New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus

Two new species, Urodeta falcata sp. nov. from Ghana and U. bisigna sp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the Congo are described. The habitus and genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. Identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus Urodeta, based on male and female genitali...

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Main Authors: Virginijus Sruoga, Jurate De Prins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/79716/download/pdf/
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description Two new species, Urodeta falcata sp. nov. from Ghana and U. bisigna sp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the Congo are described. The habitus and genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. Identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus Urodeta, based on male and female genitalia, are provided.
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spelling doaj.art-89b89e59c4d74cc8a6c790e80aac6d902022-12-21T23:15:03ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702022-03-011089253610.3897/zookeys.1089.7971679716New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genusVirginijus Sruoga0Jurate De Prins1Life Sciences Centre of Vilnius UniversityRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural SciencesTwo new species, Urodeta falcata sp. nov. from Ghana and U. bisigna sp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the Congo are described. The habitus and genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. Identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus Urodeta, based on male and female genitalia, are provided.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/79716/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Virginijus Sruoga
Jurate De Prins
New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
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title New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
title_full New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
title_fullStr New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
title_full_unstemmed New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
title_short New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus
title_sort new species of urodeta stainton 1869 lepidoptera elachistidae elachistinae from ghana and democratic republic of the congo with identification keys to the afrotropical species of the genus
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/79716/download/pdf/
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