Preliminary checklist, synonymies and some discussions of the Laotian Nolidae (Lepidoptera), with a new species of newly recorded subfamily Beaninae

Abstract

A total of 52 species belonging to 33 genera within six subfamilies of the family Nolidae are recognized from Laos. In this study, we provide all available species data, synonymies, distributions, and literatures. Among them, the subfamily Beaninae is newly recorded in Laos, with the description of a new species, Beana glaucusa Cha & Bae sp. nov. Also, one species, B. terminigera (Walker, 1858), is reported for the first time from Laos. The external morphology and genitalic structure of the new and newly recorded species are examined and illustrated with available information.

Keywords

• Beara
• Homonym
• Moth diversity
• Noctuoidea
• Oriental region