Discovery of a new species and six new records of subfamily Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from India

Abstract

A new species of the genus Theorica Diakonoff, 1966 is described from Karnataka, India, namely, T. malnadense Reddy and Shashank, sp. nov. The genus Theorica Diakonoff, 1966 is reported for the first time from India, and an annotated checklist of all species of genus is provided. In addition, six species namely Gatesclarkeana idia Diakonoff, 1973; Endothenia stibara Razowski and Wojtusiak, 2012; Olethreutes cerographa (Meyrick, 1907b); Tetramoera isogramma (Meyrick, 1908); Fulcrifera boavistae Razowski, 2015; and Pammene peristictis Meyrick, 1912, are recorded for the first time from India.

Keywords

• Tortricids
• Western Ghats
• Karnataka
• Micromoths
• Urban ecosystem