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Issue: Vol. 5301 No. 2: 9 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5301.2.5
Page range: 246-256
Abstract views: 272
PDF downloaded: 25

Pluma, a new genus of slug moths (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from South China, with descriptions of two new species

Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Department of General and Molecular Biology; Samara State Medical University; Samara; 443099; Russia
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Lepidoptera Adults Male genitalia DNA barcode Phylogenetic analysis Guangdong

Abstract

The genus Pluma, gen. nov. is established to accommodate two new species of limacodid moths, P. shuni sp. nov. and P. yuensis sp. nov., from South China. Based on morphological and molecular characters, the species cannot be placed in any existing genus and therefore they placed in the newly erected one. The new taxa are supported by morphological characters and DNA barcode data. Male adults, including wing venation and genitalia, are illustrated, along with a barcode-based tree.

 

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