The checklist of Indian Galleriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae)

VENKATESH  .; M. SHANKARA   MURTHY; A.  PRABHURAJ; SUSHILA    NADAGOUDA; S. T.  YENJERAPPA

VENKATESH . Department of Agricultural Entomology, niversity of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - 584 104, Karnataka, India
M. SHANKARA MURTHY Department of Agricultural Entomology, niversity of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - 584 104, Karnataka, India
A. PRABHURAJ Department of Agricultural Entomology, niversity of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - 584 104, Karnataka, India
SUSHILA NADAGOUDA Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, niversity of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - 584 104, Karnataka, India
S. T. YENJERAPPA Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, niversity of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur - 584 104, Karnataka, India

Keywords: Checklist, Galleriinae, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Synonyms, Type genus

Abstract

The Galleriinae was established by Zeller in 1848 with type genus Galleria Fabricius, 1798. It is one of theeconomically important groups of Pyraloidea, represents 258 described species under 68 genera all over the world. In thecurrent paper, a checklist is prepared for the species of Galleriinae occurring in India in a systematic sequence. As per thecurrent checklist prepared, 27 species under 13 genera are documented. The report accounted for 10.46 per cent of speciesand 19.12 per cent of genera from India when compared to the global record.The genera and species are listed alphabetically.Further, the valid name, type genus, type species, type locality, synonyms, distribution and host range of each speciesunder each genus are provided. The study provides a base for further taxonomic research on this economically importantgroup.