Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

Navneet Singh ¹, Jagbir Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Sector-8, Patna-26, Bihar, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Arctiidae is a major Noctuoid family of order Lepidoptera with estimated number of 10,945 species from the Globe (Heppner 1991) including more than 500 from India (Kirti & Gill 2010). Members of this family tend to be small to medium size with aposematic colours. The meta thoracic tymbal organ, a pre-spiracular counter tympanal hood and a pair of pheromonal glands between the ovipositor lobes are the main apomorphic characters of family Arctiidae.

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Navneet Singh ¹, Jagbir Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Rajendernagar, Patna, IN
2 Department of Zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Majority of the arctiid moths can be studied under two subfamilies i.e., Arctiinae and Lithositnae and the members of this group are of much economic importance.They can be identified from the meta thoracic tymbal organ, a pre-spiracular counter tympanal hood and a pair of pheromonal glands between the ovipositor lobes. Arctiid moths are an integral and complex part of our ecosystem and play a vital role in its functioning.

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