Genus Euphlyctina Hering, 1931

Euphlyctina Hering, 1931, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 671 (key), 704. Type species (original designation): Araeogyia phaeopasta Hampson, 1906. Type locality India: Darjeeling.

Remarks.

Euphlyctina is a small genus in the family Limacodidae, with only two known species: E. phaeopasta (Hampson, 1906) and E. butvilai Solovyev & Saldaitis, 2021. The type species E. phaeopasta was transferred from the genus Araeogyia Hampson, 1893 by Hering (1931), and known only from north India; the second species was discovered in Zhejiang and Yunnan provinces of China (Hampson 1906; Hering 1931; Solovyev and Saldaitis 2021). In 2021, both sexes of E. phaeopasta were found in southeastern Xizang; a female of the genus is described below for the first time.