Navneet Singh

• Ph.D
• Researcher at Zoological Survey of India

The present catalogue comprises 2,203 valid species in 562 genera of Erebidae from India. Of the 19 known subfamilies of Erebidae (including Strepsimaninae as incertae sedis), all are represented in the subcontinent except for the New World subfamily Scolecocampinae. Arctiinae are the most diverse, with 737 species, and Eulepidotinae and Strepsim...

Herein, we describe one new species, Simplicia longivalva Raha & N. Singh, sp. nov. from Neora Valley National Park, Kalimpong District, West Bengal and report S. simplicissima Wileman & West, 1930, for the first time from India. Simplicia concisalis (Walker, [1866]) and S. moorei Swinhoe, 1919, having doubtful distribution in India, are reported h...

This paper provides the first illustration of the male genital capsule of Asuridia rubrimargo (Hampson, 1894) and female genital capsule of Asuridia miltochristoides Rothschild, 1913 after 131 years and 112 years, respectively, of their first description. Originally, both the species were described solely on the basis of external characters. We rep...

The present manuscript is devoted to the taxonomic review of the genus Iragoides Hering, 1931. Currently, Iragoides is known by five species distributed in India, China, Myanmar, Nepal, northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. Herein, we describe a new species i.e., Iragoides alessandri sp. nov. from India and Myanmar. Iragoides peiwangi Wu, Solovye...

In the present manuscript, we describe a new species i.e., Psilocladia indica M. Singh, Lenka & N. Singh, sp. nov., from India and diagnose with its close congeners based on wing pattern and genitalia. Psilocladia indica sp. nov. is the fifth species of the genus. This study also reports Psilocladia Warren, 1898, a genus hitherto known only from Af...

Given their economic and nutritional value, apples are among the most valuable crops. However, apple production requires crosspollination. Climate change and various human activities have decreased pollinator diversity in apple orchards, leading many farmers to use honeybee colonies to increase productivity. Studying the pollinators of apple crops...

The role of hawkmoths in pollination is surprisingly understudied in tropical Asia and most of the studies related to flower visitation recordings lack a robust assessment. From India, very few research papers could be reviewed on the pollination ecology of hawkmoths. Herein, we analyzed the interactions of 109 individuals in 39 hawkmoth species to...

The present paper is devoted to the taxonomy of the genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] with a special emphasis to the Indian fauna. Six new species of the genus are described: M. gopaldhara Volynkin, Černý, N. Singh, Kirti, Datta & S. Singh, sp. nov. (Northeast India), M. mawphlang N. Singh, Kirti, Datta, S. Singh, Volynkin & Černý, sp. nov. (Northe...

The hitherto unknown female of Tibetanja tagoroides Naumann, Nässig & Rougerie, 2020 is described here for the first time. We report the voucher based records of T. tagoroides from India (Arunachal Pradesh). Diagnosis, photographs of habitus, male and female genitalia are provided for the studied taxa.

This paper deals with the description of a new species Dolgoma hampsoni sp. nov. from Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Diagnosis of the new species and comparison with its close congeners, i.e. Dolgoma reticulata, Dolgoma rectoides arunachala, Dolgoma xanthoma and Dolgoma angulifera have been provided. Imagoes and their genitalia are illustrated. Fi...

In the present manuscript, a total of 76 species in 56 genera, 21 subfamilies, 06 families and 01 superfamily of butterflies and 125 species in 107 genera, 40 subfamilies, 17 families and 09 superfamilies of moths have been studied. Out of the 76 species of butterflies studied here, 52 are new record to DDBR, and hence the butterfly fauna of the DD...

This study reviews the genus Arctelene Kirti & Gill, 2008, from India, utilizing a museum collection housed at NZCZSI Kolkata, supplemented by fresh collections made between 2015 and 2023. The examination of specimens related to the Asura/Miltochrista complex led to the discovery of two new species: Arctelene brevisvalva sp. nov. from Ponda, Goa (W...

Elevational gradients provide opportunities to study underlying mechanisms shaping community assembly and help to predict ecosystem response to climate change and the impact of local climate on species diversity. Moths with their vast diversity and abundance represent one of the most diverse groups of insects serving significant roles in various ec...

