Antheraea vietnamensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010

Antheraea vietnamensis Brechlin & Paukstadt, 2010 View in CoL

Figs 8E–F View Figure 8 , 19H View Figure 19

Material examined. LAOS: Bolaven Plateau, Champasak Province, Paksong town , mountain tropical forest and pine plantations, 15°10'54"N, 106°14'25"E, 25– 28.07.2023, E. Spitsyna & V. Spitsyn leg. – 1♂, 1♀ GoogleMaps .

Distribution in Laos. Champasak Province (this study).

Reference COI barcode sequences. GenBank acc. no. PV069503, PV069506.

Remarks. (1) The first record from Laos. (2) BOLD contains the COI sequence of the holotype (sample ID SARBB1064-09). (3) The description of this species was published in a non-open access journal offering only a print edition which is not available for purchase. Therefore, based on the specimens collected from Bolaven Plateau, we present a brief redescription of the taxon, as well as illustrations of the adults of both sexes and the male genitalia ( Figs 8E–F View Figure 8 , 19H View Figure 19 ). The redescription includes only those morphological features that are barely visible in the photographs.

Brief redescription. Male morphology ( Fig. 8E View Figure 8 ): Wingspan 149 mm, forewing length 86 mm (n = 1). Head brown, greyish-white at base of antenna and having two thin light brown lines along eyes (one along each eye). Eye black-brown. Antenna quadripectinate, light brown. Labial palp very short (its length ca. 0.25 of eye diameter), dark brown. Thorax brown with dark brown band anteriorly. Patagium grey-brown with admixture of white scales. Tegula brown, dark grey-brown at base and having sparse white scales. Legs brown. Abdomen brown. Female morphology ( Fig. 8F View Figure 8 ): Wingspan 163 mm, forewing length 95 mm (n = 1). Head brown, lighter at base of antenna and having two thin light brown lines along eyes (one along each eye). Eye olive-brown. Antenna quadripectinate, light brown; rami significantly shorter than in males. Labial palp very short (its length ca. 0.5 of eye diameter), dark brown. Thorax red-brown with dark brown band anteriorly. Patagium grey-brown with admixture of white scales. Tegula red-brown, dark grey-brown at base and having sparse white scales. Legs red-brown. Abdomen red-brown.