7.Rob de Vos
The genus Darantasia Walker, 1859 from New Guinea
(Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini)

Abstract: The species in the genus Darantasia Walker, 1859 from New Guinea are revised. Sixteen species are recognized on New Guinea of which nine are new to science: D. apicata Hampson, 1914, D. apicipuncta spec. nov., D. caerulescens Druce, 1898, D. xenodora (Meyrick, 1886), D. cyanifera Hampson, 1914, D. pateta spec. nov., D. nigripuncta spec. nov., D. tigris spec. nov., D. cyanoxantha Hampson, 1914, D. punctata Hampson, 1900, D. arfakensis spec. nov., D. nigrifimbria spec. nov., D. flavapicata spec. nov., D. emarginata spec. nov., D. ecxanthia Hampson, 1914 and D. tenebris spec. nov.
Darantasia pervittata Hampson, 1903 and Darantasia caerulescens extensa Rothschild, 1916 are synonymized with Darantasia caerulescens Druce, 1898, Darantasia goldiei Druce, 1898 and Darantasia obliqua Hampson, 1900 are synonymized with Peronetis xenodora Meyrick, 1886 (now in Darantasia).
Of all species, if available, the male and female adults and genitalia are depicted and new descriptions are given.
Rangkuman: Spesies pada Genus Darantasia Walker, 1859 dari New Guinea direvisi. Enam belas spesies dikenal di New Guinea dan sembilan di antaranya adalah informasi baru untuk ilmu pengetahuan: D. apicata Hampson, 1914, D. apicipuncta spec. nov., D. caerulescens Druce, 1898, D. xenodora (Meyrick, 1886), D. cyanifera Hampson, 1914, D. pateta spec. nov., D. nigripuncta spec. nov., D. tigris spec. nov., D. cyanoxantha Hampson, 1914, D. punctata Hampson, 1900, D. arfakensis spec. nov., D. nigrifimbria spec. nov., D. flavapicata spec. nov., D. emarginata spec. nov., D. ecxanthia Hampson, 1914 dan D. tenebris spec. nov. Darantasia pervittata Hampson, 1903 dan Darantasia caerulescens extensa Rothschild, 1916 adalah sinonim dengan Darantasia caerulescens Druce, 1898, Darantasia goldiei Druce, 1898 dan Darantasia obliqua Hampson, 1900 sinonim dengan Peronetis xenodora Meyrick, 1886 (sekarang masuk dalam Darantasia). Untuk semua spesies, jika tersedia, jantan dan betina dewasa diberikan ilustrasi dan deskripsi yang baru.
Keywords: revision, Darantasia, New Guinea, new species, Arctiinae, Lithosiini

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