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Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservaton globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Note First record of the micromoth Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae: Ethmiinae) from Bhutan Jatshwor Singh Irungbam & Meenakshi Jatshwor Irungbam 26 November 2019 | Vol. 11 | No. 14 | Pages: 14899–14901 DOI: 10.11609/jot.4173.11.14.14899-14901 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. Partner Member Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 November 2019 | 11(14): 14899–14901 Note 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 moth 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 Australia (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 Copyright: © Irungbam & Irungbam 2019. Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of this artcle in any medium by adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. 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. 14899 First record of Ethmia lineatonotella from Bhutan Irungbam & Irungbam 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 insects 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. 14900 Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 November 2019 | 11(14): 14899–14901 First record of Ethmia lineatonotella from Bhutan Irungbam & Irungbam 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 India, Nepal, E. galactarcha Meyrick, 1928; E. palawana Schultze, (Walsingham, 1880) Myanmar, 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 Taiwan (Kun & Szabóky 3 Ethmia lineatonotella (Moore, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, [1868]) * Vietnam, Taiwan. 2000). Geilis & Wangdi (2017) who have surveyed moths 4 Ethmia trifda Kun, 2004 India, Myanmar, Thailand, in diferent localites of Bhutan also have not recorded E. Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, lineatonotella Sabah, Brunei, Philippines, . The present record of the species from Indonesia, Sumatra. Mendrelgang village, Tsirang District is a new record for 5 Ethmia nigroapicella India, Myanmar, Hawaii, Bhutan. (Saalmüller, 1880) Taiwan, Seychelle Islands, Kei Island, Samoa, 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