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Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) of India Rc(', ::(}()/. SlOT, India: 1l1(Part-3) : 79-101, 2012 A CHECKLIST OF NOCTUIDAE (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUOIDEA) OF INDIA K. S[VASANKARAN, S. IGNAClMuTHu*, M. GABRIEL PAULRA.,. AND S. PRABAKARAN Entomology Research Institute Loyola College, Chennai-600034 *Corresponding author E-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCIlON 10. AGARISTINAE 18. Athetis The family Noctuidae commonly known as Owlet 11. BAGISARIN~ 19. Callyna moths is one of the largest families in the order 12. CONDICINAE 20. Dyptergina Lepidoptera which comprises more than 35,000 known 13. EREBINAE 21. Elusa species placed in 29 sub-families and 4,200 genera. The 14. GONOPTERINAE 22. F eliniopsia noctuid moths can be easily recognized from other 15. OPHIDERINAE 23. Nonagria lepidopterans by 'their prominent eyes and 16. ACONTIINAE 24. Trachea comparatively robust structure. The noctuids mostly 17. PLUSIINAE 25. Xylostola have drab forewings, although some have brightly 18. PALINDIINAE 26. H elicoverpa coloured hind wings. The overwhelming majority of 19. SARROTHRIPINAE 27. Heliothis nnctuids fly at night and is almost invariably strongly 20. STICTOPTERINAE 28. Xanthia attracted to light. Noctuid are well represented in all 21. CATOCALINAE 29. Glotulla important zoogeographic regions and occur in lower 22. EU1ELLIINAE 30. Elwesia 1110ntane to upper montane, sandy ocean beaches, 23. EARIADINAE 31. Pyrrhia dunes. river basins deserts and a wide variety of 24. FOCILLINAE 32. Adisllra hahitats. Noctuids are a prominent group of terrestrial 25. STREPSIMANNlNAE 33. Chariclea insect fauna and food web, including innumerable List of genera 34. Raghuva ecological and economically important species. Several 1. Agrotis 35. Epi/eeta species have larvae that live in the soil and agricultural 2. Alelia 36. Aucha or horticultural pests. Majority of species will prove to 3. Peridroma 37. Hypernaenia be polyphagous but restricted to herbaceous 4. Protexarnis 38. Semiophora vegetation in distributed habitats in the tropics, a 5. Axylia 39. Bombycia category which includes agricultural crops. Noctuidae 6. Ochropleura 40. Ancara reported so far from India (before partition) are 7. Diarsia 41. Eurois accommodated under 218 genera and 1431 species 8. Xestia 42. Polia (Hampson, 1894-95; Moore, 1879-88~ Walker, 1854-66; 9. Hadena 43. Dipterygia Holloway, 1985, 1989; Park, 2001). The checklist of the 10. Mythimna 44. Euseotia genera and species of Noctuidae from India presented 11. Tiraeola 45. Cllculia here, lists a total of 1374 species under 351 genera. 12. Poly tela 46. Acronyeta List of Sub-families: 5. AMPHIPYRINAE 13. Euplexia 47. Toxocampa 1. NOCTUINAE 6. HERMINllNAE 14. Apamea 48. Calogramma 2. HADENINAE 7. HYPENINAE 15. Aeologramma 49. Amyna. 3. HELIOTIllNAE 8. EUSTROTIINAE 16. Antha 50. Berresa 4. ACRONICTINAE 9. AGANAINAE 17. Apsarasa 51. Elusia Rc('. :001. Sun:. India 80 52. Arboricornlls 101. Goniocraspedllm 150. SchistorhYllx 199. HOlllaea 53. Caradrina 102. Mecistoptera 151. Ericeia 200. A-liniodes 54. Tathoryhynchus 103. Bertula 152. Hypopyra 201. Phyl/odes 55. Acrapex 104. Popyogon 153. Artena 202. Ophideres 56. Acutipenna 105. Achaea 154. Bastilla 203. Cafpe 57. Auchmis 106. Cosmophila 155. Dysgonia 204. P.