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Type: Article
Published: 2014-11-12
Page range: 73–80
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Three new species of Spiladarcha Meyrick, 1913 (Lepidoptera: Urodidae) from Costa Rica

Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Lepidoptera Urodoidea Urodidae Spiladarcha new species Costa Rica

Abstract

Three new species of Spiladarcha are described from Costa Rica, including S. puravida n. sp., S. septifera n. sp., and S. tuberculata n. sp. The genus Spiladarcha is reported from Costa Rica for the first time. Synapomorphies of Spiladarcha are revised. Photos of adult habitus and genitalia of known sexes are provided.