A review of the Barsine perpallida-B. yuennanensis species-group, with descriptions of six new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)

The Barsine perpallida-B. yuennanensis species-group is reviewed. Six new species, B. biformis Volynkin & ？erny, sp. nov. (North Thailand and North Vietnam), B. laszloi Volynkin & ？erny, sp. nov. (Nepal), B. hausmanni Volynkin & ？erny, sp. nov. (North Thailand), B. andromeda Volynkin, ？erny & Huang, sp. nov. (China: Shaanxi and Sichuan), B. eurydice Volynkin & ？erny, sp. nov. (North Vietnam), and B. dao Volynkin, ？erny & Huang, sp. nov. (North Vietnam and China: Yunnan), are described. All species treated are subdivided into five subgroups: B. biformis, B. perpallida, B. flavicollis, B. hausmanni, and B. yuennanensis subgroups. Four new combinations are established: Barsine hololeuca (Hampson, 1895), comb. nov., B. ruficollis (Fang, 1991), comb. nov., Barsine nigrovena (Fang, 2000), comb. nov. (all three from Miltochrista Hübner, [1819]), and B. flavicollis (Moore, 1878), comb. nov. (from Mahavira Moore, 1878). A lectotype for Mahavira flavicollis Moore, 1878 is designated. One new synonymy is established: B. perpallida (Hampson, 1900) = Diacrisia porthesioides Rothschild, 1910, syn. nov. Adults, male and female genitalia of all species are illustrated