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Erebfidae, undoubttedly a well-defined group off motths, fis tthe largestt ffamfily off tthe order Lepfidopttera. Globally,fittfis known by approxfimattely 24,500 descrfibed specfies under 1750 genera (Nfieukerken ett al. 2011) and 18 subffamfilfies: Scolfioptterygfinae, Rfivulfinae, Anobfinae, Hypenfinae, Lymanttrfifinae, Pangrapfinae, Hermfinfifinae, Aganafinae, Arcfifinae, Calpfinae, Hypocalfinae, Eulepfidofinae, Toxocampfinae, Tfinolfifinae, Scolecocampfinae, Hypenodfinae, Bolettobfifinae and Erebfinae(Zahfirfi ett al. 2012). Famfily Erebfidaefis off fimmense economficfimporttance asfittfincludes alarge number off major and mfinor pesttspecfiesfinfittsffold. The catterpfillars off varfious specfies attack dfifferentt agrficultturalcrops,fforesttttrees and ornamenttal plantts. These motths andtthefirfimmatture sttages occupy a varfietty off nfiches, such as extternalffolfiageffeeders onttrees,fforbs or grasses and are known by dfifferentt namessuch as subsurffacecutt worms, army worms, boll worms,sttem borers, budffeeders, ettc. The hugelossescaused by tthefirlarvae are counttedfin tterms off mfillfions off rupees every year whfichffarmers spendffor tthefir conttrol. Thus, tthe dfisttrfibufional knowledge offsuch an economfically fimporttantt group offfinsecttsfis vfittalffortthe economy off anycounttry, agrficultturesecttor andffor mankfind as a whole.

The presentt communficafion deals wfitth tthe new addfifions off efightt specfies tto tthe knownIndfian ffauna off Erebfidae. Alltthe newly reportted specfies are dfisttrfibutted fin norttheasttern Indfia. For each off tthe newly reportted specfies: firstt and lattestt refference, dfiagnosfis, wfing

lengtth, remarks, matterfial examfined and dfisttrfibufion fis gfiven whereas, firstt refference and name off tthe ttype specfiesfis provfidedffor tthe respecfive genus.

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The sttudfied matterfial was collectted usfinglfightt ttraps ffrom dfifferentt localfifies menfioned under matterfial examfined. The collectted motths were kfilled wfitthtthe help off etthyl acettatte vapours and processed as per sttandard ttechnfiques fin Lepfidoptterology. The wfing venafion and genfittalsttudfies have been done byffollowfing Klotts (1970), Robfinson(1976), and Zfimmerman(1978). The fidenfificafion was done wfitthtthe help offrelevanttlfitteratture (Hampson 1894; Holloway 2005). Furtthermore, tthe reportted specfies off Indfian Erebfidae have been verfified ffromttheffollowfing publfished works: Hampson(1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899a,b,c, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1913a,b, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926), Rose (2002), Srfivasttava (2002), Smettacek (2008), Zaspel ISSN 0974-7907(Onlfine)

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Eight new records of Erebidae from India Kirti et al.

& Branham (2008), Gurule et al. (2011), Sivasankaran et al. (2012), Gurule & Nigam (2013), Kirti & Singh (2013), and Singh et al. (2014). All the voucher specimens of the newly recorded species are deposited in the Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala (PUP/ZOO).

Abbreviations used: AED - Aedeagus, ANT.APO - Anterior apophyses, CRP.BU - Corpus bursae, DU.BU - Ductus bursae, VLV - Valva, PAP.A - Papilla anales, PO.APO - Posterior apophyses, TG - Tegumen, UN - Uncus, VES - Vesica, VIN - Vinculum, JX - Juxta.

Results and Discussion Family: Erebidae Subfamily: Erebinae Genus Ischyja Hübner

Hübner, 1823; Verz. bekannt. Schmett.: 265. Type species: Phalaena manlia Cramer.

Ischyja hagenii (Snellen, 1885)

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Potamorpha hagenii Snellen, 1885; Tijdschr. Ent., 28: 6 Ischyja hagenii (Snellen, 1855); Kononenko & Pinratana (2005), Moths of Thailand 3: 106

Material Examined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-840, 13. ix.2012, 1 male, Mizoram: Mamit (23.92916667N & 92.49055556E, elevation 875m).

Diagnosis: Male genitalia with uncus swollen at tip, followed by a claw; juxta flask like; valvae robust with broad base, narrow beyond the basal half; vesica with small sclerotizations and spines as well as scobination.

Forewing length: 41mm.

