Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 2

Reporting of two new species and revival of an old combination under genus Luxiaria walker (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from India

1Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147 002, Punjab, India

Department of Zoology, Baba Farid College, Bathinda - 151 002, Punjab, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: goyaltarun06@gmail.com

Online published on 19 July, 2021.

Abstract

Two undescribed species i.e., ochrearia sp. Nov. and fuscaria sp. Nov. have been reported under genus Luxiaria Walker from Western Ghats of India and described in detail. Besides this, an old combination has been revived for the stability of species Luxiaria contigaria Walker. A key to the studied species has also been given.

Keywords

Geometridae, Genus, Lepidoptera, Luxiaria Walker, Western Ghats