A new combination of a tussock moth species under Genus Himala Moore (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) and its range extension

Authors

  • Gagan Preet Kour Bali
     Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab
  • Amritpal Singh Kaleka
     Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab
  • Devinder Singh
     Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/152553

Keywords:

Argentea, Genitalia, Himala, India, Lymantriinae, Ochripes.

Abstract

The present communication deals with updating of the taxonomic status of a tussock moth species Leucoma ochripes Moore, making a new combination in the genus Himala Moore as Himala ochripes (Moore). The external morphological characters especially distinct male genitalic features served as the basis for the taxonomic placement. The collection of this species from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir forms its first record from North-West India.

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Gagan Preet Kour Bali, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab

 

Dept. Zoology & Environmental Sciences

Punjabi University Patiala

Amritpal Singh Kaleka, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Zoology & Environmental Sciences

Punjabi University Patiala

Devinder Singh, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147002, Punjab

Professor

Dept. of Zoology & Environmental Sciences

Punjabi University Patiala

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Published

2021-02-17

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Bali, G. P. K., Kaleka, A. S., & Singh, D. (2021). A new combination of a tussock moth species under Genus <i>Himala</i> Moore (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) and its range extension. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(4), 357–362. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/152553

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Volume 120, Issue 4, 2020

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