Aroriella gen. nov., which includes two new species, A. gobardhani sp. nov. (type species) and A. grimaldii sp. nov., is described from India (Bihar) and Pakistan (Sindh Province). the new genus has a particularly complicated structure of the valva: the specific mid costal process on the inner surface of the valva is bifurcated into a proximal, sma...

A new species of genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] is described: Miltochrista coonoorrensis S. Singh, N. Singh & Kirti sp. nov. from South Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The diagnostic comparison of new species is made with five closely related congeners i.e., M. hogani Volynkin & Huang, 2022, M. ochracea (Hampson, 1891), M. obliqua (Ham...

Tridrepana obscura Watson, 1957 is reported for the first time from India. Description, diagnosis, and images of habitus and male genitalia are provided

In the present paper, we report the genus Teinoloba Yazaki, 1995 for the first time from India by recording its only known species, T. perspicillata Yazaki from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Thus, the current record fills the gap in its geographic range hitherto from Nepal, China and Taiwan to India. Here, we provide detailed species descri...

Asura Walker, 1854 is a large genus in the tribe Lithosiini subfamily Arctiinae of the Erebidae family. It is known for 61 species from the world out of which only a single species i.e., Asura toxodes Hampson, 1907 is known from India. Asura toxodes were described only on the basis of external morphology. Hence, in the present manuscript, we have r...

In this manuscript, a new species of Lepidoptera, Orthocraspeda dudgeoni sp. nov., from Himachal Pradesh, India is described from 125 years old collections of Mr G.C. Dudgeon housed in the National Zoological Collections at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. Additionally, the reporting of Thronia xizangensis (Wu and Fang 2009) represents the firs...

The current study aims to understand the role of various morphological features of pollen grains in attachment with moth proboscides. To test the hypothesis, moth samples are collected from 11 sites in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, North East India. Pollen of 18 angiosperm families are isolated from the proboscides of 16 mot...

Kiwi and large cardamom are vital crops of temperate regions with high economic value. A literature review on pollination of these two crops revealed that the honey bee is the main pollinator of kiwi while the bumble bee is the main pollinator of large cardamom. No study could be reviewed regarding the role of nocturnal pollination of these two cro...

In the present paper, we examined Erebidae specimens collected from different parts of India, and describe a new species in Arctiinae, Miltochrista terrarega sp. nov. and report five species new to the Indian fauna: Ericeia sobria Walker, [1858] in Erebinae; Euproctis cryptosticta Collenette, 1934, Artaxa kanshireia (Wileman, 1910), Nygmia ganesa K...

The present manuscript deals with description of a new species of genus Lakshmia Yakovlev, 2004, Lakshmia narayani Singh, Ahmad, Yakovlev & Joshi, sp. nov. is described from specimens of Mizoram, India. This also represents the first record of genus Lakshmia from India. Images of the adult and genitalia along with a complete checklist of the specie...

The present catalogue comprises 144 species in 54 genera and 11 families of Yponomeutoidea found in India which represents 7.6 % of the total 1,884 species. Among the 11 families present in India, Yponomeutidae is most speciose (32 species in 14 genera), followed by Lyonetiidae (28 species in four genera), Glyphipterigidae (25 species in four gener...

In the present manuscript, we review the genus Lemyra Walker, 1856 from India by examining the specimens collected freshly from different parts of India from 2016 to 2019 and from the National Zoological Collection of the Zoological Survey of India (NZCZSI). The revised status of Lemyra in India is presented by describing seven new species: Lemyra...

In the present manuscript, we report three species of Miltochrista Hübner i.e. M. aquila (Černý in Černý & Pinratana, 2009), M. weidenhofferi weidenhofferi (Černý, 2012), and M. kravchenkoi Volynkin, Saldaitis & Müller, 2022 for first time from India. Additionally, we illustrate male genitalia of M. aquila and M. infumata (Felder, 1874) and female...