Remarks: This species is distinct from its closely similar species Ischyja anna Swinhoe by the following characters: second segment of labial palpi is dark brown below, an ovate mark on forewing dorsum and a much broader blue band on the hindwing (in hagenii second segment of labial palpi is pale blue, forewing mark is angular and blue band of hindwing is narrow)

Distribution: India (Mizoram), Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Lombok).

Genus Ophisma Guenée

Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée. Hist. nat. Ins. 7: 236.

Type species: Ophisma gravata Guenée.

Ophisma pallescens (Walker, [1863] 1864)

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Lagoptera pallescens Walker, [1863] 1864; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.), 7: 179.

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Ophisma pallescens (Walker, [1863] 1864); Kononenko & Pinratana (2005), Moths of Thailand, 3: 34.

Material Examined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-843,

12.ix.2012, 1 male, Mizoram: Mamit (23.92916667N & 92.49055556E, elevation 875m).

Diagnosis: Forewing pale brownish-grey, slightly falcate; the reniform and orbicular outlined with black. Hindwing pale yellow, with a submarginal black band, broadest at apex and narrowing to a point at anal angle. Female genitalia with papilla anales rectangular, setosed with long and small setae; posterior apophyses longer than the anterior apophyses; ductus bursae strongly curved, slender, long and sclerotized; corpus bursae irregular, pyriform with a small patch of sclerotization and lower half membranous.

Remarks: The second known species of this genus, O. gravata Guenée is much smaller in size than O. pallescens.

Distribution: India (Mizoram), Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Seram), New Guinea.

Genus Serrodes Guenée

Type species: Phalaena inara Cramer.

Serrodes caesia Warren, 1915

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Serrodes caesia Warren, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22: 150 Serrodes caesia Warren, 1915; Holloway (2005), Moths of Borneo, 15–16: 89

Material Examined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-846,

12.ix.2012, 1 female, Mizoram: Mamit (23.92916667N & 92.49055556E, elevation 875m).

Diagnosis: Forewing slightly variegated, two irregular sub-basal markings, a fine but somewhat obscure post-medial line, outwardly angled at centre. Female

genitalia with ductus bursae small, strongly sclerotized; corpus bursae elongated, weakly sclerotized.

Remarks: According to Holloway (2005) the species is non-congeneric with Serrodes and may be related to Avatha bipartita Wileman (Taiwan); however, due to lack of voucher specimens of related species we are following Holloway (2005).

Distribution: India (Mizoram), Indonesia (Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi), New Guinea, Thailand.

Subfamily Herminiinae Genus Simplicia Guenée

Type species: Herminia rectalis Eversmann.

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, [1863], 1864)

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Culicula bimarginata Walker, [1863], 1864; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 7: 178.

Simplicia bimarginata (Walker, [1863], 1864); Holloway (2005), Moths of Thailand, 3: 14

Material Examined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-42,

18.ix.2012, 1 male, 2 females, Mizoram: Hrangchalkwan (22.86083333N & 92.80416667E, elevation 1,230m); PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-42a, 17.ix.2009, 1 male, Mizoram: Thingsul (23.706604N & 92.866734E, elevation 850 m).

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Dfiagnosfis: Forewfingffuscous grey; a sttrafightt sub -margfinal lfine wfitth dfiffused ffuscous shade on finner sfide, area beyondfitt grey; anttemedfial and postt-medfial lfines weak, waved and approachfing each otther ttowards finner margfin. Hfindwfing wfitth a sfimfilar sub-margfinallfine, angled att vefin Cu₁. Male genfittalfia wfitthsfickleshaped uncus; valvaelong, acutte ttowards apex, small finger-lfike subapficalcosttal process; aedeagus wfitth asclerofized, serratte band att fip; vesfica wfitth fields off scobfinafion.

Forewfinglengtth: 18mm.

Remarks: S. bfimargfinatta fis morphologfically sfimfilartto S. margfinatta (Moore) buttfitts sttrafightt sub-margfinallfine offfforewfingfis dfiagnosfic, whfichfisfinwardly angledfintthe latter.

Dfisttrfibufion:Indfia(Mfizoram), Thafiland, Malaysfia, Srfi Lanka,Indonesfia, New Gufinea, Phfilfippfines, Tafiwan.

Subffamfily Calpfinae Genus Dfiomea Walker

Walker,[1858], 1857;Lfistt Spec.lepfid.Insectts Colln Br. Mus. (13): 1079.

Type specfies: Dfiomea rottundatta Walker.

Dfiomeaffascfiatta (Leech, 1900) (Images 11,12,13)

Homopttera ffascfiatta Leech, 1900; Trans. Entt. Soc. Lond., 1900: 553.

Dfiomea ffascfiatta (Leech, 1900); Kononenko &

Pfinrattana(2005), Motths off Thafiland, 3: 62

Matterfial Examfined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-570, 27.fix.2012, 1 male, Mfizoram: Safittual(23.689630N & 92.955670E, elevafion 1,180m).

