Barsine germana
Creators: name: Xu, Yong-Qiang
name: Volynkin, Anton V.
name: Zhu, Li-Juan
name: Da, Wa
name: Wang, Min
name: Fan, Xiao-Ling
name: Huang, Si-Yao
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Barsine
Barsine germana

description: Barsine germana (Rothschild, 1913)
(Figs 13–18, 31, 32, 43, 44)
Miltochrista germana Rothschild 1913: 214 (type locality: [India, Meghalaya, the Khasi Hills] “ Khasia Hills, Assam ”).
Barsine germana: Joshi, N. Singh & Volynkin, 2018: 464, figs 19, 20, 32, 41; Volynkin et al. 2019: 68; Volynkin et al, 2020: 109, figs 1–10, 21–24, 29, 30.
= Barsine valvalis Kaleka 2003: 97, figs A, 12–19 (type locality: [India] “ Assam: North Cachar Hills, Jatinga ”).
= Barsine thomasi Kaleka 2003: 100, figs B, 25–32 (type locality: [India, Uttarakhand] “ Uttar Pradesh: Kempty falls ”).
Material examined. CHINA. 2 males, altitude 1390 m, 4. X. 2010, 96K, Motuo County, Xizang Autonomous Prefecture, Hai-ming Xu leg. (Coll. SCAU); 1 male, 1 female, 25. IX. 2018, Beibeng Town, Motuo County, Xizang Autonomous Prefecture (Coll. SCAU); 1 male, 1 female, altitude 850 m, 24. VI. 1983, Beibeng Town, Motuo County, Xizang Autonomous Prefecture, Yin-heng Han leg., IOZ (E) 346975 (male), IOZ (E) 346909 (female) (Coll. IZCAS); 1 male, 1 female, same locality and collector, but 15. VI. 1983, IOZ (E) 346910 (female) IOZ (E) 346911 (male) (Coll. IZCAS); 1 female, same locality and collector, but 30. V. 1983, IOZ (E) 346912 (female) (Coll. IZCAS); INDIA. 1 male, Khasis, Oct. 1896, Nat. Coll., slide NHMUK010313291 Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK); 1 female, Khasia Hills. Assam / Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939–1., slide NHMUK010313292 Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK); 1 female, NE India, W Meghalaya, Garo Hills, Nokrek National Park, 25°40'N, 91°04'E, 1150 m, 2–13.VII 1997, Afonin & Sinyaev leg. (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 28 males, 19 females, NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong, 26°06'N, 92°23'E, 800 m, 14–23.VII.1997, Sinyaev & Afonin leg., slides MWM 31610, MWM 33963 (males), MWM 31611 (female) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 21 males, 11 females, NE India, Assam, Nameri Nat. Park, 40 km N Tezpur, 150 m, 27°20'N, 93°15'E, 24.VII–2.VIII.1997, Sinyaev & Murzin leg., slides MWM 33964 (male), MWM 33965 (female) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 74 males, 12 females, NE India, Assam, Nambor Reserve Forest, Garampani, h = 100 m, 26°30'N, 93°56'E, 21–29.XI.1997, V. Sinyaev & M. Murzin leg., slides MWM 31612, MWM 31617, MWM 33922, MWM 35701 (males), MWM 31613, MWM 33923, MWM 35703 (females) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 4 males, [NE India] Assam: Haflong: Jatinga, 01.X.[19]95 (Coll. NZCZSI). NEPAL. 21 males, 2 females, Nepal, Annapurna Himal, Geirigan village, 1340 m, 28°20'N, 83°45'E, 25. VI.1996, Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay leg., slides MWM 33949 (male), MWM 33950 (female) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 6 males, 1 female, Nepal, Annapurna Himal, 1000m, 1 km S of Bahundanda, 28°20'N, 84°25'E, 06. VI.1996, Hreblay & Szaboky leg. (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 male, Nepal, Annapurna Himal, Ulleri, 1900 m, 28°23'N, 83°43'E, 3.X.1994, Csorba & Ronkay leg. (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 male, Nepal, Annapurna Himal, 850 m, 1 km N of Besisahar, 28°14'N, 84°23'E, 05. VI.1996, Hreblay & Szaboky leg., slide MWM 33962 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM). MYANMAR. 45 males, 18 females, Myanmar (Burma), 50 km E Putao, env. Nan Thi village, 950 m, 11–16. V 1998, Murzin & Sinyaev leg., slide MWM 33921 (male) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 53 males, 17 females, Myanmar (Burma), 25 km E Putao, env. Nan Sa Bon village, 800 m, 6–9. V.1998, Murzin & Sinyaev leg., slides MWM 33919 (male), MWM 33920 (female) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 21 male, 2 females, Myanmar (Burma), 21 km E Putao Nan Sa Bon village 550 m, 1–5. V.1998, Murzin & Sinyaev leg. (Coll. MWM / ZSM).
Remarks. Currently only the red form of this species is known from the Chinese collections.
Distribution. SW China * (SE Xizang), N & NE India (Rothschild 1913; Kaleka 2003; Joshi et al. 2018; Volynkin et al. 2020), E Nepal (Volynkin et al. 2020), N Myanmar (Volynkin et al. 2020).
description: Published as part of Xu, Yong-Qiang, Volynkin, Anton V., Zhu, Li-Juan, Da, Wa, Wang, Min, Fan, Xiao-Ling & Huang, Si-Yao, 2022, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 from Xizang, China with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 557-566 in Zootaxa 5104 (4) on pages 559-560, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/6332193