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π‘æπ∏åµâπ©∫—∫ º’‡ ◊ÈÕÀπÕπ§◊∫ (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) ¢Õ߇¢µ√—°…“æ—π∏ÿå —µ«åªÉ“ Œ“≈“-∫“≈“ ®—ßÀ«—¥π√“∏‘«“ »ÿ¿ƒ°…å «—≤π ‘∑∏‘Ï 1 ™—¬«—≤πå ª√–¡«≈2 ÿ√‰°√ ‡æ‘Ë¡§”3 ·≈– »‘√‘æ√ ∑ÕßÕ“√’¬å 4 Abstract Watanasit, S.1, Pramual, C.1, Permkam, S.2, and Thong-Aree, S.3 Geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat Province Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol., 2004, 26(2) : 197-210 The purpose of this research was to investigate the species diversity and abundance of geometrid moths in tropical rain forest of Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary (< 200 meters above sea level), Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. Field data were collected every 2 months from July 2001 to July 2002. Three light traps were placed 200 meters apart. Moths were collected every 2 hours between 18.00 - 24.00 pm for 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, 2Department of Pest Management, Faculty of Natural Resourecs, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, 3Peat Swamp Hala-Bala Research Station, Narathiwat, 96160 Thailand. 1«∑.¡. ( —µ««‘∑¬“) √Õß»“ µ√“®“√¬å 2«∑.¡. (𑇫»«‘∑¬“) π—°»÷°…“ ¿“§«‘™“™’««‘∑¬“ §≥–«‘∑¬“»“ µ√å 3Ph.D. (Entomology) √Õß»“ µ√“®“√¬å ¿“§«‘™“°“√®—¥°“√»—µ√Ÿæ◊™ §≥–∑√—欓°√∏√√¡™“µ‘ ¡À“«‘∑¬“≈—¬ ߢ≈“π§√‘π∑√å Õ”‡¿ÕÀ“¥„À≠à ®—ßÀ«—¥ ߢ≈“ 90112 4«∑.¡. (™’««‘∑¬“ªÉ“‰¡â) π—°«‘™“°“√ ∂“π’«‘®—¬ —µ«åªÉ“ ªÉ“æ√ÿªÉ“Œ“≈“-∫“≈“ 96160 π√“∏‘«“ Corresponding e-mail : [email protected] √—∫µâπ©∫—∫ 10 µÿ≈“§¡ 2546 √—∫≈ßæ‘¡æå 18 µÿ≈“§¡ 2546 Songklanakarin J. Sci. Technol. Geometrid moths in Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat Vol. 26 No. 2 Mar.-Apr. 2004 198 Watanasit, S., et al. 3 consecutive nights. Seven hundred and fifty six individuals of geometrid moths comprising 5 subfamilies, 17 tribes, 67 genera and 129 species were collected and identified. -
Original Research Paper Commerce Zoology Moths (Lepidoptera) of A.V.C College and Adjoining Areas, Mannampandal: an Initial Chec
Volume-5, Issue-9, September- 2016 • ISSN No 2277 - 8160 IF : 3.62 | IC Value 70.36 Commerce Original Research Paper Zoology Moths (Lepidoptera) of A.V.C College and Adjoining Areas, Mannampandal: an Initial Checklist Subhasish P.G. and Research Department of Wildlife Biology, A.V.C. College (Autonomous) Mannampandal, Mayiladuthurai 609305, Tamil Nadu Arandhara (India) ABSTRACT Moths are diverse group of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera and regarded as one of the indicators of a healthy environment. This study deals with the first documentation on the moth species of A.V.C. College campus and its adjoining areas of Mannampandal in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu. The study was carried out from July 2015 to April 2016, surveying areas mostly in the college campus, human settlements and agricultural lands. The survey examined the light illuminated walls of the College campus where moths accumulated during the evening hours. Light trapping equipped with 18w UV-Actinic tube was also used to record moths from nearby agricultural lands. In total, the study identified 134 individuals of moths belonging to 76 species, 55 genera falling under 12 families. The genera Cyana represented the highest number of species, followed by Agathia and Asota with 7, 4 and 4 species each respectively belonging to Erebidae: Lithosiinae, Geometridae: Geometrinae, Erebidae: Aganainae (Family: Subfamily) respectively. The most commonly occurred species was Scirpophaga incertulas, followed by Aegocera venulia, Glyphodes bivatralis, with 20, 14 and 11 individuals respectively. KEYWORDS : A.V.C College Campus, Lepidoptera, Inventory, Moths A.V.C College Campus and its adjoining areas of Mannampandal is a temperature, weather conditions, altitudinal gradient, and the type agro-based village located in Mayiladuthurai town of the South In- of methods implemented. -
Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Myanmar Based on DNA Barcodes and Morphological Data
