A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil

A new species of Aididae is described and illustrated based on adults (male and female) and immature (last instar larvae). The larvae were found infesting leaves of Inga edulis Martius (Fabaceae) in the municipality of Autazes, State of Amazonas, representing the first record of Aididae in the north...

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Main Author: Gilcélia Melo Lourido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2021-11-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
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Online Access:https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/973
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description A new species of Aididae is described and illustrated based on adults (male and female) and immature (last instar larvae). The larvae were found infesting leaves of Inga edulis Martius (Fabaceae) in the municipality of Autazes, State of Amazonas, representing the first record of Aididae in the northern region of Brazil. The new species is further compared with its closest species, Aidos amanda (Stoll, 1782).
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spelling doaj.art-b91d688a7d24486eabb4acdb9000a0a62022-12-21T23:08:57ZengEntomologistas do BrasilEntomoBrasilis1983-05722021-11-011410.12741/ebrasilis.v14.e973A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of BrazilGilcélia Melo Lourido0Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AmazonasA new species of Aididae is described and illustrated based on adults (male and female) and immature (last instar larvae). The larvae were found infesting leaves of Inga edulis Martius (Fabaceae) in the municipality of Autazes, State of Amazonas, representing the first record of Aididae in the northern region of Brazil. The new species is further compared with its closest species, Aidos amanda (Stoll, 1782).https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/973Aidoscaterpillarsimmature stagesInga edulistaxonomy
spellingShingle Gilcélia Melo Lourido
A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil
EntomoBrasilis
Aidos
caterpillars
immature stages
Inga edulis
taxonomy
title A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil
title_full A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil
title_fullStr A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil
title_short A new species of Aididae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) and the first record of the family for the Northern Region of Brazil
title_sort new species of aididae lepidoptera zygaenoidea and the first record of the family for the northern region of brazil
topic Aidos
caterpillars
immature stages
Inga edulis
taxonomy
url https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/973
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