A new species of Zitha Walker, 1866 and three new records of pyraloid moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from India
Zitha ferrugineofasciata Irungbam & Mally sp. nov. (Pyralidae: Pyralinae) is described based on 12 male adult specimens collected in Manipur state, India. In addition, three species, Circobotys obscuriptera Wang, 2018 (Crambidae: Pyraustinae), Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 1993 (Crambidae: Spilomelinae) and Teliphasa spinosa Li, 2016 (Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) are reported from India for the first time. Illustrations of the adults and their genitalia are provided.
Authors
- Jatishwor Singh Irungbam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-6624)
- Richard Mally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-9471)
Institutions
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- Ecological Consulting (Czechia) (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.4.4
- Primary Topic
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00