Locastra viridis Rong & Li, 2017: 724

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), pp. 71-78 : 73

Locastra viridis Rong & Li, 2017: 724

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Type locality: Xiajinchang , China

Diagnosis: L. viridis is very similar to L. muscosalis . The differential diagnosis is discussed under L. muscosalis .

Material examined: India, Sikkim, Dodak , 1 ♂, 07.v.2014, R. Ranjan leg. (NZCZSI) .

Distribution: Indian record: Sikkim (present study).

Global record: China ( Rong & Li 2017).

Remarks: So far, L. viridis has been recorded from China (Xiajinchang). In the present study we report it from Dodak, Sikkim, which is the first record of this species for India.

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Adults. Locastra spp.: 1, L. muscosalis, male; 2, L. viridis, male; 3, L. mizo sp. nov., male; 4, L. crassipennis, male.

FIGURES 7–10. Male genitalia. Locastra spp.: 7, L. muscosalis, male; 8, L. viridis, male; 9, L. mizo sp. nov., male; 10, L. crassipennis, male.