A new species of Coenodomus Walsingham, 1888 (Epipaschiinae, Pyralidae, Lepidoptera) from India.

In the present manuscript, one new species, Coenodomus wangi Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, sp. nov., is described and diagnosed with its closely similar species, C. dudgeoni Hampson, 1896 and C. rotundinidus Hampson, 1891. An updated checklist of global Coenodomus species is provided.

On the taxonomy of genus Endotricha Zeller (Pyralinae, Pyralidae, Lepidoptera) with description of three new species from India.

Herein, we deal with the taxonomy of 12 species of Endotricha including three new species: Endotricha sikkima Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov., E. fuscosimilata Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. and E. lii Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. from India. Endotricha dumalis Wang & Li, 2005 and E. valentis Kirpichnikova, 2003 are reported for the first time from India. Synonymy (if any), diagnosis, material examined, distribution, and illustrations of the male adults and genitalia are provided for all the studied species, and female adults and their genitalia for four species. For the new species, a detailed description is also given.

A new species and two species records of genus Barsaurea from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

In the present manuscript, we describe a new species Barsaurea apatani sp. nov. from Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, and report Barsaurea diehli (Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2014) from Arunachal Pradesh and B. ketiga Volynkin, Cerný & Huang, 2020 from Mizoram, North East India, new country records for India. Diagnostic characters are provided to distinguish the new species from its close relative, B. phaeoxanthia (Hampson, 1900). An updated checklist of Barsaurea is also provided.

Taxonomic review of the Miltochrista hollowai and M. curvifascia species-groups with descriptions of two new species from India (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

The Miltochrista hollowai (Kirti & Gill, 2009) and M. curvifascia (Hampson, 1891) species-groups are reviewed, and two new species belonging to the M. hollowai species-group i.e., Miltochrista madathumala sp. nov. and M. kumarkaustubhi sp. nov. are described from South India. The female of M. paraarcuata is illustrated and diagnosed for the first time. Illustrations of adults and genitalia as well as diagnoses are provided for all the species considered.

A review of the genus Plutodes Guene (Geometridae: Ennominae) from India with description of one new species.

In the present paper, we discuss the taxonomy of 11 species of Plutodes Guene, [1858], collected from different regions of India, including description of one new species, P. quadratus sp. nov. Herein, we provide an identification key to all the Indian species, diagnoses and updated distributions of the studied species and a consolidated global checklist of 36 species and 2 subspecies (including 13 species from India) along with their distributions and synonyms. The study also includes downgrading of P. digitata Kirti & Saxena, 2019 as a new junior synonym of P. lamisca Swinhoe, 1894. Species diagnoses are accompanied by illustrations of habitus and genitalia, including the first time illustrated diagnoses of male genitalia of four species.

Review of the genus Locastra Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) from India, with a new species and a new species record.

In the present article, the species Locastra mizo Ranjan, Singh Kirti, sp. nov. is described, Locastra viridis Rong Li, 2017 is reported for the first time from India, and based on the scape extension in the male antennae, Locastra is divided into two species groups. Locastra crassipennis, Walker, 1857, the type species of the genus Locastra, is re-diagnosed and photographs of the adult and genitalia are provided.

Three new species of Miltochrista Hbner from India, Myanmar, Nepal and China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

Three new species of the genus Miltochrista Hbner, [1819] are described: M. idiomorfa sp. n. (India, Nepal, N Myanmar and SW China), M. dankana sp. n. (India and north-western Myanmar) and M. etalina sp. n. (Northeast India). Miltochrista straminea Walker, 1856, stat. rev. is restored to species level. The lectotype for Miltochrista straminea is designated. Adults, male and female genitalia of the new and similar species are illustrated.

On the taxonomy of genus Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889 (Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) with description of two new species and two new species records from India.

In the present research paper we describe two new species of Epipaschiinae, Termioptycha gnathospina Ranjan, N. Singh Kirti, sp. nov. and Termioptycha almae Ranjan, N. Singh Kirti, sp. nov. and report of two species, Termioptycha cornutitrifurca Rong Li, 2017 and Termioptycha bilineata (Wileman, 1911) for the first time from India. An updated checklist of all the Termioptycha species is provided.

On the taxonomy of genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) with the description of two new species and two new species records from India.

Two new species, Teliphasa dodaki Ranjan, Singh Kirti, sp. nov. and Teliphasa spinaejuxta Ranjan, Singh Kirti, sp. nov. are described from India. Additionally, two Chinese species, Teliphasa erythrina Li in Liu, Wang Li, 2016 and Teliphasa hamata Li in Liu, Wang Li, 2016 are reported for the first time from India, raising the number of Indian Teliphasa species to eight. Photographs of adults and male genitalia along with a global checklist of Teliphasa species are provided.

A new genus, three new species and a new species record of Epipaschiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from India.

