Penia hirtella Candèze, 1863

Penia hirtella Candèze, 1863: 231 .

Penia chotarea Ôhira & Becker, 1972: 533; synonymized by Schimmel & Platia (1991): 316.

Type depositories. P. hirtella: 3 syntypes, sex undetermined (at least 1 female) (BMNH). Other type material unknown; P. chotarea: Holotype, female (CNCI); 2 paratypes, females (CNCI, IZAN).

Type localities. P. hirtella: Himalaya; P. chotarea: Nepal, 27°58'N, 85°00'E, 25–30 miles NNE of Kathmandu, 11 100 ft.

Distribution. India (Meghalaya, West Bengal), Nepal.

Literature. Candèze (1863): original description of P. hirtella; Gemminger & Harold (1869): catalogue; Candèze (1891a): catalogue; Schwarz (1906): catalogue; Schenkling (1927): catalogue; Ôhira & Becker (1972): original description of P. chotarea; Suzuki & Dolin (1984): comparison of P. hirtella with other species; Bouwer (1991b): catalogue; Schimmel & Platia (1991): review, new combination; Schimmel (1996a): catalogue; Thapa (2000): catalogue; Chakraborty & Chakrabarti (2006): catalogue; Cate (2007): catalogue.