A catalogue of the Yponomeutoidea of India (Lepidoptera)
Author
Joshi, Rahul
0000-0001-8514-1272
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India.
joshiarctiidae@gmail.com
Author
Farooqui, Shahabab A.
0000-0001-7289-5331
Department of Zoology, DAV University, Jalandhar - 144012, Punjab, India.
shahababfarooqui@gmail.com
Author
Singh, Navneet
0000-0002-6657-7983
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India.
nsgill007@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
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2024-06-13
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1.
Balanoptica orbicularis
(
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
)
: 140, 27 (
Cyme
)
TL: Nicobar Island (NHMUK)
Distribution. Indian records: Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Global
records:?
Sumatra
.
Remarks
.
Meyrick (1930a)
placed it near to
Melodryas
, which is presently placed in
Tineidae
. The position within
Yponomeutoidea
is still unclear Sohn
et al.
(2015). Though,
Yen
et al.
(2005)
stated that external morphology (except for their clear wings) and genitalic structure of
Balanoptica
genera, are similar to
Burlacena
Walker, 1865
(a member of Zygaenoidea). It is tentatively placed here till its further placement.