The Miltochrista strigipennis species-group

Diagnosis. The male genital capsule of the species-group is characterised by the valva lacking the distal costal process and bearing a subapical dense cluster of setae. In the female genitalia, the antrum is short and weakly sclerotised, and the 7 th abdominal sternite lacks lateral sclerotised pockets.

Note. The species-group is under revision by Volynkin & Černý (in prep.).

Species content of the M. strigipennis species-group in alphabetical order

(Species occurring in India are marked with an asterisk)

– M. andamana (Moore, 1877) * (described in Moore 1877a) (TL: South Andaman, Port Blair)

– M. circumdata (Walker, [1865]) (TL: Borneo)

– M. conjunctana (Walker, 1866) * (TL: North India)

= Miltochrista tessellata Butler, 1881 (TL: India, Darjeeling)

= Barsine eschara Swinhoe, 1894 (TL: India, Cherrapunji)

– M. corrigera (Volynkin & Bucsek, 2016) (replacement name for Lyclene undulata Bucsek, 2012)

= Lyclene undulata Bucsek, 2012 (TL: Malaysia, Pahang distr., Endau Rompin State Park), nec. Swinhoe, 1903 – M. cumseriata (Bucsek, 2012) (TL: Malaysia, Pahang distr., Cameron Highlands)

– M. evae (Černý, 2016) (TL: SE Thailand, Chantaburi, Pang Nam Ron, Khao Soi Dao)

– M. pectena (Bucsek, 2012) (TL: Malaysia, Pahang distr., Cameron Highlands)

– M. poring (Holloway, 2001) (TL: Sabah, Poring, E of Mt. Kinabalu)

– M. producta (Černý, 2009) * (TL: N. Thailand, Chiang Mai, Doi Inthanon NP)

– M. quadrata (Holloway, 2001) * (TL: Sabah, Poring, E of Mt. Kinabalu)

– M. strigipennis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (TL: “ New Holland ” [erroneous])

– M. terminospota (N. Singh, Kirti & Joshi in Kirti & N. Singh, 2015)* (TL: India, Karnataka, Dandeli)