A new species and a new species record of Caissa Hering from India (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae)
Author
Singh, Navneet
0000-0002-6657-7983
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, WB, India. & nsgill 007 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983
nsgill007@gmail.com
Author
Ahmad, Jalil
0000-0001-7719-864X
Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, WB, India. & jalilahmad 23046 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7719 - 864 X
jalilahmad23046@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-10-26
5200
1
96
100
journal article
172792
10.11646/zootaxa.5200.1.7
d4fbc8f1-054d-41a4-ba2a-a5040cb4b10e
1175-5326
7251917
Caissa medialis
Yoshimoto, 1994: 88
(
Figs 2
,
9, 10
)
Type
locality:
Kathmandu, Godavari.
Material examined.
India
:
3♂
,
Sikkim
,
Dzongu
,
28.iv.2014
,
Rahul Ranjan
leg. (
NZCZSI
)
.
Diagnosis.
Wingspan
20 mm
, forewing length
10 mm
.
Caissa medialis
is unique due to its male genitalia with the saccular process triangular, and directed dorsally.
Distribution.
Nepal
(
Yoshimoto 1994
),
India
(
Sikkim
) (present study).
Remarks.
Caissa medialis
is reported for the first time from
India
.