A new species of Conogethes from India feeding on cardamom. A new Indian Conogethes species

A new species, Conogethes sahyadriensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), occurring on cardamom, is described from India. The species status is supported by diagnostic morphology as well as by molecular genetic data. The new species is delineated from other closely related species of Conogethes. The phylogenetic analysis of publicly available Conogethes COI barcode sequences reveals a number of clades that potentially represent additional undescribed species.