Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea
Family
Gelechiidae
Subfamily
Gelechiinae
Tribe/Subtribe
unassigned
Genus
Encolpotis Meyrick, 1909
Type Species
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909
Species/Subspecies
Encolpotis heliopepta Meyrick, 1918
Type Locality
India, Shillong, Assam (now in Meghalaya)
Remarks
This is the only representative of the genus from Oriental region, and it is endemic to India. The other two known species, <i>E</i>. <i>scioplasta</i> Meyrick, 1920 and <i>E</i>. <i>xanthoria</i> Meyrick, 1909, are known from the African region (Savela 2023).
Distribution
Specific Records
Shillong
States/Union Territories
Meghalaya
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
North East
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