13 5 569 Spitsyn et al NOTES ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION Check List 13 (5): 569–576 https://doi.org/10.15560/13.5.569 New records of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Myanmar based on DNA barcodes and morphological data Vitaly M. Spitsyn,1, 2, Nikita I. Bolotov,1,2 Alexander V. Kondakov,1, 2 Alena A. Tomilova,1 Nhi Thi Pham3 1 Russian Museum of Biodiversity Hotspots, IBIGER – Institute of Biogeography and Genetic Resources, Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Severnaya Dvina Emb. 23, 163000 Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation. 2 Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Severnaya Dvina Emb. 17, 163002 Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation. 3 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Corresponding author: Vitaly M. Spitsyn, [email protected] Abstract An integrative study of the Indo-Burmese Geometridae in the collection of the Russian Museum of Biodiversity Hotspots (RMBH, Russia) revealed six newly recorded species for the fauna of Myanmar, i.e., Plutodes costatus (But- ler, 1886), Pogonopygia nigralbata Warren, 1894, Mixochlora vittata (Moore, 1867), Pelagodes bellula Han & Xue, 2011, Agathia carissima Butler, 1878 and A. codina Swinhoe, 1892. The occurrence of P. bellula is the first record of this taxon outside the Tibetan Plateau. Our findings highlight that the distribution of several Oriental geometrids could be broader than was previously suggested. Key words BOLD database; DNA barcoding; Ennominae; Geometrinae; Indo-Burma Region; integrative taxonomy. Academic editor: Lívia Rodrigues Pinheiro | Received 13 October 2016 | Accepted 21 June 2017 | Published 6 October 2017 Citation: Spitsyn VM, Bolotov NI, Kondakov AV, Tomilova AA, Pham NT (2017) New records of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Myanmar based on DNA barcodes and morphological data. -
Moths at Kadoorie Farm 1994-2004
Fauna Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Lam Kam Road Tai Po, N.T. Phone 24886192 Hong Kong Fax 24831877 Fauna Conservation Department Project Report Monday, 30th May 2004 Project Area: Conservation (Species & Habitats); Wildlife Monitoring Project title: Moth Survey Code: FAU206 Coordinator: R.C. Kendrick Ph.D. Report period: 1994 to March 2004 Fauna Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Lam Kam Road Tai Po, N.T. Phone 24886192 Hong Kong Fax 24831877 Summary Moth Survey Report 1994 to March 2004 at Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Tai Po, Hong Kong. by R.C. Kendrick Ph.D. Report No. KFBG-FAU206/1 May 2004 Project Area: Conservation (Species & Habitats); Wildlife Monitoring Project title: Moth Survey Coordinator: Roger Kendrick Ph.D 1 CODE: FAU 206 Date commenced: February 2001 1 P/T Senior Conservation Officer, Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation KFBG Moth Report 1994-2004 R.C.Kendrick, Fauna Conservation Contents 1 ABSTRACT 3 2 INTRODUCTION 4 3 OBJECTIVES 4 4 METHODS 5 4.1 SPECIES RICHNESS & DIVERSITY AT KFBG 5 4.2 SPECIES OF CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE 5 5 RESULTS 6 5.1 SPECIES RICHNESS & DIVERSITY AT KFBG 8 5.2 SPECIES OF CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE 12 6 DISCUSSION 18 7 CONCLUSIONS 19 8 REFERENCES 19 9 APPENDIX 21 9.1 SPECIES LIST 21 9.2 RAW DATA 28 1 ABSTRACT A brief history of moth recording at Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden is presented. Data from light trapping between 1994 and March 2004 is given. KFBG was found to have a high diversity and high species richness of moths. -
DIVERSITY of LEPIDOPTERA at R.E.A.C.H BIOD CENTRE, CAMERON HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA Nur Amira Zamari Aris, Nursyahirah Zakaria &
Journal of Wildlife and ParksParks, 32: 32: 41-55 41-55 (2017) (2017) 41 DIVERSITY OF LEPIDOPTERA AT R.E.A.C.H BIOD CENTRE, CAMERON HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA Nur Amira Zamari Aris, Nursyahirah Zakaria & *Nivaarani Arumugam Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia *Corresponding author’s email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Lepidopteran diversity at the16-years old rehabilitated forest that surrounds the R.E.A.C.H BioD Centre was studied from July to August 2016. This forest is currently maintained by the Regional Environmental Awareness Cameron Highlands (R.E.A.C.H), a non-governmental organization (NGO) established by local residents of the Cameron Highlands. The 50 hectares forest with more than 9000 planted trees is located at 40 31’12.2’’ N, 1010 23’40.1’’E with elevation of 1781m a.s.l. Order Lepidoptera comprises the day-flying butterflies and night- flying moths. Hence, butterflies were recorded using ten butterfly traps and manual catchment using an aerial net, while moths were recorded using two light traps. A total of 11 butterfly species (four families) and 48 moth species (ten families) were recorded during the 24 days of sampling. Moths were recorded with higher diversity (81.4%; H’=3.22) compared to butterflies (18.6%; H’=2.15). Both butterflies and moths are distributed evenly at the R.E.A.C.H BioD Centre as the Pielou’s evenness index (J) is 0.90 and 0.83 respectively. As the forest surrounding the R.E.A.C.H BioD Centre is a rehabilitated forest, the presence of lepidopterans in the forest proves that the rehabilitation effort is achieving its objective. -
