Agalope Walker, 1854

Huang, Si-Yao, Horie, Kiyoshi, Fan, Xiao-Ling, Wang, Min & Espeland, Marianne, 2023, A review of the genus Agalope Walker (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae) with taxonomic notes and descriptions of three new genera and three new species, Zootaxa 5284 (2), pp. 291-321 : 294

Genus Agalope Walker, 1854

Type species: Agalope basalis Walker, 1854 , by monotypy (currently a junior synonym of Chalcosia hyalina Kollar, 1844 )

Diagnosis. Small to large-sized moths with variable forewing pattern, characterized by the combination of the following features: 1) Forewing base bears an orange patch extending from costa to the base of cell 1A+2A. 2) Forewing veins M 2 and M 3 stalked. 3) Forewing bears only one transverse band, sometimes vestigial or absent. 4) In male genitalia, the posterior tegumenal projection is rod-like and smooth on the surface, without process extending anteriorly. 5) The uncus is straight or gently curved distally downwards in lateral view. 6) The juxta is U-shaped, the juxta lobes are relatively short (ca. 0.5 × posterior tegumenal projection length, except for geoffi species-group). 7) In female genitalia the ostial plate/lamella postvaginalis is not discernible.

Distribution. Kashmir, India, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, provinces in southwestern, central and southern mainland China, Taiwan Island and northern Vietnam.

Species-groups. hyalina , eronioides , livida and geoffi .