On the distribution of the genus Barsilene Volynkin & Huang, 2019 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2026-18-2-370-373Keywords:
Lithosiini, biogeography, biodiversity, first records, Myanmar, IndiaAbstract
Species of the genus Barsilene Volynkin & Huang, 2019 are reported from India and Myanmar for the first time: B. pallinflexa (Holloway, 2001) — from India (Meghalaya State) and Myanmar (Rakhine State), B. melaninflexa (Černý, 2016) — from Myanmar (Sagaing Region). The westernmost populations of both species were known from Thailand, and the latter species was found only in two Thai provinces: Kanchanaburi and Tak. Hence, the new records represent the westernmost findings of this genus, moving the northwestern boundary of the genus’ range more than 1000 km.
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