We present a catalogue of 104 valid species in 20 genera and two subfamilies i.e., Euteliinae and Stictopterinae of Indian Euteliidae, which represent 19.25% of the global Euteliidae (540 species). Out of 104 Indian species, Euteliinae are represented by 52 species in 14 genera and Stictopterinae by 52 species in six genera. Six new combinations ar...

It is shown that two species are confused under the concept of Chrysorabdia viridata and that also the original series of this nominal taxon is mixed. Following fixation of the identity of C. viridata via designation of a lectotype, the remaining species, widespread in the Southern Himalayas up to Northern Myanmar, is described as Chrysorabdia f...

We carry out the taxonomic review of two genera, Cernyia Bucsek, 2012 and Denteilema Dubatolov, 2012, based on external morphology, male genital and genetic attributes (COI). Cernyia neocretacea Singh & Kirti, 2016 is synonymized with Denteilema cretacea (Hampson, 1911). A new species i.e., Denteilema nyishi sp. nov., morphologically reminiscent of...

Family Heliocosmidae Joshi, Singh & Kendrick, fam. nov. is formally described to stabilize the nomenclature

This illustrated guide is the first ever that summarises the main diagnostic characters for all the superfamilies and families of Lepidoptera found in India. The diversity of global Lepidoptera is updated to 166,320 species, 143 families and 43 superfamilies, of which 13,124 species, 101 families and 31 superfamilies occur in India. Heliocosmidae i...

Commercially, apple is the most important temperate fruit crop. Approximately 93 million metric tonnes of apples were produced globally in 2021, with India contributing around 2 million metric tonnes during the same period. Most of the apple varieties need cross pollination due to the weightiness of apple pollen, which is not easily dispersed by th...

The present paper deals with the taxonomy of all the Indian Lista. Previously, four species of Lista were reported from India. Herein, two additional species, Lista monticola Yamanaka, 2000 and Lista furciillatusa Wang, Chen and Wu, 2019 are reported for the first time from India. Adults and their genitalia structures are illustrated. A key to the...

In this manuscript, Haritalopha biparticolor Hampson, 1895 is reported for the first time from India, that represents the first record of genus Haritalopha Hampson, 1895 from India. The genus is recharacterised with male genitalia for the first time. Diagnosis and illustrations of adults and genitalia are also provided.

In this study, two Himalayan inhabitant Hemiglaea mirabilis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 and Agrochola magarorum Benedek, Bebics & Saldaitis, 2013 under tribe Xylenini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) are recorded for the first time from India. Diagnosis and images of habitus and male genitalia are provided.

In the present manuscript, we report 13 species in six families of moths (Lepidoptera), i.e., Adrapsa ablualis Walker, 1859 (Noctuidae); Corgatha tornalis Wileman, 1915; Eugoa brunnea Hampson, 1914; Fossia melandra (Černý, 2009); Miltochrista roseogrisea (Rothschild, 1913); Spilosoma howqua Moore, 1877; Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902; Oruza croco...

The present research paper deals with the documentation of 25 species under 16 genera of moths belonging to three subfamilies of Sphingidae from Saranda Forest Division, Jharkhand, India. All 25 species are being reported for the first time from the study area. Furthermore, Agnosia orneus (Westwood, 1847) is reported for the first time from Jharkha...

We catalogue 165 species in 81 genera representing six families of Cossoidea present in India. Sesiidae is the most dominant family in India, consisting 89 species in 38 genera, followed by Cossidae with 47 species in 28 genera, Brachodidae with 13 species in six genera, Metarbelidae with 12 species in seven genera, Ratardidae with three species in...

In the present paper, we discuss the taxonomy of 11 species of Plutodes Guenée, [1858], collected from different regions of India, including description of one new species, P. quadratus sp. nov. Herein, we provide an identification key to all the Indian species, diagnoses and updated distributions of the studied species and a consolidated global ch...

Herein, we deal with the taxonomy of 12 species of Endotricha including three new species: Endotricha sikkima Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov., E. fuscosimilata Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. and E. lii Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. from India. Endotricha dumalis Wang & Li, 2005 and E. valentis Kirpichnikova, 2003 are reported for the fi...

