Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea

Family

Gelechiidae

Subfamily

Gelechiinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Gnorimoschemini

Genus

Kiwaia Philpott, 1930

Type Species

Kiwaia jeanae Philpott, 1930

= Empista Povolný, 1968 (TS: Empista palaearctica Povolný, 1968)
= Zeempista Povolný, 1974 (TS: Gelechia cheradias Meyrick, 1909)

Subgenus

Empista ,

Species/Subspecies

Kiwaia (Empista) dryosyrta Meyrick, 1931 (Gelechia)

Type Locality

India, Karponang, Sikkim

Distribution

Specific Records

Karponang

States/Union Territories

Sikkim

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Indian Himalaya