Agrisius japonicus dubatolovi Orhant, 2012, 2018

Volynkin, Anton V., Dubatolov, Vladimir V. & Kishida, Yasunori, 2018, On the taxonomy of the genus Agrisius Walker, 1855, with descriptions of two new species from Vietnam and Laos (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), Zootaxa 4459 (1), pp. 128-138 : 130

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4459.1.5
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5960965
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scientific name	Agrisius japonicus dubatolovi Orhant, 2012
status	stat. nov.

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Agrisius japonicus dubatolovi Orhant, 2012 , stat. nov.

( Figs 5, 6 View FIGURES 1–10 , 23, 24 View FIGURES 21–26 )

Agrisius dubatolovi Orhant, 2012 , Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse 68 (3): 37, Figs 4–6 View FIGURES 1–10 ( Type lOcality: Thailand, " Kanchanaburi, SOng TOh Mine , 831 M. ").

Material examined: 1 ♂, Vietnam, Cao Bang, Mt. Pia Oac , 1700 m, III.2002, slide AV1690 ♂ ( Coll. SZMN) ; 1 ♂, China, Guangxi, Jiuwandashan , VI.2003, Wang Min leg., prep. Dubatolov ( Coll. SZMN) ; 1 ♂, Hainan Isl., China, Diaoluashang, near Resort hotel, alt. 750/ 900 m, 24.V.2004, LT, K. Ueda leg., prep. Dubatolov (Сoll. SZMN).

Remark. This taxon was described by Orhant (2012) as a valid species without comparison with its closest relative A. japonicu s Leech, 1889, and later Dubatolov & Kishida (2013) have suggested that dubatolovi might be a subspecies of japonicus . The detailed comparison of its male genitalia ( Figs 23, 24 View FIGURES 21–26 ) demonstrated its conspecificity with A. japonicus ( Figs 21, 22 View FIGURES 21–26 ). Nevertheless, dubatolovi has several morphological differences from A. japonicu s japonicu s therefore, here we treat it as a valid subspecies of A. japonicus .

Diagnosis. Agrisius japonicus dubatolovi ( Figs 5, 6 View FIGURES 1–10 ) is externally very similar to A. japonicu s japonicu s ( Figs 1, 2 View FIGURES 1–10 ) by grey wing coloration, but differs by the slightly larger size and the somewhat narrower forewing. Both those subspecies are geographically separated by A. j. albida Daniel, 1952 , which has whitish wing coloration. The male genitalia of A. japonicus dubatolovi ( Figs 23, 24 View FIGURES 21–26 ) differ from those of two other subspecies ( Figs 21, 22 View FIGURES 21–26 ) by the uncus shape, which has the longer dorsal processes of its distal branches (thus, the distance between the apex of the dorsal process and the lobe-like rounded crest is the shortest, compared with other subspecies of A. japonicus ), and also by the smaller vinculum and the somewhat longer distal saccular process.