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Issue: Vol. 5583 No. 3: 4 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5583.3.10
Page range: 579-588
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 3

Descriptions of three new species of Rivula Guenée [1845]1844 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Rivulinae) from China, with the checklist of Chinese species

Northeast Forestry University; School of Forestry; Harbin 150040; China.
Northeast Forestry University; School of Forestry; Harbin 150040; China.; Northeast Forestry University; Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center; Harbin 150040; China; Northeast Forestry University; Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management; Harbin 150040; China.
Lepidoptera Noctuoidea morphology taxonomy Xizang Guangxi Yunnan

Abstract

Three new species of Rivula Guenée (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Rivulinae), R. medogensis sp. nov., R. puerensis sp. nov. and R. guidiana sp. nov., are described from China. The new species are illustrated with images of the adults and genitalia and compared with related species. A checklist of all species in China is provided.

 

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