Cranionycta (Nefrendinycta) jubingica Kiss, 2025, sp. nov.

Cranionycta (Nefrendinycta) jubingica sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 05AF31AB-B62E-4550-A226-48D3134B3853 (Figs 48, 75, 125) Holotype. Male, Nepal, Prov. Nr. 3 East [Prov. Nr. 1.], Jubing, 1600 m, 3.v.1964, leg. W. Dierl, slide No.: KA 1222m (ZSM). Diagnosis. The single male C. (N.) jubingica (Fig. 48) is externally similar to C. (N.) delattini (Figs 29, 30), C. (N.) warreni (Figs 31, 32), C. (N.) albothoracica (Fig. 50), and the male of C. (N.) fuscothoracica (Fig. 44). It can be separated from them, however, by the V-shaped, relatively large black anterior spot of the thorax; the more contrasting, light ochreous forewing with pinkish shading on the basal region of the antemedial field; the tiny, blackish, hastate spot of the antemedial line on vein A1+2; the bluish-tinged grey terminal field with triangular patches between veins. C. (N.) jubingica can also be distinguished from C. (N.) warreni, the male of C. (N.) fuscothoracica and C. (N.) albothoracica by the slightly more pronounced reniform stigma; and from C. (N.) delattini also by the more blackish tegulae. The male genitalia (Fig. 75) can be separated from those of C. (N.) boursini (Fig. 74) and C. (N.) albothoracica (Fig. 76) by the proportionally longer, straighter uncus; the somewhat more angled, apically somewhat expanded valvae with a straighter ventral margin; the moderately long and sclerotized medial sclerite with a pronounced sclerotized basal protrusion; and the more angled ventral margin of the sacculus. In the male terminal abdominal segments (Fig. 125), compared to those of C. (N.) albothoracica (Fig. 126), the 8 th sternite has a more or less trapezoidal shape with more or less uniformly narrow lateral sides and an elongate sclerotized distal patch; and a narrow, oval, distally somewhat constricted window with a narrow, constricted, lens-shaped sclerotized stripe proximally. The 8 th tergite has a narrow, more or less triangular shape with a narrow proximal edge; uniformly narrowing lateral sides; and a somewhat stouter, more or less spade-shaped, proximally slightly pointed window. Description. Imago (Fig. 48). Wingspan 30 mm. Head. Relatively large; 2 nd segment of palpus longer than 3 rd; antennae filiform. Thorax. Moderately wide, greyish with more or less V-shaped, relatively large black anterior spot; patagia greyish with blackish outline; tegulae blackish with greyish scales. Abdomen. Whitish-grey with some darker middorsal scale tufts. Wing. Forewing moderately narrow, apically obtuse, light ochreous; basal spot blackish, relatively large, more or less semi-circular; basal streak indistinct, blackish, wide, moderately long; tornal streak blackish, long, thin between medial and postmedial lines, wide and somewhat triangular between postmedial and terminal lines; apical dash absent; basal line blackish, double, outer line thin, more prominent than inner line, inner line very short, dot-like, filled with ochreous; antemedial line double, reduced, thin, with three blackish, larger spots at costal area, inwardly with tiny, blackish, hastate spot on vein A1+2, and outwardly with tiny, bluish-tinged whitish spot at inner margin; medial line blackish, thin, zigzag; medial fascia wide, blackish, outwardly slightly fading; postmedial line double, crenulate, inner line greyish-black, thin, reduced, outer line blackish, more prominent with narrow black stripe between veins R3 and M2, filled with whitish and some ochreous scaling at tornal streak; subterminal line narrow, zigzag, indistinct, whitish-grey; terminal line whitish, interrupted by tiny, black on veins; basal field ochreous, relatively wide, fused with interior of basal line and joined to subbasal patch with whitish line; subbasal patch whitish-ochre, wide and short; suprabasal patch indistinct, darker ochreous, more or less stripe-like; antemedial field dark ochreous with conspicuous blackish patch at costa and pinkish shading at inner margin; medial field inwardly whitish-ochre suffused with darker ochreous in costal area, outwardly