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Jatshwor Singh Irungbam & Meenakshi Jatshwor Irungbam

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First record of the micromoth 2017). The members of the genus Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) are nocturnal and distributed at (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Ethmiinae) low elevaton and the larvae are from Bhutan defoliator, skeletonizer or fower- ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) eater on Boraginaceae (Yen et al. ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Jatshwor Singh Irungbam 1 & Meenakshi Jatshwor 2009), while some European and PLATINUM Irungbam 2 American species feed on plants OPEN ACCESS of family Rosaceae (Powell 1973) 1,2 Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice or family Ranunculaceae (Satler 37005, Czech Republic. 1,2 Insttute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Science, Ceske 1967). In the present paper, we Budejovice 37005, Czech Republic. report the sightng of E. lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) 1 [email protected] (corresponding for the frst tme from Mendrelgang Village in Tsirang author), 2 [email protected] District, Bhutan. The E. lineatonotella was recorded during the Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) is a micromoth survey conducted at Mendrelgang Village (26.9500N that belongs to the family Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883, & 90.1130E), Tsirang District, Bhutan as part of the subfamily Ethmiinae Busck, 1909. The genus Ethmia has moth documentaton project initated by the Natonal a cosmopolitan distributon with about 231 described Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Serbithang, Bhutan on the species from the Palearctc region (Satler 1967), New night of 6 May 2015, at around 20.30h. Two individuals World (Powell 1973), southeastern Asia (Robinson et (Image 1 & 2) were atracted to the light trap (4 x 5 al. 1994), and (Nielsen et al. 1996). In the m white cloth sheet hanging facing north and south Himalayan region, only 13 species are reported which directons) fted with fuorescent bulbs (Irungbam et shows that the genus is poorly studied and the data on al. 2016). The moth was photographed and collected the distributon and biology is lacking in the region (Kun as voucher materials; later the specimens were curated 2004; Yen et al. 2009; Savela 2018). Table 1 shows the and identfed using the keys of the species provided by species recorded from Himalayan regions along with Robinson et al. (1994) and Kun (2004). The materials are their range of distributon. Recent surveys in Bhutan currently stored at Invertebrate Referral Centre, NBC, have recorded 825 moth species but none of the Ethmia Thimphu. species were reported from Bhutan (Gielis & Wangdi

DOI: htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.4173.11.14.14899-14901

Editor: M. Monwar Hossain, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Date of publicaton: 26 November 2019 (online & print)

Manuscript details: #4173 | Received 30 September 2019 | Finally accepted 24 October 2019

Citaton: Irungbam, J.S. & M.J. Irungbam (2019). First record of the micromoth Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Ethmiinae) from Bhutan. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(14): 14899–14901. htps://doi.org/10.11609/jot.4173.11.14.14899-14901

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Funding: Bhutan Trust Fund for Environment Conservaton (BTFEC), Bhutan; Natonal Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Bhutan; Grant Agency, University of South Bohemia (GA JU 038/2019/P), Czech Republic.

Competng interests: The authors declare no competng interests.

Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to the unknown reviewer/s who have help us to improve the quality of this artcle. We also thank the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservaton (BTFEC), Bhutan, for providing fnancial assistance for the feld visits and equipment; the Natonal Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Bhutan, for coordinatng the entre project; the Grant Agency, University of South Bohemia (GA JU 038/2019/P), for partal support during the preparaton of the manuscript. Lastly, frst author would like to thank Dr. Z.F. Fric, Insttute of Entomology, CAS, Czech Republic for his support and encouragement during the preparaton of this artcle.

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Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) (Image 1) 1,233m, coll. J.S. Irungbam. Hyponomeuta lineatonotella Moore, 1867, Diagnosis: Wingspan with 45mm. Head with fliform Proceedings of Zoological Society London 1867: 669, pl. antenna, scape with yellow scales, yellowish fagellum, 33, fg. 18. with brown scales distally. Maxillary palp consistng Psecadia vitatopunctata Matsumura, 6000, of four segments and yellow in colour and Labial palp Illustrated of the Japanese empire: 831. yellow in colour with a black ring on medial segment. Ethmia lineatonotella Satler, 1967, Microlepidoptera Frons and vertex yellowish with black scales apically. Palaearctca 2: 124, pl. 8, 61, 103, fg. 63; Kun & Szabóky, Thorax yellowish with six black spots; tegulae white 2000, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae with a pair of black spots at base. Forewing longer than 46: 55, fg. 2–3, 26, 42; Yen, Wei, & Kun, 2009. Biota abdomen, covered with black marking on yellowish Taiwanica, 17, fg. 10. background. Basal part consists of seven spots, four Specimens examined: BM-208, BM-209, 2 males, characteristc long striae; two larger spots at outer edge 05.v.2015, Bhutan, Tsirang, Mendrelgang Village, of cell between veins Cu2 and M2. Hindwing with strong Mendrelgang Central School, 26.9500N & 90.1130E, costal brushes and yellow cilia; Forelegs and midlegs

© Jatshwor Singh Irungbam Image 1. Wingspan 45mm. An adult of Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, [1868]) recorded from Mendrelgang Village, Tsirang showing the presence of four number of striae on the forewing.

