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Published: 2021-06-11
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Taxonomic review of the genus Sicciaemorpha van Eecke (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae), with descriptions of six new species from Malaysia and the Philippines

Altai State University, Lenina Avenue, 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia.
Tiergartenstrasse 27, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Lepidoptera Lithosiini Cistheniina lectotype Java Borneo

Abstract

Six new species of the genus Sicciaemorpha van Eecke, 1920 which was previously considered to be monotypic are described: S. yumun sp. n. (Malaysia: northern Borneo Island), S. langgona sp. n. (the Philippines: Mindanao Island), S. nebulibia sp. n. (the Philippines: Luzon Island), S. pleiadina sp. n. (the Philippines: Mindanao Island), S. danepan sp. n. (the Philippines: Mindanao Island), and S. reducta sp. n. (the Philippines: Mindanao Island). Lectotype is designated for the type species of the genus, Sicciaemorpha ivyalba van Eecke, 1920. Adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated.

 

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