Subspecies of Areas galactina (Hoeven, 1840) (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae): 25 years after H. Inoue's review

3) Kitazawa 5-20-1-103, Setagaya, Tokyo, 155-0031 Japan. Abstract This paper reviews the subspecies of Areas galactina Hoeven, 25 years after that of Inoue (1984). In addition to those subspecies recognized by Inoue, three further subspecies are described here as new: A. g. inouei subsp. n. from northern Indochina and eastern Yunnan, A. g. hollowayi subsp. n. from Borneo and A. g. owadai subsp. n. from the Philippines. The melanistic A. g. khasiana Daniel from west Yunnan and west Sichuan in China is reviewed. Given the great individual variability of hind wing colouration, A. g. intermedia Rothschild is synonymized with A. g. trigonalis Snellen van Vollenhoven. Areas galactina (Hoeven, 1840) is widely distributed in mountainous areas of the Oriental Region from the Himalayas to central China, the Philippines and Indonesia. In addition to the nominotypical subspecies from Java, six further have been described within the region that the species complex is found. Inoue (1984) published a detailed review of these, adding three more from southwest China, Thailand and the Philippines, but without providing formal descriptions or giving them names. In addition to examining the significant geographical variation in wing colouration, we also studied the male genitalia of different subspecies of A. galactina. However, these did not show any significant differences at the specific level, although they confirmed subspecific status of some populations.