Hyalopsyche rivalis (Betten), new combination

Hyalopsychodes rivalis Betten, 1909: 238, pl 16 f 5–7.

Hyalopsyche similis Martynov, 1935: 167 –169, 207, f 71a–c. New Synonym.

Material examined. INDIA: Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Dhauli, 20–28.ii.1987, at light [J. Oláh], 1 male (OPC); Rajasthan State, Udaipur, Lake Pichola, 29.iv.1992, at light [J. Oláh], 1 male (OPC).

Remarks. The apex of the phallic apparatus has 3 pairs of spines on the ventral lobe and 4 pairs of spines on the dorsal lobes of the aedeagus or endotheca. A comparison of the wing venation in the newly collected specimens from Orissa and Rajasthan states in India confirms that they belong to H. rivalis Betten, earlier known from a single female only.