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Issue: Vol. 2882 No. 1: 18 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2882.1.5
Page range: 51–58
Abstract views: 99
PDF downloaded: 2

A new Cocos-eating moth of Acria Stephens, 1834 (Lepidoptera, Peleopodidae) from China, with descriptions of its adult, larva and pupa

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
Lepidoptera new species Peleopodidae Acria larva pupa

Abstract

A species of Acria Stephens, 1834 is reported as new to science, namely Acria cocophaga sp. nov. Descriptions and illustrations of adults, genital, larval and pupal structures are all provided. The types of the species are deposited at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS).

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