Review of three little-known genera, Tiriza Walker, 1864, Siovata Walker, 1886, and Trypherogenes Meyrick, 1931 of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)
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Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Siovata, Trypherogenes, Tiriza, review synonym, IndiaAbstract
Three poorly known Oriental genera of the Lecithoceridae; Tiriza Walker, 1864, Siovata Walker, 1886, and Trypherogenes Meyrick, 1931, are reviewed. Since the former two genera were described and later it was synonymized with Lecithocera Herrich-Shäffer by MEYRICK (1910), there has been much confusion about the generic identity as synonyms of the latter or valid genera respectively. However, it is confirmed that they are clearly different from Lecithocera, and Siovata Walker, syn. n. is a junior synonym of Tiriza Walker by having the similar wing color pattern including the venation and the genital diagnostic characters. Tiriza pulcherrimella (Walker, 1866), comb. n. is newly combined. In addition, the genus Trypherogenes Meyrick has been placed in the family Gelechiidae, but it is removed to Lecithoceridae, due to the antenna distinctly longer than forewing. For these two valid genera, redescriptions of adults and illustrations of the genitalia of both sexes are provided.
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