HK Nolini

seems I forgot to post about this at the time . . .

Lots of identification updates to HK's Nolinae, especially Nolini.
László, G. & Sterling, M. (2020) Illustrated checklist of Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Hong Kong, China, with description of two new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 33: 35-58
http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2020.33.6 (open access)

In particular.....

Old (as per Kendrick, 2002 [plate: fig]) = Current ID

Aquita acontioides [40:26] = Aeneonola acontioides (change of genus)
Manoba brunellus [40:32] = Meganola brunellus (change of genus)
Meganola sp. A & Nola sp D [40:29] = Meganola zolotuhini
Nola analis [40:31] = Nola pascua (mis-identification)
Nola izuensis [40:33] = Manoba fasciatus (izuensis is a jnr synonym)
Nola tristicta [41:1] = Manoba tristicta (change of genus)
Nola sp. nr. tornotis [40:36] = Nola bifascialis (not resolved)
Nola pumila [41:2] = Nola ceylonica (mis-identification)
Nola sp. A [41:3] = Nola mediolineata
Nola sp. B [41:4] = Nola kanshirensis
Nola sp. C nr. cretaca [41:5] = Nola thyrophora
Nola sp. E nr. taeniata [41:7] = Nola taeniata

Old (IGMHK working list to 2019) = Current ID

Chasminola sp. cf. pulchella = Casminodes johanstumpfi
Manoba tesselata = Manoba lativittata (mis-identification)
Meganola sp. nr. major = Spininola nepali
Nola sp. F = Inouenola pallescens
Garella rotundipennis = Nola angustipennis (mis-identification)

New species to science

Hampsonola ceciliae
Spininola kendricki

other spp new to HK

Manoba grisealis
Manoba melancholica

Posted on February 24, 2022 04:06 AM by hkmoths