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 cornutitrifurca Rong and Li, 2017: 163 (Figs. 3, 10) Type locality: Bubang ( Mengla , Yunnan , China ) Material examined : India , MIZORAM , Hmuifang , 1 ♀ , 31.ix.2013 ( NZCZSI , 8938/H10) , MEGHALAYA , Umtasor, 1 ♀ , 16.ix.2014 ( NZCZSI , 8939/H10) , SIKKIM , Deorali , 3 ♀ , 18.ix.2014 ( NZCZSI , 8940/H10), Ribdi , 1 ♂ , 07.v.2014 ( NZCZSI , 8941/H10) , KARNATAKA , Jogfalls , 1 ♂ , 24.11.2013 ( NZCZSI , 9332/H10), R . Ranjan leg. FIGURES 1–7 (Adults). Termioptycha spp. : 1, T. gnathospina sp. nov. , holotype; 2, T. almae sp. nov. , holotype; 3, T. cornutitrifurca , male, Ribdi, Sikkim; 4, T. bilineata , male, Deorali, Sikkim; 5, T. conjuncta , male, Deorali, Sikkim; 6, T. conjuncta , female, Mamit, Mizoram; 7, T. margarita , male, Dzangu, Sikkim. FIGURES 8–13 (male genitalia). Termioptycha spp. : 8, T. gnathospina sp. nov. , holotype; 9, T. almae sp. nov. , holotype; 10, T. cornutitrifurca , Ribdi , Sikkim; 11, T. bilineata , Deorali , Sikkim; 12, T. conjuncta , Deorali , Sikkim; 13, T. margarita , Dzangu , Sikkim. FIGURES 14 (female genitalia). Termioptycha spp. : T. conjuncta , Mamit , Mizoram . Diagnosis: T. cornutitrifurca is distinct from all its other congeners by the presence of a trifurcate process on the apical membranous part of aedeagus (defined as cornutus in original description). Furthermore, T. cornutitrifurca is externally similar to T. margarita (Fig. 7) and T. albifurcalis ( Rong et al . 2017 : fig. 8) but is distinct from T. margarita (Fig. 13) in male genitalia by the presence of a subbasal, triangular costal process and arched gnathos being narrowed apically (whereas in T. margarita (Fig. 13), subbasal triangular process of valval costa is absent and gnathos apically rounded). Furthermore, T. cornutitrifurca (Fig. 10) is distinct from T. albifurcalis ( Rong et al . 2017 : fig. 18) by the lateral spine of juxta larger and aedeagus having a trifurcated cornutus (whereas in T. albifurcalis , lateral spine of juxta is shorter and vesica is having a bunch of small cornutus along with a long cornutus). Another closely related species is T. longispina ( Rong et al. 2017 : fig. 17) but is distinct by the extraordinary long lateral process of juxta (shorter in T. cornutitrifurca ). Distribution : Indian records: Sikkim, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Karnataka (present study). Global records: China , Taiwan ( Rong et al . 2017 ). Remarks: So far, T. cornutitrifurca is reported from China and Taiwan . Collection of T. cornutitrifurca from various localities of Mizoram , Meghalaya Sikkim and Karnataka are its new distributional areas and first record from India .