Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 1993

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Mally, Richard, 2025, A new species of Zitha Walker, 1866 and three new records of pyraloid moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from India, Zootaxa 5653 (4), pp. 524-534 : 529

Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 1993

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Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, 1993: 258 , fig. 8. TL: Taiwan.

Material examined. INDIA: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Manipur, Imphal West district, LRF, 24,8449°N, 93,9195°E, 949 m, 25 iii 2017, with gen. prep. JSI 465 , JSI 466 , JSI 467 , leg. JS Irungbam.

Diagnosis. In males, forewing length is 14 mm (n = 2), and wingspan is 30 mm. Externally, Neoanalthes nebulalis ( Fig. 7 ) closely resembles N. variabilis Du & Li, 2008 , but it can be distinguished in the male genitalia ( Fig. 16 ) by the rhomboid valva with the ventral edge distally straight, and the broad sacculus with its small triangular protrusion towards the fibula near the costa base, whereas in N. variabilis , the valva is more elongate and with a distally round edge, and the sacculus is slimmer, with a more slender, longer protrusion towards the fibula (see Fig. 15a–b in Du & Li 2008). The female genitalia differ little interspecifically (see Du & Li 2008) and do not offer clear characters for species identification.

Distribution. India (Manipur) and Taiwan ( Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova 1993; Du & Li 2008).

Biology. There are currently no published records on life stages other than adults, and neither on larval hostplants. The specimens investigated in this study were collected at an altitude of 949 m, compared to the specimens collected at 550–600 m in Du & Li (2008), and the adults are attracted to light.

Remarks. This is the first record of both the genus and the species from India. Given the disjunct distribution between Taiwan (the type locality) and northeast India, it is reasonable to assume that the species is also present on the Indochinese Peninsula.

Figures

FIGURES 5–8. Adults of Pyraloidea species newly recorded for India. 5, Circobotys obscuriptera Wang, male, dorsal (abdomen removed); 6, C. obscuriptera Wang, female, dorsal; 7, Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, male, dorsal; 8, Teliphasa spinosa Li, male, dorsal.

FIGURES 14–17. Genitalia of Pyraloidea species newly recorded for India. 14, Circobotys obscuriptera Wang, male; 15, C. obscuriptera Wang, female; 16, Neoanalthes nebulalis Yamanaka & Kirpichnikova, male; 17, Teliphasa spinosa Li, male. Scale bars: 500 μm.