Termioptycha bilineata ( Wileman, 1911: 364 ) (Macalla, 1859

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

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Termioptycha bilineata ( Wileman, 1911: 364) (Macalla View in CoL )

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Type locality: Settsu ( Japan)

Material examined: India, SIKKIM, Deorali , 1 ♂, 18.ix.2014 (NZCZSI, 8936/H10) , R. Ranjan leg.

Diagnosis: T. bilineata is diagnosed by the central Y mark of forewing densely covered with fuscous brown scales. In male genitalia, pair of apical spine like process on an approximately rectangular uncus and a conspicuously long ampulla are diagnostic. Morphologically, T. bilineata is closely similar to T. inimica ( Rong et al. 2017: fig. 13) but can be easily separated on the basis of male genitalia.

Distribution: Indian record: Sikkim (present study). Global records: China, Japan ( Rong et al. 2017).

Remarks: So far, T. bilineata is reported from China and Japan. Reporting of T. bilineata from Sikkim is its first time record from India.