New World Geometrid Moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Molecular Phylogeny, Biogeography, Taxonomic Updates and Description of 11 New Tribes
77 (3): 457 – 486 2019 © Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 2019. New World geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomic updates and description of 11 new tribes Gunnar Brehm *, 1, Leidys Murillo-Ramos 2, 14, Pasi Sihvonen 3, Axel Hausmann 4, B. Christian Schmidt 5, Erki Õunap 6, 7, Alfred Moser 8, Rolf Mörtter 9, Daniel Bolt 10, Florian Bodner 11, Aare Lindt 12, Luis E. Parra 13 & Niklas Wahlberg 14 1 Institut für Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletischem Museum, Erbertstr. 1, 07743 Jena, Germany; Gunnar Brehm * [gunnar.brehm @ uni-jena.de] — 2 Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Sucre; Leidys Murillo-Ramos [[email protected]] — 3 Finnish Mu- seum of Natural History, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, 00100 Helsinki, Finland; Pasi Sihvonen [[email protected]] — 4 Staatliche Natur- wissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns – Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 München, Germany; Axel Hausmann [[email protected]] — 5 Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids & Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada; B. Christian Schmidt [[email protected]] — 6 Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Vanemuise 46, 51014 Tartu, Estonia; Erki Õunap [[email protected]] — 7 Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006 Tartu, Estonia — 8 UFRGS – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, -
Macro Moths of Tinsukia District, Assam: a JEZS 2017; 5(6): 1612-1621 © 2017 JEZS Provisional Inventory Received: 10-09-2017 Accepted: 11-10-2017
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(6): 1612-1621 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Macro moths of Tinsukia district, Assam: A JEZS 2017; 5(6): 1612-1621 © 2017 JEZS provisional inventory Received: 10-09-2017 Accepted: 11-10-2017 Subhasish Arandhara Subhasish Arandhara, Suman Barman, Rubul Tanti and Abhijit Boruah Upor Ubon Village, Kakopather, Tinsukia, Assam, India Abstract Suman Barman This list reports 333 macro moth species for the Tinsukia district of Assam, India. The moths were Department of Wildlife Sciences, captured by light trapping as well as by opportunistic sighting across 37 sites in the district for a period of Gauhati University, Assam, three years from 2013-2016. Identification was based on material and visual examination of the samples India with relevant literature and online databases. The list includes the family, subfamily, tribes, scientific name, the author and year of publication of description for each identified species. 60 species in this Rubul Tanti inventory remain confirmed up to genus. Department of Wildlife Biology, A.V.C. College, Tamil Nadu, Keywords: Macro moths, inventory, Lepidoptera, Tinsukia, Assam India Introduction Abhijit Boruah Upor Ubon Village, Kakopather, The order Lepidoptera, a major group of plant-eating insects and thus, from the agricultural Tinsukia, Assam, India and forestry point of view they are of immense importance [1]. About 134 families comprising 157, 000 species of living Lepidoptera, including the butterflies has been documented globally [2], holding around 17% of the world's known insect fauna. Estimates, however, suggest more species in the order [3]. Naturalists for convenience categorised moths into two informal groups, the macro moths having larger physical size and recency in evolution and micro moths [4] that are smaller in size and primitive in origin . -
The Impact of Logging on Geometroid Moth Populations and Their Diversity in Lowland Forests of Peninsular Malaysia
