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Issue: Vol. 56 No. 1: 10 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-10
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2024.56.1.2
Page range: 8-16
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A new species of the genus Suhela (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Spilomelinae) from the Andaman Islands, India

National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, State Health Society, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, IN-744101, India
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, IN-744101, India
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic
Suhela Andaman Islands Pyraloidea Spilomelinae Crambidae new species

Abstract

A new species, Suhela cuneus Rao, Sivaperuman & Mally sp. nov., belonging to the family Crambidae is described from the Indian Andaman Islands. The generic concept of Suhela is revised to include the new species. A differential diagnosis as well as images of adult habitus and both male and female genitalia are provided.

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