Taxonomic review of the genus Lemyra Walker (Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India Author Singh, Harsimranjeet 0000-0002-2508-6360 Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India & Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & harsimranjeet 29 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2508 - 6360 harsimranjeet29@gmail.com Author Raha, Angshuman 0000-0001-6992-7056 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & adroitangshuman @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6992 - 7056 adroitangshuman@gmail.com Author Kirti, Jagbir Singh 0000-0002-9670-5931 Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India & prjagbir 2005 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9670 - 5931 prjagbir2005@gmail.com Author Singh, Navneet 0000-0002-6657-7983 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India & nsgill 007 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983 * Corresponding Author nsgill007@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2024 2024-05-23 5454 1 1 69 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5454.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5454.1.1 1175-5334 11257560 FBE72597-C54C-4B51-B616-78F9FD0FBAFD Lemyra (Thyrgorina) khasiana Thomas, 1990: 42 ( Figs 85, 86 , 191, 192 ) TL: Khasis [Khasi hills, Meghalaya , India ] Material examined: India , Arunachal Pradesh : [Lower Subansiri district], Ziro , 1 ♂ , 28.viii.2005 , N. Singh leg. ( NZCZSI ; 12846/H10) , Sikkim : [East Sikkim district], Padamchen , 1 ♂ , 31.v.2017 , K. Mondal & Party leg. ( NZCZSI ; 12847/H10) ; Himachal Pradesh : [Chamba district], Saho , 2 ♂ , 12.ix.2006 , N. Singh leg. ( NZCZSI ; 12845/H10) ; West Bengal : [ Darjeeling district ], Singalila NP , Manedara , 1 ♂ , 1.xi.2018 , A. Sanyal & Party leg. ( NZCZSI ; 12844/H10) . Diagnosis: Forewing length: ♂ 16 mm . Lemyra (T.) khasiana ( Figs 85, 86 ) resembles the species with white wings and yellowish abdomen and is externally similar to an unrelated L. (T.) nigrifrons ( Figs 59, 60 ), but is distinct by its ochreous colour of pectus and abdomen (in L. (T.) nigrifrons , the pectus is black and the abdomen is with considerable black coloration laterally). Other differences between both the species have been discussed under L. (T.) nigrifrons . Distribution. Indian records: Meghalaya (Khasi Hills) ( Dubatolov 2010 , Singh et al. 2021 ), Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal (present study). Global records: Myanmar (Kambaiti) ( de Freina & Thomas 2015 ). Remarks: Strand (1919) named the ‘ab. 1’ aberration of Diacrisia nigrifrons ( sensu Hampson 1901 ) as Diacrisia nigrifrons khasiana which was later raised to a valid species by Thomas (1990) . In India , L. (T.) khasiana is so far reported from Khasi hills only. Herein, it is reported to be widely distributed in Indian Himalaya within an altitude range of 1500–2510 m . The species is found to occur in East Himalayan subtropical wet evergreen forest in Arunachal Pradesh , East Himalayan mixed coniferous forest in Sikkim , Himalayan chir pine forest in Himachal Pradesh and East Himalayan wet temperate forest in West Bengal .