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Issue: Vol. 5666 No. 4: 30 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.4.7
Page range: 577-584
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Plicacora, a new genus of Thyrididae from Mozambique and Zambia (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae: Siculodinae: Siculodini)

African Natural History Research Trust; Street Court; Kingsland; Leominster; HR6 9QA; United Kingdom
Lepidoptera Afrotropics Thyridoidea Maputo Special Reserve taxonomy

Abstract

A monotypic genus Plicacora gen. nov. is erected to include one new species P. maputoana sp. nov. following the discovery of several unusual specimens from Mozambique and Zambia in the collections of the African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT). The new genus and species are compared to the allied Cecidothyris Aurivillius, 1910 from which it differs in phenotype and genital morphology. The generic placement of C. longicorpa Whalley, 1971 is considered in reference to Plicacora gen. nov. and the biogeography of the new species, known from a unique coastal environment, is briefly discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Elliott, I.R. (2025) Plicacora, a new genus of Thyrididae from Mozambique and Zambia (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae: Siculodinae: Siculodini). Zootaxa, 5666 (4), 577–584. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5666.4.7