A new Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] from Western Ghats of India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
A new species of genus Miltochrista Hübner, [1819] is described: Miltochrista coonoorensis S. Singh, N. Singh & Kirti sp. nov. from South Indian states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The diagnostic comparison of new species is made with five closely related congeners i.e., M. hogani Volynkin & Huang, 2022, M. ochracea (Hampson, 1891), M. obliqua (Hampson, 1891), M. hollowai Kirti & Gill, 2009 and M. uncalis (Kirti & Gill, 2009). Adult and its genital capsule are illustrated in detail.
Authors
- Santosh Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5727-3075)
- Navneet Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-7983)
- Jagbir Singh Kirti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-5931)
Institutions
- Government Medical College (IN)
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- Block Engineering (United States) (US)
- Punjabi University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5537.2.9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55