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The known Indian species of the moth genus Paralebeda Aurivillius namely femorata (Menetries) and the type species plagifera (Walker) have been taxonomically treated. The external morphological characters particularly species specific features such as wing venation and genitalic characters have been studied and illustrated. The genus diagnosis has been updated and a key has also been formulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The genus Trabala Walker is represented by 28 species from the Oriental and Palearctic regions. Three species of this genus, i.e., Trabala ganesha Roepke, Trabala pallida (Walker), and Trabala vishnou (Lefebvre) have been critically examined to study the external morphological structures including the wing venation and genitalic features. These attributes are species-specific and can be used for discrimination of closely allied species. A key has also been formulated. The wing venation and genitalic features of these three species proved to be significant for differentiation, and on the basis of these studies, it has been found that these three species are significantly distinct from each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The external morphological characters particularly the wing venation and genitalic features of three species namely lineata (Moore), fulgens (Moore) and latipennis (Walker) of genus Kunugia Nagano of family Lasiocampidae have been studied and illustrated in detail. Two species i.e., Kunugia lineata (Moore) and Kunugia latipennis (Walker) have been reported from North- West India for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]