The genus Thibetana Efetov &amp;amp; Tarmann, 1995 includes six species occurring in southwest China and Indian Sikkim. In the present paper, Thibetana weii Li &amp;amp; He, sp. nov., the seventh species of the genus encountered at the foot of Galongla Snow Mountain, southeast Xizang of China is described. Habitus of the adult and genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a checklist and a key of all Thibetana species are provided

Chao Jiang

Weichun Li

Xinxin He

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The genus Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 1995 includes six species occurring in southwest China and Indian Sikkim. In the present paper, Thibetana weii Li & He, sp. nov., the seventh species of the genus encountered at the foot of Galongla Snow Mountain, southeast Xizang of China is described. Habitus of the adult and genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a checklist and a key of all Thibetana species are provided

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343Notes on the genus Thibetana (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae)  with description of a new species from ChinaXinxin He1, Chao Jiang2 , Weichun Li1,31 College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China2 State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China3 Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, ChinaCorresponding author: Weichun Li (weichunlee@126.com)Copyright: © Xinxin He et al.  This is an open access article distributed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Attribution 4.0 International – CC BY 4.0).Research ArticleAbstractThe genus Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 1995 includes six species occurring in south-west China and Indian Sikkim. In the present paper, Thibetana weii Li & He, sp. nov., the seventh species of the genus encountered at the foot of Galongla Snow Mountain, southeast Xizang of China is described. Habitus of the adult and genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a checklist and a key of all Thibetana species are provided.Key words: New species, Procridinae, taxonomy, Xizang, ZygaenidaeIntroductionThe genus Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 1995 (Zygaenidae, Procridinae) was established to place Artona sieversi Alphéraky, 1892 (Efetov and Tarmann 1995). The genus includes six species with an Oriental distribution, occurring in southwest China and Indian Sikkim (Efetov 1997; Efetov and Tarmann 2017; Efetov and Tarmann 2024). Prior to this study, three Thibetana species were known from China (Alberti 1954; Efetov 1997; Efetov and Tarmann 2017). The present study aims to add a seventh species to the genus based on specimens collected from Xizang, China.Material and methodsSpecimens were hand-collected at night with a 250W mercury-vapour lamp and killed with ammonium hydroxide. The holotype is deposited in the Insect Museum, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China (JXAUM), and the paratype is deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (NZMCAS).Terminology for morphological structures follows Efetov (1997). Photo-graphs of adults were taken with a Zeiss AxioCam Icc 5 camera attached to a Zeiss Stereo Discovery V12 microscope. Illustrations of the genitalia were prepared using an Optec DV E3 630 digital camera attached to an Optec BK6000 microscope.Academic editor: Erik J. van Nieukerken Received: 4 September 2024 Accepted: 30 October 2024 Published: 25 November 2024ZooBank: https://zoobank.org/D0DABDF7-91D6-440A-AD5E-14BC1645B81FCitation:  He X, Jiang C, Li W (2024) Notes on the genus Thibetana (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) with description of a new species from China. ZooKeys 1218: 343–349. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369ZooKeys 1218: 343–349 (2024) DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369344ZooKeys 1218: 343–349 (2024), DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369Xinxin He et al.: Notes on the genus ThibetanaTaxonomyGenus Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 1995Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 1995: 74. Type-species: Artona sieversi Alphéraky, 1892, by original designation.Diagnosis. Fore- and hindwings with black ground colour and yellow markings, r2+r3 stalked. Uncus long and thin, valva fan-shaped, and saccus well-devel-oped in male genitalia. Praebursa spherical, translucent, with ring-like scleroti-zation in female genitalia (Efetov and Tarmann 1995).Distribution. China, India.Checklist of the genus of Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 1995Thibetana delavayi (Oberthür, 1894)Artona delavayi Oberthür, 1894: 29; Alberti 1954: 280, pl. 29, fig. 9.Thibetana delavayi: Efetov and Tarmann 2017: 583; Efetov and Tarmann 2024: 431.Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan).Thibetana keili Efetov & Tarmann, 2017Thibetana keili Efetov & Tarmann, 2017: 582, figs 1, 2, 7; Efetov and Tarmann 2024: 431.Distribution. China (Xizang).Thibetana postalba (Elwes, 1890)Artona postalba Elwes, 1890: 379, pl. 32, fig. 16.Thibetana postalba: Efetov and Tarmann 2017: 582, figs 3, 4, 8; Efetov and Tar-mann 2024: 431.Distribution. India (Sikkim).Thibetana sieversi (Alphéraky, 1892)Artona sieversi Alphéraky, 1892: 5.Artona dejeani Oberthür, 1894: 29.Artona gephyra Hering, 1936: 1.Thibetana sieversi: Efetov and Tarmann 1995: 74, figs 21, 22; Efetov 1997: 511, figs 4, 7, 10; Efetov and Tarmann 2024: 431.Distribution. China (Qinghai, Sichuan).345ZooKeys 1218: 343–349 (2024), DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369Xinxin He et al.: Notes on the genus ThibetanaThibetana weii Li & He, sp. nov.Distribution. China (Xizang).Thibetana witti Efetov, 1997Thibetana witti Efetov, 1997: 509, figs 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9; Efetov and Tarmann 2024: 431.Distribution. China (Xizang).Thibetana zebra (Elwes, 1890)Artona zebra Elwes, 1890: 379, pl. 32, fig. 11.Thibetana zebra: Efetov and Tarmann 2017: 583, figs 5, 6; Efetov and Tarmann 2024: 431.Distribution. India (Sikkim).Key to the genus of Thibetana Efetov & Tarmann, 19951 Hindwing upperside with two yellow spots .................................................2– Hindwing upperside with one yellow spot ...................................................32 Forewing upperside with one yellow spot at base ............... T. weii sp. nov.