In the present manuscript, we describe a new species Barsaurea apatani sp. nov. from Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, and report Barsaurea diehli (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2014) from Arunachal Pradesh and B. ketiga Volynkin, Černý & Huang, 2020 from Mizoram, North East India, new country records for India. Diagnostic characters are provided...

The Miltochrista hollowai (Kirti & Gill, 2009) and M. curvifascia (Hampson, 1891) species-groups are reviewed, and two new species belonging to the M. hollowai species-group i.e., Miltochrista madathumala sp. nov. and M. kumarkaustubhi sp. nov. are described from South India. The female of M. paraarcuata is illustrated and diagnosed for the first t...

The current study was planned to understand the pattern of pollen transportation in commercially significant plants of the central and eastern Himalayas via non-papilionoid Lepidoptera. For data collection, 14 locations of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and North Bengal were surveyed between September 2018 to August 2019. Our investigation revealed tha...

The present study enumerates 65 species of Papilionoidea from the Ladakh Himalaya with the geographical locations and adult flight data. All the species are documented by museum vouchers. Most of the species recorded, have restricted distribution or they are endemic to the Pamir–NW Himalaya region. Sixteen species are protected in the Indian Wildli...

In the present manuscript, one new species, Coenodomus wangi Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, sp. nov., is described and diagnosed with its closely similar species, C. dudgeoni Hampson, 1896 and C. rotundinidus Hampson, 1891. An updated checklist of global Coenodomus species is provided.

Herein, we describe a new species Honveda schintlmeisteri sp. nov., from Maharashtra, India. Illustrations of the adult and external genitalia, along with a diagnosis comparing it to congeners are provided. We extend the known distribution of genus from Indian Himalaya to the Western Ghats of India. An annotated checklist of the genus is also pro...

We catalogue 100 species (including nominotypic subspecies) and five subspecies in 35 genera of Lasiocampinae, Lasiocampidae from India. This represents 5% of the 1,952 species of Global Lasiocampidae. Information on types (locality and depository), synonymy, diversity and distribution in different biogeographic zones of India alongwith global reco...

In the present manuscript, a new genus Atkinomus Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, gen. nov. is established and described for a new species Atkinomus parilis Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. from Sikkim, India. Additionally, two new species, Arcanusa confusa Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. (Sikkim) and Lamida whitakeri Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. no...

The present chapter includes 152 species under 137 genera, 39 subfamilies, 16 families, and 09 superfamilies from the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. 106 species are new records for the moth fauna of Great Nicobar. For all of the included species, first reference, material examined, distribution in India and elsewhere (outside of India), and remar...

A new species, Psaphis gerhardi Singh, Ahmad & Joshi, sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Great Nicobar Island, India. The new species represents the second species of Psaphis Walker, 1854 from India and also the first record of the genus from Nicobar Islands. Apart from this Checklist of the known species of the genus is also provided.

We catalogue 1,695 Indian Pyraloidea species in 509 genera. Of these, Pyralidae comprises 518 species in 182 genera, which represents 8.35% of the global Pyralidae diversity of 6,197 species. Crambidae are represented by 1,177 species in 327 genera, accounting for 11.29% of the global Crambidae diversity of 10,418 species. Botys medullalis Snellen,...

Present chapter reports the moth diversity recorded from the Deccan Peninsular Biogeographic zone of India categorised into 6A (Central Highlands), 6B (Chota-Nagpur), 6C (Eastern Highlands), 6D (Central Plateau) and 6E (Deccan South) Biogeographic Provinces. A total of 1122 species of moths under 608 genera of 94 subfamilies belonging to 29 fami...

Primarily, our focus is on the Catalogue of Indian Lepidoptera. Images and other information is a secondary objective. Other key features are: Distribution maps highlighting Indian states, decade wise species described, species described by authors and species distribution within Indian states & biogeographic zones. Data uploading is under progres...

Altogether 749 species of moths belonging to 445 genera under 26 families of 17 superfamilies are reported from the Gangetic Plains Biogeographic Zone of India. Upper Gangetic Plains (7A) consists of the maximum diversity of moths (454 species),followed by Lower Gangetic Plains (7B) that includes 453 species. In different states, the maximum moth d...

