New records of Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from India Author Mazumder, Arna 0000-0002-3361-977X Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India. & arna 318 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3361 - 977 X arna318@gmail.com Author Sanyal, Abesh Kumar 0000-0001-5948-3180 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India. & abeshsanyal @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5948 - 3180 abeshsanyal@gmail.com Author Schintlmeister, Alexander 0000-0001-8146-8657 Calberlastr. 3, D- 01326 Dresden, Germany. & schintlm @ aol. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8146 - 8657 schintlm@aol.com Author Gayen, Subrata 0000-0002-0200-5361 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India. & gayensubrata 89 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0200 - 5361 gayensubrata89@gmail.com Author Chandra, Kailash 0000-0001-9076-5442 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India. & kailash 611 @ rediffmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9076 - 5442 kailash611@rediffmail.com Author Raha, Angshuman 0000-0001-6992-7056 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, West Bengal, India. & adroitangshuman @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6992 - 7056 adroitangshuman@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-01-19 5092 2 191 208 journal article 2520 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.3 d71ef3cc-e4e0-40c7-9ca8-c6d56b084265 1175-5326 5876507 20DF588A-E839-4B64-B930-91FA3A05E1D1 Ptilodon amplius Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001 [ Fig. 6 J ; Fig. 9 G–I ] 2001. Ptilodon amplius Schintlmeister & Fang, Neue Ent. Nachr . , 50 : 87. 2013. Ptilodon (Ptilodocuspis) amplius ; Schintlmeister, World Cat. Ins ., 11 : 363. TL : Yunnan [ China ]; TD : in collection of A. Schintlmeister, Dresden Material examined : India : 1 ♂ , Arunachal Pradesh , Dibang Valley dist. , Dihang-Dibang BR , Mayodia , 2163 m , 29.2331 °N , 95.9081 °E , 29. VII. 2016 , leg. A. K. Sanyal & Team ; 1 ♂ , Anini , Chaipani , 1776 m , 29.0036 °N , 95.9702 °E , 16. IV. 2017 ; 1 ♂ , Pattharnallah-1, 2029 m, 29.1047 °N , 96.0807 °E , 19. IV. 2017 ; 1 ♂ , Chigkupani , 1848 m , 29.0574 °N , 96.0517 °E , 26. IV. 2017 ; 2 ♂ , Basam , Chapupani , 1968 m , 29.0543 °N , 95.7836 °E , 26. V . 2017; 1 ♂ , Meyhoopey , 2314 m , 28.7873 °N , 95.9541 °E , 17. V . 2018, leg. S. Gayen & Team. Diagnosis : Forewing length: ♂ 20.5–23 mm . Ptilodon amplius is a member of the ‘ flavistigma species complex’ and externally very similar to P. flavistigma ( Moore, 1879 ) , P. saturata ( Walker, 1865 ) and P. spinosa Schintlmeister, 2007 .All the four species have brownish forewing, among which P. amplius has most prominent yellowish scales on fuscous-brown ground color, especially on outer half of forewing which differentiates it from P. saturata with less yellowish irroration, and P. flavistigma having very dark, brownish-black ground colour with well-marked reniform stigma. P. amplius can be differentiated from P. spinosa by less contrasting forewing pattern. The pale postmedian fascia and the row of pale dots following it are more distinct in P. amplius than P. saturata . The crenulated blackish fascia originating from the tooth scale to the costa of forewing is also more contrasting in P. amplius than that of P. spinosa and P. flavistigma . The male genitalia in P. amplius possesses small triangular gnathos-like structure in uncus. The valvae are variable and may or may not possess basal spine. The spiny-toothed sclerotizations in the 8 th sternite enclosing a deep furrow are typical to this species. Remarks : Schintlmeister (2008) reported this species as endemic to NW China , Yunnan and Sichuan . Present record from 1700–2300 m altitudinal zone in Wet Temperate Forest habitats in Dihang-Dibang BR further extends its distribution slightly westward to the Indian territory ( Fig. 5 ). Most of the individuals were sampled in the months of April to July, whereas earlier known activity period of the species was between May to August. This new record brings up the total number of species to five under the genus Ptilodon in India .