FURTHER STUDIES ON GENUS Cyphanta WALKER (PLATYCHASMATINAE: NOTODONTIDAE: LEPIDOPTERA) FROM INDIA
AMRITPAL SINGH KALEKA *
Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002, Punjab, India.
RISHI RISHI KUMAR
Department of Zoology, DAV College, Jalandhar-144008, Punjab, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The taxonomic position of genus Cyphanta Walker in subfamily Platychasmatinae and family Notodontidae has been justified. The external morphological characters including the genitalic features of Cyphanta xanthochlora Walker has been studied and illustrated in detail and the genus diagnosis has also been updated.
Keywords: Cyphanta, Platychasmatinae, Notodontidae, xanthochlora, genitalia