International Journal of Entomology Research

Authors
Michael Seizmair

Abstract
Taxonomic and faunistic results on the Spilomelinae Guenée, 1854 are presented on the basis of material collected in Saudi-Arabia. A new species Cirrhochrista biangularis sp.nov. is described. It is placed close to the Cirrhochrista brizoalis (Walker, 1859) species group and Cirrhochrista metisalis Viette, 1961. The adult and the female genitalia are described and figured. The differential character states in wing maculation and female genitalia are listed. The male is unknown. A determination key to the Arabian species of Cirrhochrista Lederer, 1863 and their closest relatives is provided. Distributional updates are presented on three further known species: Orphanostigma abruptalis (Walker, 1859) is reported as new to the entomofauna of Saudi-Arabia. Herpetogramma mutualis (Zeller, 1852) is reported as new to the entomofauna of the Arabian Peninsula. The adults and the male genitalia of these two species are re-described and figured. The presence of Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851) in Saudi-Arabia, known exclusively from historical records, is re-confirmed.