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Diversity of Moths (Lepidoptera) with New Faunistic Records from North East Jharkhand, India

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Authors

Navneet Singh ¹, Jalil Ahmad ², Rahul Joshi ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053 West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Sector–8, BH Colony, Patna – 800026, Bihar, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 117, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 326-340

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The information given in this research paper is based on 81 species representing 70 genera of moths collected during the survey conducted from October 05-08, 2016 by the first two authors. As many as 20 species are reported for the first time from Jharkhand as well as from Gangetic plains: Bastilla joviana (Stoll), Erebus ephesperis (Hubner), Creatonotos interrupta (Walker), Leucania venalba Moore, Yepcalphis dilectissima (Walker), Ericeia inangulata (Guenee), Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker), Agrotis segetum D&S, Entomogramma fautrix Guenee, Xanthodes albago (Fab.), Miaromima naessigi (Kobes), Scopelodes albipalpis Hering, Pseudoteleclita sp., Armiana longipennis (Moore), Tyspanodes linealis (Moore), Hyperythra lutea (Stoll), Cleora sp., Thalassodes veraria Guenee, Zeuzera coffeae Nietner, Bamra sp.,. The area was surveyed for the first time to study the diversity of moths.

Keywords

Diversity, Lepidoptera, Moths, New Records, North-East Jharkhand.

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New record of Bastilla angularis (Boisduval, 1833) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Oriental region

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Authors

Navneet Singh ¹, Rahul Joshi ², Jalil Ahmad ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Sector-8, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Patna - 800026, Bihar, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 118, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 440-442

Abstract

An African species, Bastilla angularis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is reported from two states of India, Bihar and Jharkhand. This species is reported for the first time from Oriental region. Photographs of adults and male genitalia are also provided.

Keywords

Bastilla angularis, Erebidae, Lepidoptera, New Record, Oriental Region.

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New Distributional Records of Eudocima Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Calpinae) from Gangetic Plains (India)

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Authors

Navneet Singh ¹, Jalil Ahmad ¹, Kumar Kaustubh ², Rahul Joshi ²

Affiliations
1 Lepidoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Patna – 800026, Bihar, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 119, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 238-245

Abstract

Genus Eudocima Billberg is represented by 11 species from India. Four species viz., Eudocima homaena (Hübner), Eudocima hypermnestra (Stoll), Eudocima materna (Linnaeus) and Eudocima phalonia (Linneaus) are collected and studied for the first time from Bihar and Jharkhand. External genitalia of all the studied species has been illustrated and studied. A checklist of Indian species of Eudocima is provided.

Keywords

Bihar, Erebidae, Eudocima, Jharkhand, New Range Records, Taxonomy.

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An Updated Checklist of Superfamily Drepanoidea (Lepidoptera) from India

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Authors

Rahul Joshi ¹, Navneet Singh ², Gyula M. László ³, Jalil Ahmad ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, GPRC, Sector-8, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Patna - 800026, Bihar, IN
2 Lepidoptera Section, Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, IN
3 The African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT), Street Court Leominster-Kingsland, HR6 9QA, GB

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 120, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 1-24

Abstract

An updated checklist of 164 valid species (including subspecies) under 55 genera of superfamily Daepanoidea, family Drepanidae representing four subfamilies: Cyclidiinae, Drepaninae, Oretinae and Thyatirinae has been compiled. The detailed information about distribution within India as well as in other countries, first reference, synonymy has been provided for each species. Clarifications regarding distributional limits within India are also given.

Keywords

Drepanidae, Cyclidiinae, Drepaninae, Oretinae and Thyatirinae.

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An updated checklist of Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) from Great Nicobar Island with a new species record from India

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Navneet Singh ¹, Jalil Ahmad ¹, Kailash Chandra ¹

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1 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata − 700053, West Bengal, IN

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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 121, No 3 (2021), Pagination: 375–381

Abstract

In this paper, we report Ambulyx tattina (Jordan, 1919) from the Great Nicobar, a new addition to the Sphingid fauna of India. Additionally, we report four species of Sphingidae i.e., Apocalypsis velox Butler, 1876, Cechenena helops helops (Walker, 1856), Pergesa acteus (Cramer, [1779]), and Theretra silhetensis (Walker, 1856) for the first time from Nicobar. An updated checklist with 28 species under 18 genera of Sphingidae of the great Nicobar Island is given.

Keywords

Ambulyx tattina, Apocalypsis velox, Cechenena helops helops, Pergesa acteus, Theretra silhetensis

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