Taxonomic revision of the Genus Pieris Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from India

The genus Pieris Schrank popularly called as garden whites are economically important species of family Pireridae, comprise 35 species world over and in India is represented by nine species. In the present manuscript, six species of genus Pieris Schrank i.e., i.e. P. brassicae (Linnaeus), P. canidia (Linnaeus),  P. deota (de Niceville),  P. extensa  Poujade, P. melete Menetries and P. rapae (Linnaeus) have been treated taxonomically from India. Besides studying morphological characters, their male and female genitalia have been described in details and illustrated for the first time. The diagnosis of the genus and key to species has been updated using genitalic attributes. In the study of genitalia, it has been observed that in the male genitalia of the genus Pieris the uncus is undivided and aedeagus is short and thick, whereas in the female genitalia the signum is bifid and appendix bursae are well developed. In the present work, the male genitalia of scheduled species P. deota has been studied and illustrated for the first time. The male and female genitalia of dry season forms and wet season forms of species P. melete, and the subspecies and polymorphic forms of species P. canidia have been studied and compared. It has been observed that in all forms there were no genitalic variations within the species

On the taxonomy of genus Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889 (Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) with description of two new species and two new species records from India

Ranjan, Rahul, Singh, Navneet, Kirti, Jagbir Singh (2022): On the taxonomy of genus Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889 (Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae) with description of two new species and two new species records from India. Zootaxa 5165 (3): 415-424, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5165.3.

First record of the genus Neoduma Hampson (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from India with the description of a new species

A new species, Neoduma valvata sp. nov. is described from Assam and Mizoram (northeastern India) which represents the first record of the genus from India. In addition, the female genitalia of N. kuangtungensis (Daniel), a new record from India, is studied here for the first time. A dichotomous key to the Neoduma species is also provided

Review of the genus Locastra Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) from India, with a new species and a new species record

Ranjan, Rahul, Singh, Navneet, Kirti, Jagbir Singh (2022): Review of the genus Locastra Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) from India, with a new species and a new species record. Zootaxa 5169 (1): 71-78, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5169.1.

Establishment of the new genus Parvuspina for an undescribed Lithosiini species of Asura/Miltochrista generic complex (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)

Singh, Navneet, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh (2019): Establishment of the new genus Parvuspina for an undescribed Lithosiini species of Asura/Miltochrista generic complex (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). Zootaxa 4686 (1): 145-150, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4686.1.1

Two new genera for the Botyodes species complex (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)

Singh, Navneet, Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Singh, Harsimran, Ranjan, Rahul (2019): Two new genera for the Botyodes species complex (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). Zootaxa 4623 (2): 387-395, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4623.2.1