ochreous suffused with greyish, inner part wide, outer part very narrow; subterminal field ochreous with large, blackish-grey squarish patches in costal area, obscure between veins M1 and M2 and around tornal streak; terminal field bluish-tinged grey, narrow, broken into triangular patches between veins; orbicular stigma reduced with tiny blackish curved line inwardly; reniform stigma moderately large, reduced, ochreous, inwardly suffused with blackish scales, outlined with continuous line inwardly, and series of tiny blackish spots outwardly; four narrow, whitish spots at costa between medial fascia and terminal line, first shorter than second, then gradually decreasing in length towards apex; tornal patch blackish, small; fringe whitish with greyish patches. Hindwing rounded, apically slightly pointed, greyish-brown; marginal band and discal spot slightly darker greyish-brown; postdiscal line obscure; tornal patch absent; fringe whitish with greyish patches. Male genitalia (Fig. 75). Uncus moderately short, sclerotized, straight, more or less uniformly wide, apically slightly narrowing, hairy; apex hooked. Scaphium moderately sclerotized, pliers-like; subscaphium weakly sclerotized. Tegumen long with lobe-like peniculus covered with dense long hairs. Saccus sclerotized, V-shaped. Juxta simple, moderately sclerotized, widest at base, shield-shaped. Manica double, moderately sclerotized lobe-like extension with spinulose structure supporting numerous small spinules. Transtilla short, rod-like, uniformly wide, sclerotized. Valvae elongate, narrow, basally and apically angled, more or less uniformly wide, moderately sclerotized; sacculus narrow, ventrally angled, sclerotized; clavus slightly curved; valval androconial apparatus absent; medial sclerite moderately long, slightly curved and sclerotized with tiny, sclerotized basal protrusion; apex rounded with wide, dense corona. Phallus simple, tubular, moderately sclerotized; carina slightly more sclerotized, wide, short, wedge-shaped formation. Vesica as long as phallus, moderately wide, essentially tubular with three basal diverticula one of them bearing spinulose patch, distal diverticulum larger, elongate; tooth-like cornuti absent from mid-lateral surface. Male 7 th and 8 th abdominal segments (Fig. 125). 7 th sternite roughly trapezoidal, wider than long, evenly sclerotized with slightly more sclerotized, narrow semi-circular distal band; proximal edges slightly wavy, laterally extended; lateral sides proximally concave, distally convex, with less contrasting margins; distal edge slightly concave. 7 th tergite roughly trapezoidal, wider than long; proximal half slightly sclerotized, distal half slightly more sclerotized semi-circular band with indistinct window in middle; proximal edge more or less straight with two long, curved, sclerotized rods; lateral sides more or less convex with less contrasting margins; distal edge slightly concave. 8 th sternite trapezoidal with rounded corner, as long as wide; window relatively large, oval with rounded proximal margin and concave indentation in distal edge, with narrow, laterally pointed, slightly constricted sclerotized stripe; proximal edge slightly arched with more sclerotized patch in middle; lateral sides distally widening, strongly widened and fused distally, with elongate sclerotized patch; distal edge concave. 8 th tergite triangular, 2× as long as wide; window moderately narrow, spade-shaped, with more or less contrast margin; proximal edge short, obtuse; lateral sides uniformly narrowing toward distal edge, narrowest in middle with wide, elongate spur-like distal end; distal edge more or less straight. Anterolateral sclerites of 8 th segment relatively long, sclerotized, slightly curved rods with short, membranous spur-like extension close to junction with 8 th sternite. Distribution. Himalayan. This species is known only from its type locality, Jubing, in the southern massif of Mount Everest on 1600 m elevation, where it probably occurs sympatrically with C. (N.) boursini. Etymology. The name “ jubingica ” refers to its type locality.