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Issue: Vol. 5620 No. 4: 11 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.4.6
Page range: 589-594
Abstract views: 81
PDF downloaded: 5

Two new species of the genus Nygmia Hübner, 1820 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) from China

Institute of Xizang Plateau Ecology, Xizang Agricultural & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, Xizang 860000, China
Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Changsha, Hunan 410014, China.
College of Plant Science, Xizang Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, Xizang 860000, China
Institute of Xizang Plateau Ecology, Xizang Agricultural & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, Xizang 860000, China
Lepidoptera Xizang male genitalia taxonomy Lymantriinae

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Nygmia Hübner, 1820, Nygmia linzhiensis Pan & Ouyang, sp. nov. and Nygmia motuoensis Pan & Ouyang, sp. nov., are described. Adults and genitalia are illustrated.

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How to Cite

Ouyang, S.-Q., Zhang, T., Yu, X. & Pan, Z. (2025) Two new species of the genus Nygmia Hübner, 1820 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) from China. Zootaxa, 5620 (4), 589–594. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.4.6