Discovery of the genus Maikona Matsumura, 1928 (Noctuidae: Agaristinae) from India with the description of a new species Author Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh Centre ALGATECH, Institute of Microbiology AV ČR, Novohradská 237, Opatovický mlýn, 379 01 Třeboň, Czech Republic. Author Fric, Zdenek Flatynek Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, AV ČR, Branisovská 1160 / 31 CZ- 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-07-19 5481 5 582 590 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5481.5.7 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5481.5.7 1175-5326 12783087 1A2FF481-B19B-47D5-82FE-A79A03203831 Genus Maikona Matsumura, 1928 Type species: Maikona jezoensis Matsumura, 1928 . Insecta Matsumurana 2 (3): 126, by original designation. Diagnosis. The moths of the genus Maikona Matsumura, 1928 exhibit male genitalia that are very similar to those of the genus Alloasteropetes Kishida & Machijima, 1994 , but they differ significantly in their wing patterns. Maikona moths follow the typical trifid noctuid moth pattern, with orbicular and reniform stigmata and distinct antemedial and postmedial transverse lines ( Owada et al. 2003a ). Adult Maikona moths are notable for their very hairy bodies, a prominent crest on the first abdominal segment, and blackish body and wing coloration ( Owada et al. 2003b ). In the male genitalia of Maikona , the ventral projection of the valva is connected to a sclerotized plate that originates from a basal sclerotized part of the costa. In contrast, in Alloasteropetes , a sclerotized plate from the costa is present, but the ventral projection of the valva is absent ( Owada et al. 2003b ).