A catalogue of the Yponomeutoidea of India (Lepidoptera)

Abstract

The present catalogue comprises 144 species in 54 genera and 11 families of Yponomeutoidea found in India which represents 7.6 % of the total 1,884 species. Among the 11 families present in India, Yponomeutidae is most speciose (32 species in 14 genera), followed by Lyonetiidae (28 species in four genera), Glyphipterigidae (25 species in four genera), Plutellidae (14 species in nine genera), Heliodinidae (eight species in six genera), Ypsolophidae (six species in two genera), Attevidae (five species in single genus), Argyresthiidae (five species in single genus), Praydidae (five species in single genus) and Bedelliidae (four species in single genus). Tonzidae is least diverse, represented by single species from India. 10 species (and) in 10 yponomeutoid genera are unassigned to any family. Herein, diversity and distribution of known species in different biogeographic zones of India as well as number of species described by various authors is discussed. The information on the type locality, type depository (wherever available), first reference, synonymy and distribution within as well as outside India for each of the included species is provided. Some clarifications regarding type locality within Indian states are also given.