New and less known Notodontidae from Manipur, India (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea)
Author
Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh
0000-0002-3003-6624
Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovská 1760, CZ- 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, CAS, Branisovská 1160 / 31 CZ- 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Sphingidae Museum s. r. o., Plzeňská 134, 261 01 Příbram, Czech Republic. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3003 - 6624
Author
Schintlmeister, Alexander
0000-0001-8146-8657
Calberlastr. 3, D- 01326 Dresden, Germany. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8146 - 8657
Author
Fric, Zdenek Faltynek
0000-0002-3611-8022
https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3611 - 8022
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-10-18
5196
1
61
93
journal article
169984
10.11646/zootaxa.5196.1.3
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1175-5326
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Genus
Hexafrenum
Matsumura, 1925: 400
TS:
Hexafrenum maculifer
Matsumura, 1925
The genus
Hexafrenum
was established by Shônen Matsumura in 1925 from the
type
species
Hexafrenum maculifer
Matsumura, 1925
. The genus is characterized by bipectinated antennas in male and filiform in females an elongated shape of the forewings, where the dorsal tooth is well developed; ground colour is chocolate-brown, often with a hint reddish colour; apex, discal spot, the basal streak toward the margin of forewings are pale yellowish brown (
Schintlmeister 2007
).
Hexafrenum
is globally represented by approximately about 23 species are known and ranges from
Afghanistan
,
Pakistan
, the Himalaya,
China
, the Far East,
Taiwan
, Indochina, Sundaland, Java, the
Philippines
and Sulawesi (
Wu & Fang 2004
;
Schintlmeister & Pinratana 2007
). In this study, a new species is described,
Hexafrenum tangkhula
Irungbam & Schintlmeister
,
sp. nov.
from NE
India
.