Tarika pallens ( Moore, 1878 ), 2025

Volynkin, Anton V. & Černý, Karel, 2025, On the taxonomy of the genera Katha Moore, Tarika Moore, Cernyia Bucsek and Churingosia Volynkin & Černý, stat. n. with the description of a new genus and thirteen new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina), Ecologica Montenegrina 87, pp. 1-45 : 10

Tarika pallens ( Moore, 1878) , stat. rev. & comb. n.

( Figs 31–34 , 99 , 136, 137 )

Capissa pallens Moore, 1878 , Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London, 1878: 19, pl. 2: fig. 3 (Type locality: [NE India, north of West Bengal, Darjeeling] “ Darjiing ”).

Type material examined. Lectotype (designated herein) ( Figs 31 , 136 ): female, “Darjeeling” / “coll. Atkinson | Moore” / “Coll. | Staudinger” / “ Capissa | pallens. ♀. | (type) Moore” / pink label “Origin.” / “367.” / “751.” / “ Ilema | nigripars Wlk. | sq. Hmpsn.”, gen. slide No. MfN-0365 (prepared by Volynkin) ( MfN).

Additional material examined: series of both sexes from central and eastern Nepal and Northeast India (Sikkim) ( MWM / ZSM) .

Notes. (1) The species is herein restored from the synonymy with Ghoria nigripars (Walker, 1856) . (2) Moore (1878) described Capissa pallens from an unspecified number of female specimens deposited in O. Staudinger’s collection (currently preserved in MfN). In order to stabilise the nomenclature, the specimen labelled as “type” and having Staudinger’s pink “Origin.” label is herein designated as the lectotype.

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 15.5–16.5 mm in males and 18.0–18.5 mm in females. Tarika pallens is morphologically similar to T. inthanona sp. n. and the detailed comparison is provided below in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. Nepal (present study) and Northeast India (Sikkim and north of West Bengal) ( Moore 1878).

Figures

Figures 25–37. Adults of Tarika spp. Depositories of the specimens: 25–30 and 32–35 in MWM/ZSM (35: ex CKC); 31 in MfN; 36 and 37 in CKC.

Figures 97–100. Male genitalia of Tarika spp. The specimens dissected are deposited in MWM/ZSM (100: ex CKC).

Figures 133–138. Female genitalia of Tarika spp. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 133 and 137 in MWM/ZSM; 134, 135 and 138 in CKC; 136 in MfN.