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The family Lecithoceridae in Bhutan is reviewed, with descriptions of one new species in Torodora Meyrick, 1894, T. namgaydemae Park & Gielis, sp. n., and a new species in Thubana Walker, 1864, Th. bhutanica Park & Gielis, sp. n. An unnamed species of Torodora is presented and discussed. In addition eight species are reported for the first time from Bhutan: Torodora multispinata Park, 2020; T. macrosigna Gozmány, 1973; T. trigona Gozmány, 1973; T. quadrangulata Wadhawan & Walia, 2007; Lecithocera cornutima Park, 2009; L. nepalica Gozmány, 1973; Homaloxestis cicatrix Gozmány, 1973 and Eccedoxa selena Wu, 1994. Images of the adults and genitalia are provided for all species.

A catalogue of the species of superfamily Pterophoroidea from India is presented. The documented fauna comprises 108 species belonging to two families, Macropiratidae (one species), and Pterophoridae (107 species in 38 genera). Four subfamilies of Pterophoridae are recognized: i) Agdistinae (one species), ii) Deuterocopinae (five species in one genus), iii) Ochyroticinae (three species in one genus), and iv) Pterophorinae (98 species in 35 genera). The present catalogue is based primarily on the literatures in which Indian pterophoroids have been mentioned or described. For each species, the type-locality, geographical distribution (within and outside of India), host plants, and synonyms are provided. Pterophorus karmawangdi Gielis & Wangdi, syn. n., is new subjective junior synonym of Pterophorus tinsuki Kovtunovich, 2003.

Approximately 100 specimens, representing 27 species of Pterophoridae (Plume Moths), were collected from the fauna of Bhutan. The taxonomic status of the species, observed and collected material, and host plants are listed, and a distribution map of each species is presented. The following species are recorded for the first time from Bhutan: Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867; Platyptilia sedata Meyrick, 1932; Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840); Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864); Xyroptila oenophanes Meyrick, 1908; Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864), S. zanclistes (Meyrick, 1905); Oxyptilus causodes Meyrick, 1905; Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, [1813]); and Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906. One species is described as new: Pterophorus karmawangdii Gielis spec. nov.

The plume moth genus Stenoptilia Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) is recorded for the first time from Chile. Adults of Stenoptilia socoromaensis Vargas & Gielis sp. nov. from the northernmost part of the Chilean Andes are described and illustrated. The larvae of S. socoromaensis feed on buds, flowers and unripe fruits of the hemiparasitic plant Neobartsia peruviana (Walp.) Uribe-Convers & Tank (Orobanchaceae). Pairwise distances of a DNA barcode sequence of S. socoromaensis with congeneric species ranged from 9.1 to 12.6% (K2P).

The monophyly of the tribe Oxyptilini and phylogenetic relationships of the genera embraced in this tribe were examined using 171 (75 binary and 96 multistate) characters of adult morphology. The study material included 98 species of 30 genera, representing all previously recognized genera of Oxyptilini, together with the genera Sphenarches, Antarches, Diacrotricha, and Cosmoclostis, four species of Oidaematophorini, three species of Platyptiliini, as well as three and two other species belonging to Pterophorini and Exelastini respectively. Two Agdistis species were used as outgroups. The cladistic analysis resulted in six equally parsimonious trees. A majority of the recovered synapomorphic characters have previously been used in the taxonomy of the subfamily. However, 25 novel characters were found. The monophyly of Oxyptilini was supported, although only with homoplastic characters and low amounts of tree confidence; the genera Capperia, Procapperia, Paracapperia, Oxyptilus, Megalorhipida, and Trichoptilus were found to be nonmonophyletic; Sphenarches and Antarches were recovered as members of Oxyptilini; the two genera Cosmoclostis and Diacrotricha were placed out of Oxyptilini, inside the tribe Pterophorini; and close affinity of the genus Dejongia to Stangeia, Stenodacma, Megalorhipida, Trichoptilus, and Buckleria species was revealed. Four new combinations, Cosmoclostis lanceata (Arenberger) comb. nov., Nippoptilia regulus (Meyrick) comb. nov., Capperia tadzhica (Zagulajev) comb. nov., and Buckleria negotiosus (Meyrick) comb. nov. are proposed; Capperia insomnis Townsend was considered as a senior synonym of Procapperia hackeri Arenberger syn. nov., Buckleria negotiosus (Meyrick) as a senior synonym of Buckleria vanderwolfi Gielis syn. nov., and Oxyptilus variegatus Meyrick syn. nov. as a junior synonym of Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick. © 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 163, 484–547.

