A new species of the genus Pieris Schrank, 1801 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae) with taxonomic notes on the Pieris napi group from India Author Das, Gaurab Nandi 0000-0002-4722-3100 gaurab 68 nandidas @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4722 - 3100 gaurab68nandidas@gmail.com Author Eitschberger, Ulf Entomologisches Museum Humboldtstrasse 13 A, D- 95168 Marktleuthen, Germany. Author Singh, Navneet 0000-0002-6657-7983 nsgill 007 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983 nsgill007@gmail.com Author Chandra, Kailash 0000-0001-9076-5442 kailash 611 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9076 - 5442 kailash611@rediffmail.com text Zootaxa 2021 2021-07-22 5004 4 501 520 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5004.4.1 1175-5326 5140718 1F52E880-A352-4949-A937-802A462D9689 Pieris napi group Diagnosis. The Pieris napi species-group is distinct from the other groups of the genus Pieris ( brassicae -group and rapae -group) in having the wing veins thickly suffused with black scales, both ventrally and dorsally, and stout neck lamina with the larger scent gland of the androconia (lamina long with smaller scent gland in the brassicae -group, whereas slender lamina with narrow neck and small scent gland in the rapae -group).