On the taxonomy of the Oriental genus Paraona Moore with descriptions of a new genus, a new species, and introduction of new synonymies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)

Abstract

The paper revises the status of the genus-group name Paraona Moore, 1878, which is confirmed as a junior subjective synonym of Macrobrochis Herrich-Schäffer, [1855], and the combination of its type species is revised: Macrobrochis splendens (Butler, 1877), comb. rev. The new genus Murmyshia gen. n. is described for ‘Paraona’ sensu authors. A new species is described from southern Myanmar: Murmyshia obscuria sp. n. Eight new combinations are established for species previously included in Paraona by various authors, including three Afrotropical taxa: Murmyshia unifascia (Hampson, 1901) comb. n. (the type species of the new genus), Murmyshia micans (Pagenstecher, 1895) comb. n., Macrobrochis nigra (Daniel, 1953), comb. n., Macrobrochis grahami (Schaus, 1924) comb. n., Macrobrochis hampsoni (Schaus, 1924) comb. n., Eilema bicolor (Toulgoët, 1968) comb. n., Eilema cocciniceps (Mabille, 1884) comb. n. and Ilemodes interjecta (Strand, 1912) comb. n. Two new synonymies are introduced: M. unifascia (Hampson, 1901) = Paraona wallaceana Spitsyn & Bolotov, 2020, syn. n., and M. micans (Pagenstecher, 1895) = Agylla dirabdus Rothschild, 1920, syn. n. The lectotype for Crambomorpha splendens Butler, 1877 is designated. Adults, male and female genitalia of all the Murmyshia gen. n. species as well as the type species of the similar genus Hesudra Moore, 1878, Hesudra divisa Moore, 1878, and Macrobrochis splendens are illustrated.