Open AccessMoths of the superfamily Gelechioidea (Microlepidoptera) from the Western Ghats of India
Author(s) -
Amit Katewa,
P. C. Pathania
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6723.13.8.19040-19052
Subject(s) - superfamily , biology , gelechiidae , zoology , veterinary medicine , botany , lepidoptera genitalia , medicine , genetics , gene
Sixteen species belonging to 13 genera—Stegasta Meyrick, Anarsia Zeller, Hypatima Hübner, Helcystogramma Zeller (Gelechiidae), Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer, Hygroplasta Meyrick, Torodora Meyrick (Lecithoceridae), Apethistis Meyrick, Cophomantella Fletcher, Stathmopoda Herrich-Schäffer, Tonica Walker (Oecophoridae), Ethmia Hübner (Ethmidae), and Eretmocera Zeller (Scythridae)—of the superfamily Gelechioidea have been collected from different localities of the Western Ghats. Other details such as synonymy, material examined, distribution, and remarks are also provided. Fifteen species are recorded for the first time from the Western Ghats.