First record of two species of Xylenini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) from India

Authors

  • Jalil Ahmad
     Lepidoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Navneet Singh
     Lepidoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Rahul Joshi
     Lepidoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/172404

Keywords:

Agrochola, Hemiglaea, India, New Records, Xylenini

Abstract

In this study, two Himalayan inhabitant Hemiglaea mirabilis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 and Agrochola magarorum Benedek, Bebics & Saldaitis, 2013 under tribe Xylenini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) are recorded for the first time from India. Diagnosis and images of habitus and male genitalia are provided.

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Published

2023-11-03

How to Cite

Ahmad, J., Singh, N., & Joshi, R. (2023). First record of two species of Xylenini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Noctuinae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(2), 139–142. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/172404

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Volume 123, Issue 2, 2023

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