, 1933 (♂, Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin). The photographs of moths and their genitalia are given, a key to the Chinese species of the genus is provided, and the distributional maps are also given.

A new species of the genus Parasa Moore (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Yemen.

A new species Parasa dusii Solovyev and Saldaitis from northern Yemen is described (holotype in Museum Witt, Munich; Germany). The species has tendency to lose the green pigment typical for other congeners. It is provisionally placed into the genus Parasa Moore, 1859 where it is closely related to P. divisa West, 1940, P. catori Bethune-Baker, 1911, P. marginata West, 1940, P. thamia Rungs, 1951, P. dentina Hering, 1932, P. ananii Karsch, 1896, and P. semiochracea Hering, 1933. The relationship of the new species to these African species suggests its secondary penetration into the Arabian Peninsula from an origin in tropical Africa. The problems of monophyly of the genus Parasa and several associated genera are briefly discussed. All important characters of the new species, and some related species, are illustrated.