On the taxonomy of genus Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889 (Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) with description of two new species and two new species records from India
Author
Ranjan, Rahul
0000-0003-4983-0403
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block New, Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India. & Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, Punjab, India. & rranjan 720 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4983 - 0403
rranjan720@gmail.com
Author
Singh, Navneet
0000-0002-6657-7983
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block New, Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India. & nsgill 007 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983
nsgill007@gmail.com
Author
Kirti, Jagbir Singh
0000-0002-9670-5931
Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, Punjab, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9670 - 5931
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-07-15
5165
3
415
424
journal article
99298
10.11646/zootaxa.5165.3.6
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1175-5326
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Termioptycha bilineata
(
Wileman, 1911: 364
)
(
Macalla
)
(Figs. 4, 11)
Type
locality:
Settsu
(
Japan
)
Material examined:
India
,
SIKKIM
,
Deorali
,
1 ♂
,
18.ix.2014
(
NZCZSI
, 8936/H10)
,
R
.
Ranjan
leg.
Diagnosis:
T. bilineata
is diagnosed by the central Y mark of forewing densely covered with fuscous brown scales. In male genitalia, pair of apical spine like process on an approximately rectangular uncus and a conspicuously long ampulla are diagnostic. Morphologically,
T. bilineata
is closely similar to
T. inimica
(
Rong
et al
. 2017
: fig. 13) but can be easily separated on the basis of male genitalia.
Distribution:
Indian record: Sikkim (present study). Global records:
China
,
Japan
(
Rong
et al
. 2017
).
Remarks:
So far,
T. bilineata
is reported from
China
and
Japan
. Reporting of
T. bilineata
from
Sikkim
is its first time record from
India
.