In the present article, the species Locastra mizo Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. is described, Locastra viridis Rong & Li, 2017 is reported for the first time from India, and based on the scape extension in the male antennae, Locastra is divided into two species groups. Locastra crassipennis, Walker, 1857, the type species of the genus Locastra, i...

Three new species of the genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] are described: M. idiomorfa sp. n. (India, Nepal, N Myanmar and SW China), M. dankana sp. n. (India and north-western Myanmar) and M. etalina sp. n. (Northeast India). Miltochrista straminea Walker, 1856, stat. rev. is restored to species level. The lectotype for Miltochrista straminea is d...

In the present research paper we describe two new species of Epipaschiinae, Termioptycha gnathospina Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. and Termioptycha almae Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. and report of two species, Termioptycha cornutitrifurca Rong & Li, 2017 and Termioptycha bilineata (Wileman, 1911) for the first time from India. An updated...

We present a catalogue of Indian Lecithoceridae with an account of 180 species in 38 genera and two subfamilies, Lecithocerinae (111 species in 21 genera, 61.67%) and Torodorinae (69 species in 17 genera, 38.33%). The analysis of biogeographic zone wise and state wise distribution reveals the maximum percentage of Lecithoceridae species in Western...

In the present paper, we describe two new species, Garudinia shompen sp. nov. (Arctiinae) and Plusiodonta nicobarensis sp. nov. (Calpinae) and report five new species records for India: Nishada sambara (Moore, 1859), Teulisna chiloides Walker, 1862 (Arctiinae), Tamba cosmoloma Prout, 1928, T. occidinawa Holloway, 2005 (Boletobiinae) and Anoba rigid...

The present catalogue comprises 88 species in 24 genera and 10 families of nonditrysian Lepidoptera from India. Information on type localities, records from India including their diversity in different biogeographic zones of India and from outside India is included. Among all, Hepialidae is the dominant family, consisting 25 species in four genera...

We report a Sundaland inhabitant, Rhodoneura pudicula Guenée, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae) from Great Nicobar Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the first-time record from India. Description, diagnosis, images of habitus and male genitalia are provided. Additionally, we report the extension of the distributional range of two thyridids: Mellea tae...

A monobasic genus, Curoba Walker is recharacterised by incorporating male and female genitalic attributes. Description and illustrations of adult and genitalia are also provided.

In this document, 15,541 faunal species/subspecies classified under 5,884 genera and 994 families are documented in this document from Deccan Peninsula Biogeographic Zone.

Two new species, Teliphasa dodaki Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. and Teliphasa spinaejuxta Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. are described from India. Additionally, two Chinese species, Teliphasa erythrina Li in Liu, Wang & Li, 2016 and Teliphasa hamata Li in Liu, Wang & Li, 2016 are reported for the first time from India, raising the number of Indi...

Caissa kashungii sp. n. and Squamosa wungchanngamii sp. n. are described as new Limacodidae from India. These new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia and compared with similar species. Additionally, three species S. chalcites Orhant, 2000, Cania (Paracania) robusta Hering, 1931 and Rhamnosa (Rhamnosa) convergens Her...

In this article, we describe a new species, Patania shompen Singh & Ahmad, sp. n. from Great Nicobar Island. The differential diagnosis of the new species is provided with the Patania iopasalis (Walker, 1859), Patania obfuscalis (Yamanaka, 1998) and Patania clava Xu & Du, 2016.

We describe a new genus for the Spilomelinae: Conogethes alboflavalis Moore, 1888, known to occur in India and Nepal. We provide diagnostic characters for the new genus and comparison with the closely related genera, Conogethes Meyrick, 1884 and Pycnarmon Lederer, 1863.

Majority of the pollination related studies are based on the diurnal pollinators, and the nocturnal pollinators received less scientific attention. We reveal the significance of settling moths in pollination of angiosperm families in Himalayan ecosystem of North-East India. The refined and novel method of pollen extraction from the proboscides prov...

Two species, Casminola arminbecheri László, Ronkay & Witt, 2010 and Casminola johannstumpfi László, Ronkay &Witt, 2010 are reported for the first time from India. Images of the adults and genitalia are provided. Checklist of all the known species of the genus is also provided.