\'eudocalpe 58. Callopistria 107.' Ercheia 156. ";facaldenia 205. LophathTilln 59. Taxophleps 108. Grammodes 157. Trigollodes 206. Abrostola 60. Leocyma 109. Chalciope 158. Platyja 207. Hyper/opha 61. Craniophora 110. Thym. 159. SYlnpis 20X. GOlliocraspidllln 62. Mudaria 111. Entomogramma 160. Bocula 209. Bara.\'a 63. Sphetta 112. Batracharta 161. Pangrapta 210. fl)'pocala 64. Tycracrona 113. Cyclodes 162. Saroba 211. Allomis 65. Bryophilina 114. Melipotis 163. Sarobides 212. Ox)'odes 66. Acronicta 115. Crithote 164. Talnba 213. A-losara 67. Actinotia 116. Plecoptera 165. Din Ul11111a 214. Mithila 68. Sasunaga 117. Diomea 166. Falana 215. Coarica 69. Conservula 118. Calesia 167. Gonitis 216. Polydesma 70. Spodoptera 119. Calyptra 168. Daddala 217. Homoplra 71. Amphipyra 120. Eudocinla 169. Hypersypnoides 218. Ollllllatophora 72. Cosmia 121. Oraesia 170. Tinolius 219. Chrysopera 73. Hypena 122. Plusiodonta 171. Pantydia 220. Serrodes 74. Catada 123. Olutis 172. Moma 221. HII/odes 75. Acidon 124. Aedia 173. Trisu/oides 222. Thermesia 76. Lysimelia 125. Athyrmina 174. Trisula 223. Spiret/ollia 77. Sarobela 126. Erebus 175. Phorica 224. A"'l'higollia 78. Adrapsa 127. Bamra 176. Lycilnna 225. U/olrichoPlis 79. Heterolnala 128. Erygia 177. Sypna 226. Asticta 80. Pseudoglossa 129. lschyja 178. Anisoneura 227. Annua 81. Bleptina 130. Ophiusa 179. Agonista 228. Arcte 82. Alelimma 131. Catocala 180. Panilla 229. Bamara 83. Mastigophorus 132. Mocis 181. Gnamptogyia 230. Dierna 84. Bracharthrum 133. Ugia 182. Lyncestis 231. Egnasia 85. Falcimala 134. Hypospila 183. Gnamptonyx 232. Elygea 86. Nagadeba 135. Chilkasa 184. Pseudophia 233. Episparis 87. Hydrillodes 136. Thalatta 185. Catephia 234. Fodina 88. Simplicia 137. Throana 186. Pandesma 235. Hamodes 89. Nodaria 138. Mecodina 187. Condale 236. Blasticorhinus 90. Talapa 139. Buzara 188. Lagoptera 237. Koptoplax 91. Singara 140. Anticarsia 189. Dordura 238. Orthaga 92. Camptochi/us 141. Arsacia 190. Delgamma 239. Sphingomorpha 93. Latirostrum 142. Gesonia 191. Pantura 240. Spirama 94. Corcobara 143. Goniocraspedon 192. Baniana 241. M etaemene 95. Anoratha 144. Hepatica 193. Borsippa 242. Erastria %. Dichroma 145. Loxioda 194. Acantholipes 243. Toxophleps 97. Rhynchina 146. Marapana 195. Remigia 244. Micraeschus 98. Orthozona 147. Pseudosphetta 196. H armetelia 245. Zurobata 99. Chusaris 148. Rema 197. Pleurona 246. Corgatha 100. Arrade 149. Rhesala 198. Lycima 247. Oruza SI\··\~:\~KARAN l'I £II. : ..I Chccklist (~( IVoctllidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nocfuoidea) of India 8 1 ~~S ( 'a tob/emma 197. /Ilg II ra SPECIES CHECKLIST ~ .. N l:'1I.\trotia 19K AIlliga Order LEPIDOPTERA ~~() IIYl'erstrotia 199. Elitelia Suborder DITRYSIA :':; I. J. itlwL'oliia 300. Paectes Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA ~~~. .1Ia/iattha 301. Risoba Family NOCTUIDAE LATREILLE, 1809 .2.'i.~ . IJti}hlhera 301. Odontodes Subfamily NOCTUINAE LATREILLE, 1809 .2~~. PerciillUl 303. Stictoptera Tribe AGROTINI RAMBUR, 1848 .2'\.". Bryophila 304 . Sadarsa Subtribe AGROTINARAMBUR, 1848 .2."6. l::rtlsloities 305 . Grytona Genus 1. Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816 .2~7 Ilye/opsis 306. Lophoptera l. Agrotis biconica Kollar, 1844 .25K Hye/a 307. CYlnatophoropsis 2. Agrotis Jenalis Moore, 1881 ~59. :lIicardia 308. Asota 3. Agrotis aCcipiter Felder, 1864 160. ,1Iegalodes 309. Neochera 4. Agrotis brevirami Hampson, 1894 26\. Pile/lylepis 310. Episteme 5. Agrotis c- nigrum Linnaeus, 1775 ~62. Troctopterll 31l. Exsula 6. Agrotis cerastoides Moore, 1867 163. Lophorllza 312. Sarbanissa 7. Agrotis cfrvina Moore, 1867 .26.. l llJarimatha 313. Bagisara 8. Agrotis cia vis Hufnagel, 1766 16). Swinhoea 314. HOln 0 des 9. Agrotis corticea Schiffermuller, 1776 .26h IIIetach rostis 315 . Plotheia 10. Agrotis cuprea Moore, 1867 2()7. Narallga 316. Hyblaea 1l. Agrotis albipennis (Grote, 1876) 26X. R;"lIla 317. Bagada 12. Agrotis niveisparsa Butler,1889 26<). Pachy/epis 318. Condica 13. Agrotis modesta Moore, 1881 ~7(). Zag ira 319. Perigea 14. Agrotis junctura Moore, 1881 .271. Agraplrll 320. Earias 15. Agrotis pronuba Linnaeus, 1766 27.2. Alitoba 32l. Luceria 16. Agrotis curviplena Walker, 1865 ~73. Sderogellia 322. Capotena 17. Agrotis deseripta Bremer, 1864 ~7~. ZOllopllisia 323. Pse II delydn a 18. Agrotis dispalata Swinhoe, 1891 .275. Thysallopilisia 324. Tympanistes 19. Agrotis ditrapezillm Borkhausen, 1788 ~7h. .41ladevidia 325 . Carea 20. Agrotis jlammatra Fabricius, 1787 .~77 ('h rysotieixis 326 . To rtriciform a 2l. Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 .27K TricJlopllisia 327 . Gelastocera 22. Agrotis olivascens Hampson, 1894 .279. .4l1tographa 328. Beara 23 . Agrotis orchracea Walker, 1864 1XO. Ramadasa 329. Pseudogonitis 24. Agrotis plecta Linnaeus, 1766 .2X l. H estermannia 330. Tinosoma 25. Agrotis ravida Schiffermuller, 1776 2X2. Nagasena 33l. Sphragifera 26. Agrotis segetum ([Denis &Schiffermuller], 1775) .2Kl Brevipecten 332 . Xanthodes 27. Agrotis sikkema Moore, 1867 284. Do rail aga 333. Ossonoba 28. Agrotis tenuis Butler, 1889 2X5. Pterogollia 334. Oxygonitis 29. Agrotis triangularis Moore, 1867 1R6. Tarache 335. Cleth roph ora 30. Agrotis griseivena Hampson, 1894 2R7. Xanthoptera 336. Churia Genus 2. Protexarnis McDunnough, 1929 2X8. Acontia 337. Hyposemansis 31. Protexarnis photophila (Guenee, 1852) 289. Labanda 338. Clethrophora Subtribe AUSTRANDESIINA ANGULO & 290. Chl'llnetia 339. Psimada OLIVARES, 1960 291. Blenina 340. Zethes Genus 3. Peridroma Hubner, 1821 292. Argryothripa 34l. Avitta 32. Peridromasallcia Hubner, 1808 293. Clettharra 342. Capnodes Tribe NOCTUlNI LATREILLE. 1809 294. Sa rro th rip a 343. Raparna Genus 4. Axylia Hubner, 1821 295. Gadirtha 344. Cephena 296. Neothripa 345. Hermonassa 33. Axylia plltris Linnaeus, 1761 Rec. zool. Sun'. India 82 Genus 5. Ochropleura HUbner. 1821 74. Mytlzimna fasciata (Moore. 1881) 75. Mythimna fonnosalla Butler. 1880 34. Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus. 1761 76. Mythimna Moorei (Swinhoe. 1902) Genus 6. Diarsia Hubner. 1821 77. Mythimna pallidicosta (Hampson. 1894) 35. Diarsia canescens Butler, 1878 78. Mythinlna snelleni HrebJay. 1996 Genus 7. Xestia Hubner, 1818 79. Mythimna yu Guenee. 1852 36. Xestia c- nigTllln Linnaeus, 1758 80. Mythimna tangala Felder & Rogenhofer. 1874 37. Xestia dilala (Butler, 1879) 81. Mythilllna.decisissma Walker. 1865 38. Xestia eJj10rescens Butler, 1879 82. Mythimna Izamifera \Valker. 1865 83. Mythimna rujistrigosa
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