Journal of Tropical Forest Science ll(l):61-78 (1999) IMPACE TH LOGGINF TO GEOMETROIN GO D MOTH POPULATIONS AND THEIR DIVERSITY IN LOWLAND FOREST PENINSULAF SO R MALAYSIA J. Intachat, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, 52109 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia J. D. Holloway Department of Entomology, NaturalThe History Museum, Cromwell Road, London 5BD,WS7 United Kingdom & M. SpeighR . t Department of Zoology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford, 3PS,OX1 United Kingdom Received December 1996 _________________________ ___________________ INTACHAT, J., HOLLOWAY, J. D. & SPEIGHT, M.R. 1999. The impact of logging on geometroid moth populations and their diversity in lowland forests of Peninsular Malaysia. Direct comparisons between geometroid moth samples collected from paired sites in primary forests and logged, secondary forests of the same type around Peninsular Malaysia showed that species diversity (ot) did not differ significantly between logge d unloggedan d forests. However, ther soms wa ee reductioe th n i n number specief so abundancd san individualf eo loggee th n si d forests. Ther alss oewa a shif geometroin i t d moth species composition highee Th . r numbe uniquf ro e species in primary forests indicates that, even after considering tha well-managea t d logged fores abls i t sustai o et majorite n th origina e th f yo l species dangee th , disappearancf ro e of specialist species is still present. Key words: Moths - impact - logging - lowland forests - Peninsular Malaysia INTACHAT,J.,HOLLOWAY,J.D.&SPEIGHT,M.R. 1999. Kesan pembalakan ke atas populasi dan kepelbagaian rama-rama geometroid di hutan tanah pamah Semenanjung Malaysia. -
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PLATINUM The Journal of Threatened Taxa (JoTT) is dedicated to building evidence for conservaton globally by publishing peer-reviewed artcles OPEN ACCESS online every month at a reasonably rapid rate at www.threatenedtaxa.org. All artcles published in JoTT are registered under Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License unless otherwise mentoned. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of artcles in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservaton globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Communication The insect fauna of Tenompok Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia Arthur Y.C. Chung, Viviannye Paul & Steven Bosuang 26 March 2020 | Vol. 12 | No. 4 | Pages: 15443–15459 DOI: 10.11609/jot.5588.12.4.15443-15459 For Focus, Scope, Aims, Policies, and Guidelines visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0 For Artcle Submission Guidelines, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For Policies against Scientfc Misconduct, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2 For reprints, contact <[email protected]> The opinions expressed by the authors do not refect the views of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Wildlife Informaton Liaison Development Society, Zoo Outreach Organizaton, or any of the partners. The journal, the publisher, the host, and the part- Publisher & Host ners are not responsible for the accuracy of the politcal boundaries shown in the maps by the authors. Member Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 March 2020 | 12(4): 15443–15459 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) PLATINUM OPEN ACCESS DOI: htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.5588.12.4.15443-15459 #5588 | Received 26 November 2019 | Final received 23 January 2020 | Finally accepted 24 February 2020 C o m The insect fauna of Tenompok Forest Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia m u n 1 2 3 i Arthur Y.C. -
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museumFORSCHUNGS KOENIG JAHRES BERICHT 2005 ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG www.zfmk.de JAHRESBERICHT 2005 INHALT 1 GRUSSWORT DES DIREKTORS 1 1 2 AUS DER AKTUELLEN ARBEIT 3 2 Afghanistan - ein nicht ganz alltägliches Abenteuer 3 2 Bericht über eine Gastdozentur - Jean-Luc Meyer 2 Farbige Federn - codierte Signale? - 7 2 Georg Pohland, Peter Mullen & Angela Schmitz-Ornés 2 Populationsgenetik der südarabischen Faunenelemente, Reissita simonyi 10 2 (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) und Hyla savignyi (Amphibia, Hylidae) - Cornelya Klütsch 14 Costa Rica – Land der Käfer und Quetzale - Michael Schmitt 2 Vogelwelten – Thomas Gerken & Rainer Hutterer 18 1 FORSCHUNG AM ZFMK 