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Issue: Vol. 5496 No. 1: 16 Aug. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-08-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5496.1.5
Page range: 101-110
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DNA barcodes and morphological evidence reveal a new genus of Nygmiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) from 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
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
Lepidoptera Aurivalva Euproctis Genitalia Maximum likelihood analysis Genetic distances

Abstract

A new genus Aurivalva Li & Wang gen. nov. is proposed for Nygmiini to accommodate three species previously placed in Euproctis Hübner: A. yunnanpina (Chao, 1984) comb. nov., A. telephanes (Collenette, 1939) comb. nov. and A. conistica (Collenette, 1936) comb. nov.. The new genus is supported by DNA barcodes and morphological evidence. A key to all currently recognized Aurivalva species in China is provided, with illustrations of the adults, wing venations and genitalia, together with a barcode-based tree.

 

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