A revision of the genus Belciana Walker, 1862 with description of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Pantheinae) from East and South East Asia. Revision of Pantheinae, contribution XII

G. Behounek; H.L. HAN; V.S. Kononenko

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4027.3.2

Issue: Vol. 4027 No. 3: 6 Oct. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-10-05

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4027.3.2

Page range: 341–365

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**A revision of the genus Belciana Walker, 1862 with description of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Pantheinae) from East and South East Asia. Revision of Pantheinae, contribution XII**

G. Behounek⁺⁻
H.L. HAN⁺⁻
V.S. Kononenko⁺⁻

D-85567 Grafing/Munich, Sudetenstrasse 6, Germany.

School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, CH-150014 China.

Laboratory of Entomology, Institute of Biology and Soil Science Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, RF-690022 Vladivostok, Russia.

Lepidoptera Noctuidae Pantheinae Belciana taxonomic revision new species Taiwan China Thailand Vietnam Indonesia.

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Abstract

The Oriental Pantheinae genus Belciana Walker, 1862 is revised. Three new species, B. hreblayi sp. n., B. sulawesiana sp. n., B. pinratanai sp. n., from Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand, are described. Five new combinations in the genus Diphteroides Bethune-Baker, 1906 are proposed: Diphteroides caerulea (Hampson, 1926) comb. n., D. habroscia (Prout, 1924) comb. n., D. patricolor (Prout, 1924) comb. n., D. serrata Bethune-Baker, 1906, D. subserrata (Prout, 1924) comb. n. and D. sophronia (Prout, 1924) comb. n. The extensive diagnoses of known species of Belciana are given. The imagines, male and female genitalia are illustrated. The checklist of the genus Belciana in East Asia is presented.