S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 58. (Budapest, 1997)

Returning from his fourth entomological expedition to Nepal, my colleague, dr. László Ronkay brought an unusual Orthomiella species to my desk. The specimen turned out to be peculiar, especially its underside ground colour and maculation (see Table 1). This specimen represents a hitherto unknown species, described below, as the most northerly member of the genus Orthomiella. Table 1. Underside ground colour and maculation of Orthomiella taxa based on Förster 1942a and 1942/j, D'Abrera 1986 Faxon Underside ground colour Mind wing maculation O. pontis brownish grey dark brown, sharp and complete O. fukienensis very light grey grey, sharp and complete 0. lucida brownish grey dark brown, sharp, very large and complete 0. ronkayana sp. n. dove grey light grey, small, pale but complete 0. rovorea yellowish grey light brown, vestigial and reduced O. sinensis greyish brown dark brown, sharp but reduced O. rantaizana very dark brown very deep brown, vestigial but complete Orthomiella ronkayana sp. n. (Figs 1-2) Diagnosis - Ground colour blue with greyish shade. Fore wing costal and marginal area with very wide black border. Hind wing costa also with black border. Underside pattern pale and vestigial. Female tergal apohysis anterioris very short and blunt. Description - Female. Length of fore wing costa: 11 mm. Fore wing upper side ground colour blue with greyish shade, veins darkly pigmented, costal and marginal area Fig. 1. Orthomiella ronkayana sp. n., holotype, female Folia ent. hung. 58, 1997