In the present manuscript, a new genus Atkinomus Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, gen. nov. is established and described for a new species Atkinomus parilis Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. from Sikkim, India. Additionally, two new species, Arcanusa confusa Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. (Sikkim) and Lamida whitakeri Ranjan, N. Singh & Kirti, sp. nov. (Sikkim, Uttarakhand) are described. Lamida buruensis Janse, 1931 is reported for the first time from India. Differential diagnoses and photographs of adults and male genitalia are provided.

A catalogue of Indian Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera).

We catalogue 1,695 Indian Pyraloidea species in 509 genera. Of these, Pyralidae comprises 518 species in 182 genera, which represents 8.35% of the global Pyralidae diversity of 6,197 species. Crambidae are represented by 1,177 species in 327 genera, accounting for 11.29% of the global Crambidae diversity of 10,418 species. Botys medullalis Snellen, distributed in Indonesia, is reinstated to species status as Sciorista medullalis (Snellen), stat. rev., comb. nov. Sylepta [sic] picalis Hampson, 1903, syn. nov. is synonymised with Syllepte picalis Hampson, 1899. A replacement name Archernis polynesiae N. Singh & Mally, nom. nov. is proposed for Archernis fulvalis Hampson, 1913a, a junior homonym of Archernis fulvalis Hampson, 1899e. We review the chronology and quantity of species descriptions of Indian Pyraloidea by various authors. Summaries of all subfamilies of Pyralidae and Crambidae present in India provide information on adult and larval morphology, food plant associations, and diversity and distribution in major biogeographic zones of India.

A catalogue of Indian Arctiinae (Erebidae, Lepidoptera).

We present a catalogue of 673 species and nine subspecies of Indian Arctiinae in 175 genera which represents 6.11% of the global Arctiinae. Out of 673 species, a monogeneric tribe Amerilini is represented by four species (0.59 % of Indian Arctiinae and 6.06 % of global Amerilini), Arctiini are known by 180 species in 38 genera (26.74 % of Indian Arctiinae and 2.73% of global Arctiini), Lithosiini comprise 419 species in 128 genera (62.25% of Indian Arctiinae and 13.30% of global Lithosiini), and Syntomini account for 70 species in eight genera (10.40 % of Indian Arctiinae and 5.83% of global Syntomini). Information related to type localities, records from India with respective literature references, and the genus/ species synonyms is provided. Brief summaries for the four tribes of Indian Arctiinae, stating their Indian genus and species diversities, diagnostic characters of imagines are also provided. Furthermore, we present data on the distribution of the Arctiinae within the biogeographic zones of India. In addition, a brief analysis of the research history of Indian Arctiinae illustrates the general patterns of when and by whom the Indian species were described.

A new species of genus emAberrasine/em Volynkin amp; Huang, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from North East India.

Aberrasine pangsau, sp. nov. is described as a new from Shergaon, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India. The new species is diagnosed with its closely similar species, A. strigivenata (Hampson, 1894). Additionally, we divide the genus into two species groups and provide the world checklist of the genus.

A new species of Toccolosida, a Pyralinae from the Western Ghats, India (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) and the revised status of Lixa as a synonym.

A new species, Toccolosida ganeshgudiensis N. Singh, Kirti Ranjan, sp. nov. is described from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, the furthest southern known distribution for the genus in India. Additionally, Lixa Walker, 1866 is synonymised with Toccolosida Walker, 1863 and L. productalis Walker is newly combined as Toccolosida productalis (Walker), comb. nov. An updated checklist and a taxonomic key to the known species of Toccolosida are also provided.

Revision of the Miltochrista obliquilinea species-group, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

The Miltochrista obliquilinea (Swinhoe, 1901) species-group is revised. Four new species are described: M. konta Volynkin, Cerný N. Singh, sp. n. (Thailand, Laos and Vietnam), M. adelfika Volynkin, N. Singh, Cerný, Kirti Datta, sp. n. (India, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam), M. stenovalva Volynkin, N. Singh, Cerný, Kirti Datta, sp. n. (India and Thailand) and M. lavides Volynkin, Cerný N. Singh, sp. n. (Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam). The lectotype for Lyclene obliquilinea Swinhoe, 1901 is designated. Adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated.

On the taxonomy of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 from India, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species (Pyralinae, Pyralidae, Lepidoptera).

Two new species, Sacada dzonguensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov. and S. umtasorensis N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, sp. nov., are described from India. Additionally, seven species of the genus Sacada Walker, 1862 are redescribed. A new genus, Pseudosacada N. Singh, Kirti & Ranjan, gen. nov., is described to accommodate Paravetta flexuosa Snellen, 1890 (presently in Sacada). A new combination is established: Pseudosacada flexuosa (Snellen, 1890), comb. nov. Morphologically, the new genus resembles the genus Sacada and can only be diagnosed by the male genitalia. The diagnostic differences are discussed and illustrated along with adults and external male genitalia of related taxa. A world checklist and a key to the Oriental and Australasian species are provided.

