First record of the genus Neoduma Hampson (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India with the description of a new species

Jagbir Singh Kirti; Rahul Joshi; Navneet Singh

doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3587.6568-70

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Nov 2014)

First record of the genus Neoduma Hampson (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India with the description of a new species

Jagbir Singh Kirti,
Rahul Joshi,
Navneet Singh

Affiliations

Jagbir Singh Kirti: Department of Zoology& Environmental sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
Rahul Joshi: Department of Agriculture, Baba Farid College, Deon, Bathinda, Punjab 151001, India
Navneet Singh: Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Sector 8, Bahadurpur, Housing Colony, Patna, Bihar 800026, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3587.6568-70
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 12
pp. 6568 – 6570

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A new species, Neoduma valvata sp. nov. is described from Assam and Mizoram (northeastern India) which represents the first record of the genus from India. In addition, the female genitalia of N. kuangtungensis (Daniel), a new record from India, is studied here for the first time. A dichotomous key to the Neoduma species is also provided.

Arctiinae, Erebidae, India, Neoduma, new record, new species.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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