Dfiagnosfis:Forewfing paleyellow;fintterspaces offvefins filledfin wfitth brown, markfings off basal halfffirregular; a medfial blufish band, broadestt att costta. Hfindwfing wfitth one medfial,tthree postt-medfial dfiffusedffuscouslfines, asub -margfinal whfittelfine. Male genfittalfia wfitth uncuslong rod -lfike; valvaelong and narrow; aedeagus wfitth along robustt spfine att fip; vesfica unornamentted.

Remarks: Onlyttwospecfies off Dfiomea, D. rottundatta Walker and D. crematta Buttler arereporttedffromIndfia (Sfivasankaran ett al. 2012).D.ffascfiatta fistthetthfird specfies ffromIndfia andfitts markfings are unfique and unmfisttakable.

Dfisttrfibufion:Indfia(Mfizoram),Thafiland, Chfina.

Genus Plattyja Hübner

Hübner, 1823; Verz. bekanntt. Schmett.: 268. Type specfies: Phalaena ummfinfia Cramer.

Plattyja acerces (Proutt, 1928) (Images 14,15)

Ionttha acerces Proutt, 1928;Bull. Hfill Mus. Wfittley, 2: 261.

Plattyja acerces (Proutt, 1928); Holloway (2005), Motths off Borneo, 15–16: 145.

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Matterfial Examfined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-873, 18.fix.2011, 1 ffemale, Arunachal Pradesh: Hunlfi (28.32166667N & 95.97055556E, elevafion 1,460m).

Dfiagnosfis: Wfingsttrfiangular, ruffous brown. Forewfing wfitth a postt-medfial, outtwardly oblfique, orange bandffrom costta tto vefin M₃; some yellow, orange spotts attfintterno -medfianspace; asfilver-blufish margfinallfine. Hfindwfing wfitthffuscous shade, basal area paler; an obscure orange pattch att anal angle; asfilver-blufish margfinallfineffrom below costta tto anal angle. Female genfittalfia wfitth ducttus bursae sttrongly sclerofized; corpus bursaefirregular and membranous.

Remarks: Males off tthfis specfies have larger and comparafively morettrfiangular hfindwfings. P. acerces fis closelysfimfilartto P. sfilvanfiZfillfiffrom Borneo. The markfings are obscurefintthelatter. Anotthersfimfilarspecfiesfis P. umbrfina Doubleday butttthe male has along abdomen and comparafivelyless ttrfiangular wfingsfinffemales.

Dfisttrfibufion: Indfia (Arunachal Pradesh), Tafiwan, penfinsular Malaysfia,Indonesfia(Sumattra, Borneo,Java).

Subffamfily Bolfittobfifinae Genus Tamba Walker

Walker, 1869; Charactt. undescr.Lepfid. Hetterocera: 94.

Type specfies: Tamba submficacea Walker.

Tamba delficatta Proutt, 1932 (Images 16,17)

Tamba delficatta Proutt, 1932; Bull. Hfill Mus. Wfittley, 4: 273.

Tamba delficatta Proutt, 1932; Holloway(2005), Motths off Borneo, 15-16: 355

Matterfial Examfined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-874, 19.fix.2011, 1 ffemale, Arunachal Pradesh: Hunlfi (28.32166667N & 95.97055556E, elevafion 1,460m).

Dfiagnosfis: Adultts brownfish, wfings wfitth dark brown pattches. Female genfittalfia wfitth ducttus bursaelong, latt andrfibbonshaped;corpus bursae pyrfifform, elongatte and narrow, wfitth anfincomplette rfing off small spfines.

Remarks: Males are wfitth green pattches, a dfiagnosfic charactterffor tthe specfies. Females are brownfish.

Dfisttrfibufion: Indfia(Arunachal Pradesh), penfinsular Malaysfia,Indonesfia(Borneo, Sumattra,Java).

Genus Tfiruvaca Swfinhoe

Swfinhoe, 1901, Ann. Mag. natt. Hfistt. 7: 497. Type specfies: Thermesfia subcosttalfis Walker.

Tfiruvaca hollowayfi Kobes, 1988 (Images 18,19)

Tfiruvaca hollowayfi Kobes, 1988; Hetterocera Sumattrana 2: 99.

Tfiruvaca hollowayfi Kobes, 1988; Holloway(2005), Motths off Borneo, 15–16: 349

Matterfial Examfined: PUP/ZOO/HAR/R-877, 19.fix.2010, 1ffemale, Arunachal Pradesh: Hunlfi (28.32166667N & 95.97055556E, elevafion 1460m).

