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Issue: Vol. 5621 No. 5: 22 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.7
Page range: 594-600
Abstract views: 87
PDF downloaded: 8

Montiscola gen. n., a new alpine genus of Gnophini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from Xizang, China, with brachypterous females

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Lepidoptera DNA barcoding high altitudes new genus new species taxonomy

Abstract

Montiscola Mi & Cheng gen. nov., a new alpine genus of the tribe Gnophini with brachypterous females, is described from the Kongtanglam Mountain, Jilong, Xizang (Tibet), China, with the support of molecular and morphological evidences, together with its type species Montiscola hongfui Mi & Cheng sp. nov. Morphological characters, including those of the male and female genitalia, are figured and compared with related genera.

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How to Cite

Mi, X., Han, H., Pan, Z., Zhu, C. & Cheng, R. (2025) Montiscola gen. n., a new alpine genus of Gnophini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from Xizang, China, with brachypterous females. Zootaxa, 5621 (5), 594–600. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.7