Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea
Family
Pyralidae
Subfamily
Phycitinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Genus
Monoctenocera Hampson, 1899
Type Species
Monoctenocera brachiella Hampson, 1901
Species/Subspecies
Monoctenocera brachiella Hampson, 1901
Type Locality
Sikkim, Calcutta [Kolkata]
Remarks
Monoctenocera was established by Hampson (1899c: 310) as subgenus of Polyocha Zeller, 1848a. The single included nominal species was brachiella Hampson (1899c: 311), a nomen nudum later made available in the combination Monoctenocera brachiella Hampson in Ragonot & Hampson, 1901, when Monoctenocera was raised to genus level (Fletcher & Nye 1984).
Distribution
Specific Records
Calcutta
States/Union Territories
Sikkim, West Bengal
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Gangetic Plain, Indian Himalaya