Termioptycha margarita (Butler, 1879: 66) (Locastra

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), pp. 415-424 : 420-421

Termioptycha margarita (Butler, 1879: 66) (Locastra )

(Figs. 7, 13)

Type locality: Yokohama [ Japan]

= Locastra lativitta Moore, 1888: 199

Type locality: Darjiling [Darjeeling, India]

= Macalla (Parasaram a) margarita shisana Strand, 1919: 51

Type locality: Shisa (Taiwan)

Material examined: North East India, SIKKIM, Dzangu , 1 ♂, 28.iv.2014 (8937/H10), leg. R. Ranjan .

Diagnosis: Externally, T. margarita is closely similar to T. albifurcalis ( Rong et al. 2017: fig. 18) and T. cornutitrifurca (Figs 3, 10) but is distinct from T. albifurcalis in male genitalia by the valva with sub-basal triangular process of costa absent, gnathos with an arched median process and the lateral flaps of the uncus are more enlarge d. Furthermore, T. margarita is distinct from T. cornutitrifurca (Fig. 10) by the male genitalia with costa of valva without any process (basal and medial processes present on T. cornutitrifurca ) and the apex of aedeagus without any process (a conspicuous trifurcated process present on T. cornutitrifurca ).

Distribution: Indian records: Sikkim, Khasis, Nilgiris (Hampson 1896), N. E. India, Nilgiris ( Hampson 1896a), Darjeeling ( Moore 1888), Kerala ( Bhattacharya 2000). Global records: Borneo, Japan (Hampson 1896), China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan, Russia ( Rong et al. 2017).