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Issue: Vol. 61 No. 1: 12 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-12
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2025.61.1.2
Page range: 9-18
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Two newly recorded genera of Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from India with description of a new species

National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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SHASHANK P. R.

Scientist Division of Entomology

New species new record Tortricidae Toonavora Argyroptocha India

Abstract

We present records of two genera of the subfamily Olethreutinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) previously unknown from India: Toonavora Horak, 2006 and Argyroptocha Diakonoff, 1968; and we describe Toonavora valvaspinosa Shashank sp. nov. Illustrations of adult habitus and wing venation, comments on geographic distribution, and taxonomic notes are provided for each species. For Toonavora species we provided an identification key and checklist.

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