Brunia (Brunikatha) montana ( Bucsek, 2012 ), 2025

Volynkin, Anton V. & Černý, Karel, 2025, On the taxonomy of the Brunia Moore generic complex with the description of a new genus, a new subgenus and four new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina), Ecologica Montenegrina 87, pp. 46-76 : 51

Brunia (Brunikatha) montana ( Bucsek, 2012) , comb. n.

( Figs 16–21 , 62–65 , 95–97 )

Katha montana Bucsek, 2012 , Erebidae , Arctiinae of Malay Peninsula – Malaysia: 123, pl. 22: figs 306, 306a, 306b, gen. fig. Mal166 (Type locality: “ Malaysia, Pahang distr., Cameron Highlands, Tanah Rata env., 1450–1500 m, 4° 28'25.3''N 101°22'43.7''E ”).

Type material examined. Holotype ( Figs 16 , 62 ): male, “ Malaysia, Pahang distr. | Cameron Highlands | Tanah Rata env., 1,450 – 1,500 m | 4° 28'25,3''N, 101°22'43,7'' E | 10.4.2010 – 24.4.2010 | leg. Karol Bucsek ” / red label “ Holotypus | Katha montana ♂ | Karol Bucsek 2012 ” / “Museum Witt | München” / “Genitalpräparat | Heterocera | Nr. 19.826 | Museum Witt München” [ex slide Mal166 by K. Bucsek, remounted by A. Volynkin] ( MWM / ZSM).

Additional material examined. Series of specimens of both sexes from Thailand (Phetchabun Province), West Malaysia (Pahang) (the paratypes listed by Bucsek (2012), and Indonesia (Sumatra Island ) ( MWM / ZSM, CKC).

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 11.0–12.5 mm in males and 13.0–13.5 mm in females. The species is morphologically similar to B. usuguronis and the detailed comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. The species is found in Northeast India (Arunachal Pradesh) ( Kirti & Singh 2015), Central Thailand (Phetchabun Province) (present study), Western Malaysia (Pahang) ( Bucsek 2012), and the island of Sumatra ( Indonesia) (present study).

Figures

Figures 1–18. Adults of Brunia spp. Depositories of the specimens: 1, 2 and 10–16 in MWM/ZSM; 3 and 4 in ANHRT; 5–8 and 17, 18 in CKC; 9 in HUFA (photo by V. Zolotuhin, courtesy of V. Dubatolov).

Figures 19–35. Adults of Brunia (19–21) and Bucsekatha gen. n. (22–35) spp. Depositories of the specimens: 19– 21, 25, 27, 31 and 32 in CKC; 22–24, 26, 28–30 and 33 in MWM/ZSM (24 and 30: ex CKC); 34 and 35 in CAV.

Figures 60–62. Male genitalia of Brunia spp. The specimens dissected are deposited in MWM/ZSM.

Figures 63–65. Male genitalia of Brunia montana. The specimens dissected are deposited in CKC.

Figures 95–100. Female genitalia of Brunia (95–97) and Bucsekatha gen. n. (98–100) spp. Depositories of the specimens dissected: 95, 97, 99 and 100 in CKC; 96 and 98 in MWM/ZSM.