© Jatshwor Singh Irungbam Image 2. An adult of Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, [1868]) recorded from Mendrelgang Village, Tsirang during light trapping on 6 May 2015.

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Table 1. The checklist of Genus Ethmia reported from the Himalayan consist of fve species. Later, Kun (2004) transferred E. region. lineatonotella to E. lineatonotella species group which Species Global distributon contains fve species (E. lineatonotella Moore, 1867; 1 Ethmia ermineella Northern , Nepal, E. galactarcha Meyrick, 1928; E. palawana Schultze, (Walsingham, 1880) , Tibet, western China. 1925; E. trifda Kun, 2004; E. thomaswit Kun, 2004). E. 2 Ethmia assamensis (Butler, Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, Sri lineatonotella is distributed through India (Darjeeling, 1879) Lanka, Pakistan. Assam), Myanmar, Vietnam, and (Kun & Szabóky 3 Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, [1868]) * Vietnam, Taiwan. 2000). Geilis & Wangdi (2017) who have surveyed 4 Ethmia trifda Kun, 2004 India, Myanmar, Thailand, in diferent localites of Bhutan also have not recorded E. Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, lineatonotella Sabah, Brunei, , . The present record of the species from Indonesia, Sumatra. Mendrelgang village, Tsirang District is a new record for 5 India, Myanmar, , Bhutan. (Saalmüller, 1880) Taiwan, Seychelle Islands, Kei Island, , Madagascar. 6 Ethmia szabokyi Kun, 2001 India, Nepal. References 7 Ethmia lapidella (Walsingham, India, China, Japan, Taiwan. 1880) Geilis, C. & K. Wangdi (2017). A Field Guide to the Common Moths of 8 Ethmia didyma Kun, 2002 Nepal. Bhutan. Natonal Biodiversity Centre (NBC), 100pp. Irungbam, J.S., M.S. Chib & K. Wangdi (2016). Taxonomic review of 9 Ethmia acontas Meyrick, 1906 India, Sri Lanka. the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan (Lepidoptera). Journal of Asia- 10 Ethmia hilarella (Walker, 1863) Southern India, Sri Lanka, Pacifc Biodiversity 9(3): 355–382. Taiwan. Kun, A. (2004). A review of the Ethmia lineatonotella species 11 Ethmia anatformis Kun, 2001 Nepal. group, with descripton of new Indonesian species (Lepidoptera, Elachistdae). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae. 12 Ethmia crocosoma Meyrick, India, Nepal 1914 50(4): 53–78. Kun, A. & C. Szabóky (2000). Survey of the Taiwanese Ethmiinae 13 Ethmia pingxiangensis Liu, Northeastern India, Myanmar, (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) with descriptons of three new 1980 Thailand. species. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarum Hungaricae, 46: 53–78. Nielsen, E.S., E.D. Edwards & T.V. Rangsi (eds.) (1996). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 4: faint yellow with clack rings; and orange coloured XIV+529 pp. abdomen. Tarsus black with light tp. Hindleg orange; Powell, J.A. (1973). A systematc monograph of new world Ethmiid moths (Lepidoptera, ). Smithsonian Contributons to abdomen similarly orange-coloured. Unfortunately, the Zoology 120: 1–302. genitalia had been destroyed due to a fungal infecton Robinson, G.S., K.R. Tuck & M. Shäfer (1994). Smaller moths of South- and so we could not examine the genitals. East Asia. London: The Natural History Museum, 309pp.+32pls. Satler, K. (1967). Ethmiidae. In: Amsel, H.G., F. Gregor & H. Reisser Ethmia lineatonotella can be easily distnguished (eds.). Microlepidoptera Palaearctca. Volume 2. Wien: Verlag Georg from other similar species group by the presence of Fromme & Co., 185pp+106pls. four striae on the forewing (Image 1) whereas E. trifda Savela, M. (2018). Lepidoptera and some other life forms. htp:// ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/ has three, E. palawana has only one while they are gelechioidea/depressariidae/ethmiinae/ethmia/. Accessed on 31 reduced to a single dot in E. thomaswit and is lacking March 2018. in E. galactarcha (Kun 2004). Satler (1967) placed E. Yen, S-H., C-H. Wei & A. Kun (2009). Biota Taiwanica. Hexapoda: Lepidoptera, Elachistdae - Ethmiinae. Natonal Sun Yat-Sen lineatonotella in the E. assamensis species group which University & Natonal Science Council, 55pp+11pls.