20 1.1 Forschungsprojekte (tabellarisch) 20 1.2 Kongresse, Vorträge und Forschungsreisen 26 1.2.1 Kongresse 26 1.2.2 Auswärtige Vorträge 29 1.2.3 Forschungsreisen 32 1.3 Drittmitteleinwerbungen 34 1.4 Kooperationen 38 1.5 Weitere wissenschaftliche Aktivitäten 44 1.5.1 Zeitschriften und Buchprojekte 44 1.5.2 Gremien- und Gutachtertätigkeit 49 1.6 Gastwissenschaftler 54 1.6.1 Gastwissenschaftler im Portrait 54 1.6.2 Gastwissenschaftler (tabellarisch) 57 2 SAMMLUNGEN UND BIBLIOTHEKEN 61 2.1 Besondere Sammlungszugänge 2005 61 2.2 Bibliothek 63 2.2.1 Allgemeiner Teil 63 2.2.2 Spezieller Teil 64 3 LEHRE 68 3.1 Vorlesungen, Seminare, Praktika 68 3.2 Kandidatenbetreuung 70 3.2.1 Laufende Arbeiten 70 3.2.1 Abgeschlossene Arbeiten 73 3.3 Evolutionsbiologisches Kolloquium 75 JAHRESBERICHT 2005 4 ÖFFENTLICHKEITSARBEIT 76 4.1 Ausstellungswesen 76 4.1.1 Dauerausstellung 76 4.1.2 Sonderausstellungen -
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Hari Sutrisno dkk. | i Dilarang mereproduksi atau memperbanyak seluruh atau sebagian dari buku ini dalam bentuk atau cara apa pun tanpa izin tertulis dari penerbit. © Hak cipta dilindungi oleh Undang-Undang No. 28 Tahun 2014 All Rights Reserved ii | Hari Sutrisno Darmawan Wardi Septiana Atih Sundawiati Momo Suparmo LIPI Press | iii © 2015 Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI) Pusat Penelitian Biologi Katalog dalam Terbitan (KDT) Moths of Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park Part 2: Drepanoidea and Geometroidea/ Hari Sutrisno, Darmawan, Wardi Septiana, Atih Sundawiati, dan Momo Suparmo. – Jakarta: LIPI Press, 2015. xxi hlm. + 198 hlm.; 14,8 x 21 cm ISBN 978-979-799-822-6 1. Drepanoidea 2. Geometroidea 3. Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak 595.78 Copy editor : Lani Rachmah Proofreader : Martinus Helmiawan dan Risma Wahyu Hartiningsih Penata isi : Astuti K. dan Ariadni Desainer Sampul : Rusli Fazi Cetakan Pertama : April 2015 Diterbitkan oleh: LIPI Press, anggota Ikapi Jln. Gondangdia Lama 39, Menteng, Jakarta 10350 Telp. (021) 314 0228, 314 6942. Faks. (021) 314 4591 E-mail: [email protected] iv | DAFTAR ISI DAFTAR ISI ........................................................................................... v DAFTAR GAMBAR ............................................................................... vii DAFTAR FOTO ..................................................................................... ix PENGANTAR PENERBIT .................................................................... xv SAMBUTAN .......................................................................................... -
BIONOTES Vol. 10(1) Pp. 5 to 15. March 2008. MOTHS RECORDED
BIONOTES Vol. 10(1) pp. 5 to 15. March 2008. MOTHS RECORDED FROM DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS IN NAINITAL DISTRICT, KUMAON HIMALAYA, INDIA by PETER SMETACEK INTRODUCTION The present paper is based on observations carried out over thirty years in the Bhimtal valley (29 degrees 20’40”N 79 degrees 30”16”E) of Nainital district, and for one year at two other nearby locations in the same district, Ranibagh (400 m) and Gagar (2400 m). The intention is to clarify the altitudinal distribution of the moths found in this area, which is the outermost range of the Himalaya in this area. When the observations began during the 1970s, Bhimtal was a small town with few electric lights. Today, it is a well lit town with several industries, government offices, etc. All of these are splendidly lit up at night. It is no wonder, therefore, that many more moths were attracted to mercury vapour light during the 1970s than are attracted nowadays. The present paper is based on my collection, as well as material in Collection Hauenstein and Collection Hacker, both in Germany, some specimens in the Natural History Museum, London and in the University Museum, Oxford, U.K.. The list of 887 species is by no means exhaustive, for more than 350 species of moths in my collection await identification. However, there is sufficient material to add considerably to the present knowledge on the subject. Some species included in the present list have been reported in my earlier publications and some by other workers. Those that are being reported from this area for the first time, which have previously only been recorded from either further east (Sikkim, Nepal) or further west (Himachal Pradesh, Garhwal) have a notation “new record” against their names.