Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova 1993

Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 1993 (Figs 7, 16) Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 1993: 258, fig. 8. TL: Taiwan. Material examined. INDIA: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Manipur, Imphal West district, LRF, 24,8449°N, 93,9195°E, 949 m, 25 iii 2017, with gen. prep. JSI 465, JSI 466, JSI 467, leg. JS Irungbam. Diagnosis. In males, forewing length is 14 mm (n = 2), and wingspan is 30 mm. Externally, Neoanalthes nebulalis (Fig. 7) closely resembles N. variabilis Du & Li, 2008, but it can be distinguished in the male genitalia (Fig. 16) by the rhomboid valva with the ventral edge distally straight, and the broad sacculus with its small triangular protrusion towards the fibula near the costa base, whereas in N. variabilis, the valva is more elongate and with a distally round edge, and the sacculus is slimmer, with a more slender, longer protrusion towards the fibula (see Fig. 15a–b in Du & Li 2008). The female genitalia differ little interspecifically (see Du & Li 2008) and do not offer clear characters for species identification. Distribution. India (Manipur) and Taiwan (Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova 1993; Du & Li 2008). Biology. There are currently no published records on life stages other than adults, and neither on larval hostplants. The specimens investigated in this study were collected at an altitude of 949 m, compared to the specimens collected at 550–600 m in Du & Li (2008), and the adults are attracted to light. Remarks. This is the first record of both the genus and the species from India. Given the disjunct distribution between Taiwan (the type locality) and northeast India, it is reasonable to assume that the species is also present on the Indochinese Peninsula.