Dfiagnosfis: Forewfing markfings are more promfinentt tthanfitts closely sfimfilar specfies T. subcosttalfis Walker. Hfindwfing wfitth medfial and postt-medfiallfines comfing closerttowardscostta, are dfiagnosfic. Female genfittalfia wfitth ducttus bursae almostt sttrafightt, narrow, sclerofized; corpus bursae wfitth tthe basal secfionlooped and dfisttal secfion pyrfifform.

Remarks: The genusfis known by T. subcosttalfis Walker and T. hollowayfi kobes. Botthtthespecfies exfibfittsexual dfimorphfism. Thefforewfingttermenfintthe male offtthe latterfis excavatte sub-ttornally.

Dfisttrfibufion:Indfia(Arunachal Pradesh), Indonesfia (Sumattra, Borneo).

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The status of Arabian Gazelles Gazella arabica (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) in Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve and Ras Ash Shajar Nature Reserve, Oman

-- Mansoor H. Al Jahdhami, Sultan Al Bulushi, Haitham Al Rawahi,

Waheed Al Fazari, Ahmed Al Amri, AbdulRahman Al Owaisi, Salim Al Rubaiey, Zahran Al Abdulasalam, Metab Al Ghafri, Shaeilendra Yadav, Sami Al Rahbi & Steven Ross, Pp. 10369–10373

On the occurrence of the Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker in Sri Lankan waters, with comments on the Green-backed Guavina Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker) (Teleostei: Eleotridae)

-- Sudesh Batuwita, Sampath Udugampala & Udeni Edirisinghe,

10374–10379

Captive breeding for conservation of Dussumier’s Catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Clariidae: Clarias dussumieri) a Near Threatened endemic catfish of peninsular India

-- K.G. Padmakumar, L. Bindu, P.S. Sreerekha, Nitta Joseph, Anuradha Krishnan, P.S. Manu & V.S. Basheer, Pp. 10380–10385

Influence of seasonal and edaphic factors on the diversity of scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) and general observations on their ecology from Kerala, India

-- Dhanya Balan & P.M. Sureshan, 10386–10395

Butterflies of eastern Assam, India

-- Arun P. Singh, 10396–10420

Short Communications

Three noteworthy additions to the flora of the western Himalaya, India

-- Ishwari Datt Rai, Amit Kumar, Gajendra Singh, Bhupendra Singh Adhikari & Gopal Singh Rawat, 10421–10425

New distribution records of three Sarcophyton species (Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Indian waters from Andaman Islands

-- Seepana Rajendra, C. Raghunathan & Tamal Mondal, 10426– 10432

Additions to the Indian dragonfly fauna, and new records of two enigmatic damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) from northeastern India

-- Shantanu Joshi, Joyce Veino, Dahru Veino, Lightson Veino, Rakoveine Veino & Krushnamegh Kunte, Pp. 10433–10444

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata: Insecta) of Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan, India

-- Dheerendra Singh, Brijendra Singh & Jan T. Hermans,

Pp. 10445–10452

Records of the Indian Sand Snake Psammophis condanarus (Merrem, 1820) (Reptilia: Lamprophiidae) in southern India

-- S.R. Ganesh, Vivek Sharma & M. Bubesh Guptha, Pp. 10453– 10458

An ecological note on the new record of Cuora amboinensis

(Riche in Daudin, 1801) (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae) in northeastern India

-- Kulendra Chandra Das & Abhik Gupta, Pp. 10459–10462

A new distribution record of the European Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida teniotis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from the western

Himalaya, India

-- Rohit Chakravarty, Pp. 10463–10467

Measuring Indian Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Bovidae) abundance at Basur Amruth Mahal Kaval Conservation Reserve, Chikkamagaluru, southern India

-- H.S. Sathya Chandra Sagar & P.U. Antoney, Pp. 10468–10472

Notes

A new species of Sarcinella (Ascomycetes) from Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Warangal District, Telangana, India

-- Khaja Moinuddin Mohammad, Bagyanarayana Gaddam &

Rana Kausar, Pp. 10473–10475

Re-collection of the Black Catchfly Silene nigrescens

(Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae) after 130 years from Indian western Himalaya

-- Satish Chandra, D.S. Rawat & P.K. Pusalkar, Pp. 10476–10479

Eight new records of the family Erebidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) from India

-- Jagbir Singh Kirti, Navneet Singh & Harkanwal Singh, Pp. 10480–10486

New records of hover wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Stenogastrinae) from Bhutan

-- Tshering Nidup, Wim Klein & Phurpa Dorji, Pp. 10487–10489

Addition of four species to the butterfly checklist of Kaleshwar National Park, Haryana, India