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Issue: Vol. 5323 No. 3: 2 Aug. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-08-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.3.7
Page range: 429-434
Abstract views: 185
PDF downloaded: 21

A new species of Griseothosea (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) from Wuyishan National Park, China

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
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Lepidoptera molecular analysis COI gene wing venation male genitalia

Abstract

A new species of Griseothosea nigrifasciata sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Wuyishan National Park, Fujian province, China. It differs from other members of Griseothosea by the male genitalia: uncus with strongly curved lateral margin, juxta with two finger-shaped protrusion apically, and aedeagus shorter and slenderer. The new species is supported molecularly by the analysis of a 658 bp fragment of the COI gene. A key to Griseothosea is provided.

 

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