Agrisius guttivitta Walker 1855
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V.
name: Saldaitis, Aidas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Arctiidae
Agrisius
Agrisius guttivitta

description: Agrisius guttivitta Walker, 1855
(Figs 1–3, 27, 28, 39, 47)
Agrisius guttivitta Walker, 1855, List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 3: 723, fig. 173 (Type locality: “ North India ”).
Type material examined. Holotype (Fig. 1): male, “N. India. 45-82.” / green ring label “Type” / “1. Agrisius gutti” / QR-code label “ NHMUK010401930 ” (NHMUK).
Additional material examined. INDIA: 7 males, W.B., Darjeeling, Mangpu-road, 1900 m, 29. VI.1987, W. Thomas leg., gen. prep. No.: MWM 33.784; 2 males,W.B., Darjeeling, Mangpu-road, 1800 m, 1.VII.1987, W.Thomas leg., gen. prep. No.: MWM 33.783; 4 males, 5 females, W.B., 1800 m, Darjeeling, Mangpu-road, 11.VII.1986, W. Thomas leg.; 1 male, 1 female, W.B., Darjeeling, 2000 m, 17–22.VII.1989, Dr. W. Thomas leg.; 2 females, W.B., Darjeeling, 2000 m, 12–20.VIII.1985, W. Thomas leg.; 3 females, W.B., 2000 m, Darjeeling, Himafalls, 8.VII.1986, W. Thomas leg.; 1 male, 1 female, W.B., 2400 m, Darjeeling, Tigerhill, 3.VII.1986, W. Thomas leg.; 1 female, W.B., 1700 m, Darjeeling, 9 miles vill., 19.VIII.1985, W. Thomas leg.; 1 male, Darjeeling, 2000 m, 20.VIII.92, ex coll. A. Schintlmeister; 4 females, Sikkim, Mt. Kanchenjunga Himal, SE, 27°30′N, 88°20′E, 2225 m, 11–14.VIII.1995, Afonin & Sinyaev leg.; 1 female, the same locality and collectors but 1900 m, 15.VIII.1995; 1 male, 3 females, the same locality and collectors but 2000 m, 22–31.VII.1995, gen. prep. No.: MWM 35.769 (male); 6 males, 3 females, the same locality and collectors but 2600 m, 9–10.VIII.1995, gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 2021-217 (female); 2 males, 4 females, Sikkim, Pemayangtse, 2000 m, 20–27.VIII.1988, Dr. W. Thomas leg., gen. prep. No.: MWM 35.762; 1 male, 2 females, Sikkim, Pemayangtse, below Rimbi, 26.VIII.1988, Lf, Dr. W. Thomas leg.; 2 females, S.E. Sikkim, 1500–1800, 9–11.VIII.1994, coll. J.M. Cadiou (all in MWM / ZSM); 1 male, Darjeeling, Dr Lidderdale, 79-57, unique number: NHMUK010606157, gen. prep. No.: NHMUK010313545 (prepared by Volynkin) (NHMUK); 1 female, Darjiling / Moore Coll. 94-106, unique number: NHMUK010606158 (NHMUK); NEPAL: 1 female, Nepal occ., 13 km N of Dailekh, 2645 m, 30.VII.1996, Hreblay & Szin leg.; 1 female, West Nepal, 11 km N of Dailekh, 2350 m, 29.VII.1996, Márton Hreblay & Beatrix Szin leg.; 5 females, C Nepal, Mt. Annapurna Himal, Poon Hill, 28°34′N, 83°50′E, 2800 m, 12–15.VII.1995, Afonin & Sinyaev leg.; 3 males, 3 females, Annapurna Himal, 1 km NW Chitre, 2300 m, 83°41′E, 28°25.5′N, 21–22. VI.1996, Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay leg., gen. prep. No.: MWM 35.763; 1 female, Annapurna Himal, Thini, 1 km S Jomson, 3000 m, 83°44′E, 28°46′N, 8.VII.1995, G. Csorba, Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay leg.; 2 female, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, 2000 m, near Ghasa, 83°39.5′E, 28°36′N, 21.VII.1995, Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay leg.; 1 male, 1 female, 2300 m, Mt. Kalinchok, 5 km W of Bigu, 3.VII.1997, M. Hreblay & K. Csak leg.; 1 male, 2 females, East Nepal, Deorali Danda, 1 km N of Yamphudin, 2000 m, 19. VI.1998, Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek leg.; 1 female, East Nepal, Deorali Danda, Anpan, 1900 m, 6.VIII.2000, Csővári & Hreblay leg.; 4 males, 5 females, East Nepal, Deorali Danda, Anpan, 1900 m, 18.VII.1998, Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek leg., gen. prep. No.: MWM 35.764; 1 female, East Nepal, Surke Danda, 2 km NE of Suketar, 2560 m, 15. VI.1998, Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek leg.; 1 female, East Nepal, Kanchenjunga Himal, Khambachen, 4150 m, 28. VI.1998, Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek leg.; 1 male, Solu Khumbu Himal, Tragsindha Pass, 3000 m, 4.VII.1993, M. Hreblay & G. Csorba leg. (all in MWM / ZSM); 1 male, 1 female, Nacheng near Nilgiri, 12–14. VI.1969, T. Miyashita leg., gen. prep. Nos.: YK-2804 (male, re-mounted by Volynkin), AV1677 (female) (SZMN).
Diagnosis. The forewing length is 21.0–22.0 mm in both sexes. The detailed comparison with A. soror sp. n. is provided below in the diagnosis of the new species.
Distribution. Known from Himalaya (Nepal and North-East India) (Walker 1855; Kishida 1994; Dubatolov et al. 2012; Kirti & Singh 2016).
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V. & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2022, Taxonomic review of the Agrisius guttivitta Walker species group with transfer of the genus Agrisius Walker to the family Nolidae Bruand and descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Nolidae: Eligminae), pp. 241-256 in Zootaxa 5190 (2) on pages 243-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/7120298