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November 2019 | Vol. 11 | No. 14 | Pages: 14787–14926 Date of Publicaton: 26 November 2019 (Online & Print) www.threatenedtaxa.org DOI: 10.11609/jot.2019.11.14.14787-14926

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The Sally Walker Conservaton Fund -- an appeal for support Vertebrate prey handling in the Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris – P. 14787 (Aves: Bucerotformes: Bucerotdae) – James A. Fitzsimons, Pp. 14891–14894 Communicatons Impact of cyclone Fani on the breeding success of sandbar-nestng birds Complementary bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera) survey techniques uncover two along the Mahanadi River in Odisha, India new country records for Nigeria – Subrat Debata, Pp. 14895–14898 – Iroro Tanshi, Anthony Ekata Ogbeibu & Paul Jeremy James Bates, Pp. 14788–14801 First record of the micromoth Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Ethmiinae) from Bhutan Bone fractures in roadkill Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana – Jatshwor Singh Irungbam & Meenakshi Jatshwor Irungbam, (Mammalia: Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae) in Costa Rica Pp. 14899–14901 – Randall Arguedas, Elisa C. López & Lizbeth Ovares, Pp. 14802–14807 Additonal distributon records of the rare Nepal Comma Barilius torsai (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), a new freshwater fsh Polygonia c-album agnicula (Moore, 1872) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: from the Brahmaputra drainage, India Nymphalidae) from Rara Natonal Park, Nepal – Kavita Kumari, Manas Hoshalli Munivenkatappa, Archana Sinha, – Sanej Prasad Suwal, Biraj Shrestha, Binita Pandey, Bibek Shrestha, Prithivi Lal

Simanku Borah & Basanta Kumar Das, Pp. 14808–14815 Nepali, Kaashi Chandra Rokaya & Bimal Raj Shrestha, Pp. 14902–14905

Buterfy diversity throughout Midnapore urban area in West Bengal, India A new distributon record of the gall midge Octodiplosis bispina Sharma – Surjyo Jyot Biswas, Debarun Patra, Soumyajit Roy, Santosh Kumar Giri, (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India Suman Paul & Asif Hossain, Pp. 14816–14826 – Duraikannu Vasanthakumar, Radheshyam Murlidhar Sharma & Palanisamy Senthilkumar, Pp. 14906–14907 Plant and fungi diversity of Devi Pindiyan Valley in Trikuta Hills of northwestern Himalaya, India New recruitment of staghorn corals in the Gulf of Mannar - – Sajan Thakur, Harish Chander Dut, Bikarma Singh, Yash Pal Sharma, Nawang the emergence of a resilient coral reef Tashi, Rajender Singh Charak, Geeta Sharma, Om Prakash Vidyarthi, Tasir Iqbal, – Koushik Sadhukhan, Ramesh Chatragadda, T. Shanmugaraj & Bishander Singh & Kewal Kumar, Pp. 14827–14844 M.V. Ramana Murthy, Pp. 14908–14911

A checklist of rust fungi from Himachal Pradesh, India New records of coral diseases in the Persian Gulf – Ajay Kumar Gautam & Shubhi Avasthi, Pp. 14845–14861 – Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour & Sanaz Hazraty-Kari, Pp. 14912–134913

The distributon of blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) from the paddy felds of Crepidium aphyllum (Orchidaceae), a new record from Bhutan Patan and Karad tehsils of Satara District, Maharashtra, India – Kinley Rabgay & Pankaj Kumar, Pp. 14914–14916 – Sharada Jagannath Ghadage & Vaneeta Chandrashekhar Karande, Pp. 14862–14869 Rediscovery, afer over a century, of the endemic climbing vine Argyreia lawii (Convolvulaceae) from the Western Ghats of India Short Communicatons – Pramod R. Lawand, Rajaram V. Gurav & Vinod B. Shimpale, Pp. 14917–14920 Cordia difusa K.C. Jacob, the Kovai Manjack (Boraginaceae): a highly threatened steno-endemic species from Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu, India Linostoma decandrum (Roxb. ) Wall. ex Endl. (Thymelaeaceae): – S. Arumugam, K. Sampath Kumar, B. Karthik & V. Ravichandran, Pp. 14870– an additon to the fora of Andaman Islands, India 14875 – L. Rasingam & K. Karthigeyan, Pp. 14921–14922

New distributon records in the orchid fora of Tripura, India On the foral biology and pollinaton of a rare Twining Liana – Arjun Adit, Monika Koul & Rajesh Tandon, Pp. 14876–14885 Sarcolobus carinatus Wall. (Asclepiadoideae: Apocynaceae) in Coringa Mangrove Forest, Andhra Pradesh, India Notes on the extended distributon of Humboldta bourdillonii (Fabales: – A.J. Solomon Raju, Pp. 14923–14926 Fabaceae), an Endangered tree legume in the Western Ghats, India – Anoop P. Balan, A.J. Robi & S.V. Predeep, Pp. 14886–14890

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