Acmeshachia gigantea (Elwes, 1890)

Notodonta gigantea Elwes, 1890: 399 .

Oreodonta gigantea; Kiriakoff, 1997; 110: 54.

Acmeschachia takamukui Matsumura, 1929; 4 (1–2): 38.

Acmeshachia gigantea; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 18.

TL: Khasi Hills [Meghalaya, India]; TD: unknown type depository (leg. H. J. Elwes)

Distribution: India: Himachal Pradesh (Chamba, Mandi, Kullu), Uttarakhand (Pithoragarh), West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh (Eaglenest WLS). Elsewhere: China (Taiwan), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Material Examined: West Bengal, Kalimpong dist., Neora Valley NP, Rishap (27.1073°N; 88.6512°E, 2136 m), 05.ix.2016 (1♂) ; Lava (27.0868°N; 88.6626°E, 2054 m), 3.ix.2016 (1♂, 1♀), leg. K. Bhattacharya.