Miltochrista aureata ( Rothschild, 1913 )

Miltochrista aureata ( Rothschild, 1913) View in CoL

( Figs 7, 8 View FIGURES 1–10 , 99, 100 View FIGURES 99–102 )

Asura lacteoflava aureata Rothschild, 1913 View in CoL , Novitates Zoologicae, 20 (1): 208 (Type locality: “ Khasia Hills , Assam ”).

Type material examined. Lectotype (designated herein) ( Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–10 ): ♂, “ Khasis | July, 1894 | Nat. Coll.” / red label “ Asura | lacteoflava | aureata | Type Rothsch” / “Rothschild | Bequest | B.M.1939-1.” / QR-code label with unique ID “ NHMUK010598406 About NHMUK ” ( NHMUK).

Additional material examined. INDIA: Meghalaya: 1 ♂, Khasis , Oct. 1896, Nat. Coll. / Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1, unique ID: NHMUK010889631 About NHMUK , gen. prep. No.: NHMUK010315803 About NHMUK (prepared by Volynkin) ( NHMUK) ; 1 ♂, Khasi Hills, Assam, 1906 / Meyrick Coll., B.M. 1938-290., unique ID: NHMUK010292565 About NHMUK ( NHMUK) .

Note. Rothschild (1913) described Asura lacteoflava aureata based on the unspecified number of male specimens. In order to stabilise the nomenclature, the syntype labelled as “Type” and preserved in NHMUK is hereby designated as the lectotype.

Diagnosis. The forewing length is 10.5–11.0 mm in males. The species is reminiscent of M. neoseriata , the comparison is provided above in the diagnosis of the latter species.

Distribution. The species is currently known only from Khasi Hills (Northeast India, Meghalaya).