Paraplatyptilia atlanticasp. nov. is described as new from northwestern Newfoundland and the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. A key to the four species of Paraplatyptilia Bigot and Picard known to occur in eastern Canada (east of Manitoba) is provided.

Apoxyptilus, gen. nov., and Pseudoxyptilus, gen. nov., are described and illustrated, with Oxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936, and Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911, as their type-species, respectively. Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick), comb. nov., and Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Meyrick), comb. nov., are redescribed. An illustrated key to the genera of the tribe Oxyptilini is provided.

This world catalog of the superfamilies Pterophoroidea and Alucitoidea is Volume 4 of a series in progress by Apollo Books. These fascinating “micromoth” superfamilies are called “plume moths” and “many-plumed moths” because most of the species have wings that are cleft into feathery, long-fringed lobes. At rest, the elegantly slender-bodied and longlegged plume moths often fold their wings and hold them out from their body in an easily recognizable T shape. They arewidely distributed and found in all the terrestrial biomes. The often hairy larvae typically feed on leaves, sowers, and stems of a variety of forbs, including many composites and some plants in the mint, Þgwort, pea, and morning glory families. Very few species of these poorly knowngroups havewidely used common names. The last world catalog comparable to Gielis was Meyrick (1913). However, study of these moths has recently undergone a modest revival, especially in Europe. The systematics has been greatly advanced, but it is still in sux. The biology of many species is still unknown or poorly known. This most-welcome book presents a complete and current classiÞcation and nomenclature, a comprehensive bibliography as well as a useful host plant list and summary distribution for 1,300 species. Although some features of the classiÞcation may be disputed and eventually superseded, and somemostly typographical errors are evident, the book Þlls a void in the literature on Pterophoroidea andAlucitoidea. Aswould be expected for a “catalog,” this book of annotated lists is not an identiÞcation or Þeld guide, and it contains no illustrations or descriptive information. The high-quality paper, print, and binding make it attractive and durable. Theauthor,CeesGielis, is a researchassociateof the National Natural History Museum in Leiden and a leading specialist and world authority on the family Pterophoridae. He is widely published, including a 1993 generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea, a 1996 monograph on the Pterophoridae of Europe, numerous new species descriptions, and taxonomicactions.Michael Shaffer collaboratedwithGielis on the small family Tineodidae. Shaffer is the highly regarded, retired curator of Pyraloidea and Pterophoroidea at what is now The Natural History Museum, London. Volume 4 is edited by Hugo van der Wolf. Gielis treats the Pterophoroidea as comprised of two families: Pterophoridae, with 1,136 described species in four subfamilies and 89 genera; and Macropiratidae,with three species, all in the genusAgdistopsis. The Alucitoidea is treated as being comprised of two families: Alucitidae, with 186 species in nine genera; and Tineodidae, with 19 species in 11 genera. Several new synonyms and one new replacement name are presented, but without discussion. The books introduction refers to previous catalogs and checklists. The sources of information are discussed, and the format of the annotated species list is outlined. A breakdown of the classiÞcation used for the two superfamilies is shown to the genus level, and the number of species in each taxon is given. The core of this book is the annotated catalog itselfNa list of animal names with associated authorship, year of publication, synonyms, and other information. At the genus group and higher levels of classiÞcation, taxa are arranged in the phylogenetic order proposed by the author.Within each genus, the species names are listed in alphabetical order. Below each species name, the following information from the original description is given: genus in which the species was originally described, species name as originally spelled, year of publication, page number, and country of the type locality. Next, synonyms are listed with the same format and information. Additional annotation includes larval host plant names when known, parasite names when known, and distribution by biogeographic region and country insofar as the author considers the data to be valid. Several additional lists complete the book. One list catalogs the single fossil pterophorid species that has been named. Another is a “Comprehensive Reference List,” which is 45 pages and will save the serious researcher countless hours tracking down original descriptions and other literature. Next are indices of the dipterous and hymenopterous parasites. An index of hostplants is orderedalphabeticallybygenusand then by species within a genus. As might be expected from the concentration of detailed andexacting information in this catalog, some errors are present. The publisher has provided an errata sheet, but at present this sheet is incomplete. The errors include misspellings of some names of taxa and people, occasional incorrect use of the conventional parentheses around author name when originally described in a genus other than the current genus, onemention of an incorrect family name, a few omissions, and a few incorrect years of publication. Unfortunately, some of these errors may not be detectedbya readerwhodoesnot checkoriginal sources and might thus be repeated in subsequent literature. I thank Alma Solis, Deborah Matthews, and Cees Gielis for comments and suggestions that helped me write this review.