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 text Zootaxa 2022 2022-07-15 5165 3 415 424 journal article 99298 10.11646/zootaxa.5165.3.6 df49f369-5c70-4a9a-a6ef-2405bd8644eb 1175-5326 6838491 586F045B-18D3-490B-B829-D8F0D7406860 Termioptycha margarita (Butler, 1879: 66) ( Locastra ) (Figs. 7, 13) Type locality: Yokohama [ Japan ] = Locastra lativitta Moore, 1888: 199 Type locality: Darjiling [Darjeeling, India ] = Macalla ( Parasaram a) margarita shisana Strand, 1919: 51 Type locality: Shisa ( Taiwan) Material examined : North East India , SIKKIM , Dzangu , 1 ♂ , 28.iv.2014 (8937/H10), leg. R . Ranjan . Diagnosis: Externally, T. margarita is closely similar to T. albifurcalis ( Rong et al . 2017 : fig. 18) and T. cornutitrifurca (Figs 3, 10) but is distinct from T. albifurcalis in male genitalia by the valva with sub-basal triangular process of costa absent, gnathos with an arched median process and the lateral flaps of the uncus are more enlarge d. Furthermore, T. margarita is distinct from T. cornutitrifurca (Fig. 10) by the male genitalia with costa of valva without any process (basal and medial processes present on T. cornutitrifurca ) and the apex of aedeagus without any process (a conspicuous trifurcated process present on T. cornutitrifurca ). Distribution: Indian records: Sikkim , Khasis, Nilgiris (Hampson 1896), N. E. India , Nilgiris ( Hampson 1896a ), Darjeeling ( Moore 1888 ), Kerala ( Bhattacharya 2000 ). Global records: Borneo, Japan (Hampson 1896), China , Taiwan , Japan , Korea , Malaysia , Indonesia , Bhutan , Russia ( Rong et al . 2017 ).