A new species of Anepholcia Prout, 1922 from Nepal: postscript to the revision of Pantheinae, Contribution IV (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

Abstract

After publication of the revision of the genus Anepholcia Prout, 1922 (Behounek & Kononenko 2011) the authors examined extensive amounts of material for the genus from different parts of the Oriental Region from various museum and private collections. As a result of this study a new species of Anepholcia from Nepal and more specimens of A. philippina Behounek & Kononenko 2011 from Palawan were found. In spite of relatively detailed study of the Nepal Noctuidae fauna (Yoshimoto 1992–1995; Hreblay & Ronkay 1998), no species of Anepholcia was reported from the region. A series of the new species of Anepholcia from Central Nepal was found in the private collection of Franz Hofer (Austria), comprising 15 specimens collected in the vicinity of Pokhara on 15 July 1995. The description of the new species is presented below. The holotype and one paratype are preserved in the collection of Gottfried Behounek (Germany, Grafing), and will be deposited in the Zoologische Staatssammlung Munich. Thirteen paratypes are preserved in the collection of Franz Hofer (Austria).