A new species of Sinarella Bryk, 1949 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae) from Jiangxi, China

Jun Wu; Wen-Yu Liu; Hui-Lin Han

doi:10.3897/BDJ.13.e139845

A new species of Sinarella Bryk, 1949 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae) from Jiangxi, China

Biodivers Data J. 2025 Jan 6:13:e139845. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e139845. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Jun Wu^{1

2}, Wen-Yu Liu³, Hui-Lin Han^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University Harbin China.
² Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University Harbin China.
³ Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve Administration of Jiangxi, Ji'an, China Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve Administration of Jiangxi Ji'an China.
⁴ Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management, Northeast Forestry University Harbin China.

Abstract

Background: Sinarella Bryk, 1949 (Erebidae, Herminiinae) is a medium-sized, frail-bodied genus of moths that externally resembles other genera in the Zanclognatha generic complex. All known larvae of this genus feed on fresh leaves of moss. This genus is widely distributed from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia, Japan, Borneo, Sulawesi and New Guinea.

New information: A new species of the genus Sinarella Bryk, 1949, S.jinggangshana sp. nov., is described from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China. This species is morphologically similar to S.takasago Wu, Fu & Owada, 2013, S.cristulalis (Staudinger, 1892), S.formosensis Wu, Fu & Owada, 2013 and S.japonica (Butler, 1881), but differs in both external and male genitalia characters. Images of the male adults and their genitalia are provided.

Keywords: China; Herminiinae; Noctuoidea; morphology; taxonomy.

Jun Wu, Wen-Yu Liu, Hui-Lin Han.