Journal of Entomological Research

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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 3

Studies on internal genitalic features of two species of genus Laelia Stephens (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera) from India

Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India

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

Online published on 12 November, 2019.

Abstract

The internal male genitalic features of two species i.e., Laelia exclamationis (Kollar) and Laelia litura (Walker) of family Lymantriidae have been studied in detail to evaluate their taxonomic significance. A dichotomous key on the basis of these features has also been formulated. The use of these features provides an improvement in taxonomical resolution.

Keywords

Internal genitalia, Lymantriidae, Laelia, exclamationis and litura