Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue: 3

Morphotaxonomy of three species of Genus Bostra Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae)

Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Sector-8, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Patna-800 026, Bihar, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: nsgill007@gmail.com

Online published on 5 October, 2016.

Abstract

The present study is related to the detailed interpretation of morphology and male genital attributes of three species of genus Bostra Walker (Pyralidae: Pyralinae) i.e., Bostra marginata Walker, Bostra vibicalis Lederer and Bostra denticulata Swinhoe. Besides the first time study on external male genitalia, new distributional areas have also been reported for the included species.

Keywords

Lepidoptera, pyralidae, pyralinae, Bostra walker, external genitalia