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Two new species of Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) and first female record of S.chalcites Orhant, 2000 from southern Asia

Two new species of the genus Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): S.medogensissp. nov. and S.undulophallussp. nov., are described from southern Asia. These new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia, and compared with similar species. A new synonymy...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wu, Jun, Solovyev, Alexey V., Han, Hui-Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8975801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35586837
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1090.75823
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Sumario:Two new species of the genus Squamosa Bethune-Baker, 1908 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): S.medogensissp. nov. and S.undulophallussp. nov., are described from southern Asia. These new species are illustrated with images of the adults and male genitalia, and compared with similar species. A new synonymy is established for the subspecies S.brevisuncabrevisunca Wu & Fang, 2009 = S.svetlanae Solovyev & Witt, 2009, syn. nov. The female genitalia of S.chalcites Orhant, 2000 are illustrated and described for the first time. A distribution map for the new species and illustrations of Asian members of Squamosa are given, and a key to Asian species of the genus is also provided.