Taxonomy and ecology of genus Phlogophora Treitschke, 1825 (Lepidoptera Noctuidae) in Indian Himalaya with description of a new species Author Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran 0000-0002-8038-2517 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India & uttaran 25 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8038 - 2517 uttaran25@gmail.com Author Dey, Rushati 0000-0002-8025-4443 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & rushati 94 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8025 - 4443 rushati94@gmail.com Author Bhattacharyya, Kamalika 0000-0002-9518-3449 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & kamalika 589 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9518 - 3449 kamalika589@gmail.com Author Mallick, Kaushik 0000-0001-7376-2776 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India & kaushik 11. cc @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7376 - 2776 kaushik11.cc@gmail.com Author Mazumder, Arna 0000-0002-3361-977X Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & arna 318 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3361 - 977 X arna318@gmail.com Author Gayen, Subrata 0000-0002-0200-5361 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & gayensubrata 89 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0200 - 5361 gayensubrata89@gmail.com Author Das, Moumita 0000-0003-2459-4926 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & moumitadas 994 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2459 - 4926 moumitadas994@gmail.com Author Raha, Angshuman 0000-0001-6992-7056 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & adroitangshuman @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6992 - 7056 adroitangshuman@gmail.com Author Sanyal, Abesh Kumar 0000-0001-5948-3180 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & abeshsanyal @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5948 - 3180 abeshsanyal@gmail.com Author Kumar, Vikas 0000-0002-0215-0120 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & vikaszsi 77 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0215 - 0120 vikaszsi77@gmail.com Author Uniyal, Virendra Prasad 0000-0001-5757-6383 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India & uniyalvp @ wii. gov. in; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5757 - 6383 uniyalvp@wii.gov.in Author Chandra, Kailash 0000-0001-9076-5442 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India & kailash 611 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9076 - 5442 kailash611@rediffmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-07-20 5004 2 311 342 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5004.2.4 1175-5326 5756730 DBC66538-7A75-404B-9BDF-9E4EA5D2EDEF Phlogophora calamistrata ( Moore, 1882 ) [ Fig. 15 , 43, 44 ] Dianthecia calamistrata Moore, 1882 , Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson, (2): 124. Euplexia calamistrata (Moore) : Hampson, 1908 , Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus., 7 : 230. Phlogophora calamistrata (Moore) : Fibiger & Hacker, 2007 , Noct. Eur., 9 : 186. Type locality: Darjeeling [ India , West Bengal ] . Material examined: India : 1 ♀ , Sikkim , Dist. West Sikkim , Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve , Yuksom , 27.37864° N , 88.22087° E , 1879 m , 22. XI. 2019 ; 1 ♂ , 24. XI. 2019 ; 1 ♀ , Khoyngtey , 27.37947° N , 088.22678° E , 1950 m , 27. XI. 2019 ; 1 ♀ , Sachen , 27.41380° N , 088.19749° E , 2193 m , 01. XII. 2019 ; 3 ♀♀ , Dist. North Sik- kim, Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve , Rabum , 27.65842° N , 088.60463° E , 2000 m , 13. XII. 2019 ; coll. A. K. Sanyal & team. 1 ♂ , West Bengal , Dist. Darjeeling , Darjeeling , 27.0402° N , 088.268° E , 2119 m , 15. X. 2018 ; 2 ♂♂ , Singalila National Park , Manedara , 27.1147° N , 088.1000° E , 2168 m , 27. X. 2018 ; 6 ♂♂ , 29. X. 2018 ; 1 ♂ , 30. X. 2018 ; 8 ♂♂ , 31. X. 2018 ; coll. A. K. Sanyal & team; 2 ♂♂ , Palamajua , 27.07071° N , 088.09071° E , 1909 m , 03. XI. 2018 ; 4 ♂♂ , Dhotrey , 27.0499° N , 088.1093° E , 2531 m , 05. XI. 2018 , 2054 m; 8 ♂♂ , Khopidara , 27.00525° N , 088.1189° E , 2054 m , 06. XI. 2018 ; coll. K. Bhattacharyya & team. Diagnosis: Wing expanse: Male: 36–38 mm . The species is unmistakable with white head and thorax, forewing ground colour being pale olive to ochreous-brown. A white-bordered black streak between subbasal and antemedial line below median nervure. Orbicular and reniform black and white-bordered and filled in with olive; distinct blackcentred claviform present; postmedial and submarginal lines whitish, defined by black and the latter originating from an olive apical patch. Hindwing pale fuscous, underside with distinct cell spot and postmedial line. Male genitalia: Uncus long; elongated valva with bulbous cucullus, a distinct costal flap and broad sacculus. Aedeagus with two tiny carinal spines and vesica with robust claw-like cornutus. Distribution: India : Sikkim , West Bengal ( Moore 1882 ; Hampson 1908 ). Global: Bhutan ( Dudgeon 1905 ). Bionomics: A very restricted-range species known mainly from Central Himalaya, within a narrow altitudinal range of 1900–2500 m , preferably in Wet Temperate Forest, and active only during post-monsoon months of October–December. The species was only observed in areas having annual precipitation and annual mean temperature range of 2400–2800 mm and 14–16 ºC respectively. NCBI GenBank accession No.: MT219965 , MT219966 , MT219968