Caissa medialis Yoshimoto, 1994: 88

Singh, Navneet & Ahmad, Jalil, 2022, A new species and a new species record of Caissa Hering from India (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae), Zootaxa 5200 (1), pp. 96-100 : 97

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5200.1.7
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7251915
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scientific name	Caissa medialis Yoshimoto, 1994: 88
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Caissa medialis Yoshimoto, 1994: 88 View in CoL

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Type locality: Kathmandu, Godavari.

Material examined. India: 3♂, Sikkim, Dzongu , 28.iv.2014, Rahul Ranjan leg. ( NZCZSI) .

Diagnosis. Wingspan 20 mm, forewing length 10 mm. Caissa medialis is unique due to its male genitalia with the saccular process triangular, and directed dorsally.

Distribution. Nepal ( Yoshimoto 1994), India ( Sikkim) (present study).

Remarks. Caissa medialis is reported for the first time from India.