– Forewing upperside with two yellow spots at base .........................T. zebra3 Forewing upperside with a single or two yellow spots ...............................4– Forewing upperside with four yellow spots .................................................54 Forewing upperside with a single yellow spot ............................. T. delavayi– Forewing upperside with two yellow spots ................................... T. sieversi5 Sacculus without process, juxta longer than uncus in male genitalia.... T. witti– Sacculus with a round lobe, juxta shorter than uncus in male genitalia .....66 Saccus as long as uncus in male genitalia ......................................... T. keili– Saccus twice as long as uncus in male genitalia ........................T. postalbaThibetana weii Li & He, sp. nov.https://zoobank.org/B0F6360A-BF60-4222-93BD-D679E9DDB208Type materials. Holotype • ♂, China, Xizang Autonomous Region, Mêdog Coun-ty, the foot of Galongla Snow Mountain (29°44.2947'N, 95°40.6068'E), 3415 m, 31 July 2024, Weichun Li et al. leg. Paratype • 1 ♀, same data as holotype.Diagnosis. Forewing upperside with ovate yellow spot at base, two ovate spots near middle, and an 8-shaped yellow spot at distal part; hindwing upper-side with subtriangular yellow spot and oblong yellow spot. In male genitalia, sacculus nearly rectangular, dentated on outer margin, ending with spine-like process on ventral margin.Description. External morphology of imago (Fig. 1). Forewing length 8.5–9.0 mm. Frons yellow mixed black. Vertex black. Labial palpus approximately 346ZooKeys 1218: 343–349 (2024), DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369Xinxin He et al.: Notes on the genus Thibetanaone and half as long as compound eye’s diameter, pale brown mixed with yellow. Male antenna pinnate except distal one-sixth serrate; female antenna serrate. Compound eye ovate, black, edged with yellow scales; ocellus round, black. Chaetosema well-developed, gray. Tegula yellow. Thorax black. Upperside of forewing black, bearing ovate yellow spot at base, two ovate yellow spots near middle, and an 8-shaped yellow spot at outer side of discoidal cell, cilia yellow; underside of forewing pattern same as upperside except for long and thin yellow stripe at basal one-fourth of costa, and longitudinal yellow stripe extending from Figure 1. Thibetana weii Li & He, sp. nov. A male habitus (holotype), dorsal view B ditto, ventral view C female habitus (paratype), lateral view D ditto, head, lateral view E male antenna (holotype), lateral view F female antenna (paratype), lateral view G female abdomen (paratype), dorsal view H ditto, ventral view.347ZooKeys 1218: 343–349 (2024), DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369Xinxin He et al.: Notes on the genus Thibetanabasal one fourth to half part of forewing. Upperside of hindwing blackish-brown, with subtriangular yellow spot and oblong yellow spot, cilia blackish-brown; underside of hindwing yellow, costa, outer region, and apex blackish-brown. Legs greyish brown, femur yellow in lateral view. Dorsal side of abdomen black-ish-brown, first segment covered with yellow scales in middle, second to sixth segments densely covered with yellow scales on distal margin, distal segment scattered with yellow scales; ventral side of abdomen blackish-brown, second to sixth segments densely covered with yellow scales near lateral margin.Male genitalia (Fig. 2A). Uncus thin and long, distal apex pointed. Tegumen arm slightly longer than uncus. Valva slightly broader near middle, distal one-third nearly triangular, and gently concave at approximately distal one-fourth on ventral margin; costa strongly sclerotized, reaching apex of valva; sacculus nearly rectangular, about one-fourth as long as valva, dentated on outer margin, ending with spine-like process on ventral margin. Saccus well-developed, as long as uncus, distal tip round. Juxta ovate. Phallus cylindrical as long as valva, without cornuti.Female genitalia (Fig. 2B). Papillae analis about two thirds as long as apoph-ysis posterioris. Apophysis anterioris thin and long, nearly as long as apophy-sis posterioris. Praebursa spherical, translucent, with ring-like sclerotization. Ductus bursae inconspicuous. Corpus bursae ovate; signum small, bearing two spine-like projections; appendix bursae irregular shaped.Etymology. In honour of Dr. Fuwen Wei, a renowned conservation biologist, who contributes profoundly to biodiversity, zoological evolution and conserva-tion biology. We suggest the Chinese common name as “魏氏藏斑蛾”.Figure 2. Thibetana weii Li & He, sp. nov. A male genitalia (holotype), ventral view B female genitalia (paratype), ventral view.348ZooKeys 1218: 343–349 (2024), DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.136369Xinxin He et al.: Notes on the genus ThibetanaDistribution. China (Xizang).Remarks. The new species is similar to Thibetana zebra (Elwes, 1890) in the forewing pattern, but can be distinguished from the latter species by the upper-side of the hindwing with a subtriangular yellow spot and an oblong yellow spot (Fig. 1A). In T. zebra, the second spot on the upperside of the hindwing is thin and long (Efetov and Tarmann 2017: fig. 5).AcknowledgementsWe extend our cordial thanks to Dr Jurate De Prins for her kind support during the corresponding author’s study in the insect collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Special thanks are given to Dr Gerhard Tarmann (Sammlu-ngs und Forschungszentrum der Tiroler Landesmuseen, Austria), Dr Toshiya Hirowatari (Kyushu University, Japan) and Dr Erik J. van Nieukerken (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands) for their insightful comments and sugges-tions on the manuscript.Additional informationConflict of interestThe authors have declared that no competing interests exist.Ethical statementNo ethical statement was reported.FundingThis research was supported by the Survey of Wildlife Resources in Key Areas of Xizang (Phase II) (no. ZL202303601) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 82073972).Author contributionsInvestigation: CJ. Writing - original draft: XH. 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