The present communication reports 1297 species of moths belonging to 753 genera of 107 subfamilies under 48 families of 19 superfamilies belonging to 05 clades under 02 infraorders in Himachal Pradesh. Of which, Geometridae is the most dominant family with 275 species under the superfamily Geometroidea.

A new species, Chadisra curvipenis N. Singh, Ahmad & Raha, sp. nov. is described from the Great Nicobar Island, India, and its detailed description along with habitus images, male genitalia illustrations and diagnoses with similar congeners are provided. A complete checklist of the genus with distributional records and a distribution map are given.

We present a catalogue of 673 species and nine subspecies of Indian Arctiinae in 175 genera which represents 6.11% of the global Arctiinae. Out of 673 species, a monogeneric tribe Amerilini is represented by four species (0.59 % of Indian Arctiinae and 6.06 % of global Amerilini), Arctiini are known by 180 species in 38 genera (26.74 % of Indian Ar...

In this paper, we report Ambulyx tattina (Jordan, 1919) from the Great Nicobar, a new addition to the Sphingid fauna of India. Additionally, we report four species of Sphingidae i.e., Apocalypsis velox Butler, 1876, Cechenena helops helops (Walker, 1856), Pergesa acteus(Cramer, [1779]), and Theretra silhetensis (Walker, 1856) for the first time fro...

The genus Neope Moore, [1866], currently consisting of six species and two additional subspecies from India, is reviewed based on a study of recent materials. A detailed taxonomic treatment of the genus Neope from India has been provided along with description of genitalia structures, a gap area for the Indian fauna of Neope. The male genitalia as...

The present catalogue is the first résumé of the family Nolidae Bruand, 1846 recorded in India comprising 354 species under 98 genera of 6 subfamilies, including four new records to India: Casminola seminigra (Hampson, 1896), Evonima ronkaygabori Han & Hu, 2019, Meganola suffusata (Wileman & West, 1929) and Nola euryzonata (Hampson, 1900). The Indi...

A new species of the genus Aberrasine Volynkin & S.-Y. Huang, 2019, Aberrasine tiani S.-Y. Huang, Volynkin, N. Singh & M. Wang, sp. nov. is described from southern Xizang, China. The species belongs to the A. strigivenata species-group having a characteristic reduced forewing pattern consisting of a medial transverse line and lengthwise strokes alo...

A new species, Pieris tadokoroi, sp. nov. is described from Himachal Pradesh, India. The new species is closely similar to those of the Pieris napi group and can be diagnosed by its smaller size and a broad apical forewing patch. Based on the recently collected material, the Pieris napi group from India is reviewed. The male and female genitalia ar...

The Miltochrista pudibunda (Snellen, 1880) species-group is reviewed. A new synonym is established: M. pudibunda = M. irregularis Rothschild, 1913, syn. nov. The species previously treated by authors (since Hampson (1900)) as M. pudibunda is described as new: M. berdepsebunda sp. nov. A lectotype female is designated for Miltochrista irregularis Ro...

In this paper, we describe a new bombycid, Trilocha nicobari N. Singh & Ahmad, sp. nov., distributed in Great Nicobar Island. The new species is diagnosed with all its congeners. A checklist and a taxonomic key to the known species of Trilocha is provided.

In the present paper, two new genera of the Prabhasa Moore, 1878 / Zadadra Moore, 1878 generic complex are described: Dentadra gen. nov. (Type species: Prabhasa flavicosta Moore, 1878) and Prabadra gen. nov. (Type species: Prabadra occidentalis sp. nov.). Additionally, two new species are described: Prabadra occidentalis sp. nov. (NE India and N Th...

Aberrasine pangsau, sp. nov. is described as a new from Shergaon, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India. The new species is diagnosed with its closely similar species, A. strigivenata (Hampson, 1894). Additionally, we divide the genus into two species groups and provide the world checklist of the genus.