Description of a new Barsine Walker, 1854 from India and Nepal (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini).

A new species, B. kirata Volynkin & N. Singh, sp. nov., similar to B. germana, is described from India and Nepal. The existence of two colour forms in some species of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 is revealed. A new synonymy is established for Barsine germana (Rothschild, 1913), which includes two forms that were described as three different species: Barsine germana (Rothschild, 1913) (the yellow form) = B. valvalis Kaleka, 2003, syn. nov., and B. thomasi Kaleka, 2003, syn. nov. (the red-spotted forms).

A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini).

Indian taxa of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 are reviewed. Five new species and three new subspecies are described: C. rudloffi Volynkin N. Singh, sp. nov., C. atlanteia N. Singh et al., sp. nov., C. chrysopeleia N. Singh et al., sp. nov., C. dohertyi eirene Volynkin N. Singh, ssp. nov., C. britomartis N. Singh Volynkin, sp. nov., C. arama metis Volynkin N. Singh, ssp. nov., C. dryope Volynkin N. Singh, sp. nov. and C. conclusa nicobara N. Singh et al., ssp. nov. The replacement name for C. tripunctata Rothschild, 1936 nec. Reich, 1935 is introduced: C. arorai Volynkin et al., nom. nov. Cyana linatula (Swinhoe, 1891), stat. rev. and Cyana watsoni Hampson, 1897, stat. rev. are restored to species rank from the synonymy with Cyana subornata (Walker, 1854) and Cyana moelleri (Elwes, 1890), respectively. Cyana paeninsulana Cerný, 2009 is downgraded to a subspecies of C. selangorica (Hampson, 1903): C. selangorica paeninsulana Cerný, 2009, stat. nov. Cyana flavotincta (Draudt, 1914) is downgraded to a subspecies of C. coccinea (Moore, 1878): Cyana coccinea flavotincta (Draudt, 1914), stat. nov. Five new synonyms are established: C. detrita Walker, 1854 = Lyclene tripunctata Reich, 1935, syn. nov.; C. obliquilineata (Hampson, 1900) = Cyana baolini Fang, 1992, syn. nov.; C. gelida gelida (Walker, 1854) = Lithosia alborosea Walker, 1864, syn. nov.; C. khasiana Hampson, 1897 = Chionaema hampsoni Kaleka, 2003, syn. nov.; C. arama arama (Moore, 1859) = Bizone triguttata Walker, 1869, syn. nov. The lectotypes are designated for the following 30 taxa: Cyana detrita Walker, 1854, Barsine suffundens Walker, 1864 [1865], Bizone coccinea Moore, 1878, Chionaema coccinea form flavotincta Draudt, 1914, Bizone puer Elwes, 1890, Bizone linatula Swinhoe, 1891, Cyana dudgeoni Hampson, 1895, Bizone peregrina Walker, 1854, Cyana catorhoda Hampson, 1897, Bizone quadrinotata Walker, 1869, Bizone pallens Butler, 1877, Bizone amabilis Moore, 1877, Bizone harterti Elwes, 1890, Doliche gelida Walker, 1854, Lithosia alborosea Walker, 1864, Bizone mölleri Elwes, 1890, Cyana watsoni Hampson, 1897, Bizone gazella Moore, 1872, Bizone dohertyi Elwes, 1890, Bizone sikkimensis Elwes, 1890, Cyana khasiana Hampson, 1897, Bizone bellissima Moore, 1878, Bizone arama Moore, 1859, Bizone triguttata Walker, 1869, Bizone adita Moore, 1859, Bizone bifasciata Poujade, 1886, Bizone signa Walker, 1854, Bizone fasciculata Walker, 1856, Bizone perornata Walker, 1854 and Bizone conclusa Walker, 1862.

Miltochrista jarawa (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), a new species from the Andaman Islands, India.

Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] is one of the most species-rich genera of lichen-moths belonging to the Asura/Miltochrista complex and is distributed widely in the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions. A checklist of Miltochrista (sensu lato) was recently published by Volynkin et al. (2019) and included 206 species and 10 subspecies. Four additional species have since been described by Volynkin et al. (2020). But still, the taxonomy of this large and diverse genus is poorly studied and many new species are awaiting descriptions.

Establishment of the new genus Parvuspina for an undescribed Lithosiini species of Asura/Miltochrista generic complex (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae).

The Asura/Miltochrista generic complex belongs to Lithosiini (Erebidae, Arctiinae). It is one of the most diverse and taxonomically unresolved groups of this tribe. At present, this generic complex includes about 25 valid genera, as well as several generic/specific taxa of unclear taxonomic status (Holloway 2001, Kirti Singh 2016, Volynkin 2017, Volynkin Ivanova 2017, Volynkin et al. 2017, Volynkin Cerný 2016).