Altogether 3,265 species of moths belonging to 1,519 genera under 60 families of 24 superfamilies under 5 clades are reported from North-East Biogeographic Zone of India. North-East Hills (9B) represent the maximum diversity of moths (2,696 species), followed by Brahmaputra Valley (9A) with 1,383 species. In case of states, the maximum moth diversi...

Thespea aka, sp. nov., is described as new from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Additionally, four species are recorded for the first time from India: Melinaria pseudorepanda kalawensis (Orhant, 2000) and Parasa julikatis Solovyev & Witt, 2009, recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, and Thosea lutea Heylaerts, 1890 and Mambarona congrua (Walker, 1862), recorded...

The present chapter deals with the compiled information on 205 species of moths under 14 families of East Kolkata Wetlands. Detailed checklist of the reported species of EKW is presented here.

In the present manuscript, two species of genus Padenia Moore, 1882 i.e., P. obliquifascia Rothschild, 1920 and P. acutifasciaDe Joanis, 1928 are reported for the first time from India. Earlier, P. obliquifascia was reported from Sumatra, Java,Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo whereas P. acutifascia was reported from

Moths or the Heteroceran family of the Order Lepidoptera play an important role in agroecosystems by being pests and sometimes being pollinators or indicators of climate changes. Different species of moths depend on different host plants to complete their holometabolus life cycle and they feed upon different parts of their host plants. Agroecosyste...

Based on available information, the two species of the genus Cyllogenes hitherto recognized, with three subspecies, have been recorded from mainland India. In this paper, a taxonomic study of the genus Cyllogenes was conducted, with descriptions of genitalia structures from Indian material. Using scanning electron microscopy, the morphology of the...

Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] is one of the most species-rich genera of lichen-moths belonging to the Asura/Miltochrista complex and is distributed widely in the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions. A checklist of Miltochrista (sensu lato) was recently published by Volynkin et al. (2019) and included 206 species and 10 subspecies. Four additional specie...

A monotypic genus Purenola Qi, László, Ronkay, Bae & Han, 2013 is proposed here as a synonym of the genus Membranola Pellinen (2012). In addition, Leucobaeta hemiphea (Hampson, 1905), Nola infralba Inoue, 1976 and Nola atrocinta Inoue, 1998 are reported for the first time from India. With 13 colour illustrations of adults and genitalia images

The present chapter reports the moth diversity recorded from the Western Ghats Biogeographic Zone of India categorised into the 5A (Malabar Plains) and 5B (Western Ghats Hills) Biogeographic Provinces. A total of 2,294 species of moths under 1,029 genera in 117 subfamilies of 48 families are reported. Western Ghats Hills (5B) represent the maximum...

Two new species, Sacada dzonguensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov. and S. umtasorensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov. , are described from India. Additionally, seven species of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 are redescribed. A new genus, Pseudosacada N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, gen. nov. , is described to accommodate Paravetta flexuosa Snellen...

A new species, Toccolosida ganeshgudiensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov. is described from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, the furthest southern known distribution for the genus in India. Additionally, Lixa Walker, 1866 is synonymised with Toccolosida Walker, 1863 and L. productalis Walker is newly combined as Toccolosida productalis (W...

Genus Porcellanola is reported for the first time from India with description of a new species, Porcellanola sikkima Joshi, Singh & László sp. nov., (Sikkim) along with the morphotaxonomy of two more species, P. sukhothai László, Ronkay & Witt, 2006 and P. langtangi László, Ronkay & Witt, 2006. In addition, first description of the female genitalia...

A new species, B. kirata Volynkin & N. Singh, sp. nov. , similar to B. germana , is described from India and Nepal. The existence of two colour forms in some species of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 is revealed. A new synonymy is established for Barsine germana (Rothschild, 1913), which includes two forms that were described as three different spe...

In this paper, Lethe (Zophoessa) jalaurida (de Nicéville, 1881) and its relatives, viz. the jalaurida-subgroup (sura-group), are studied. A new species, L. giancbi Lang & Das sp. nov. which was identified as L. elwesi (Moore, 1892) by Lang & Bozano (2015) and Lang (2017), is described from SE Tibet, China. Lethe elwesi houjiangae Lang & Bozano, 201...