First record of the genus Schistomitra Butler, 1881 (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae) from China, with the description of a new species
The epicopeiid moth genus Schistomitra Butler, 1881 is reported outside Japan for the first time, with a new species, Schistomitra joelmineti Huang & Wang, sp. nov., described from the southern part of Shaanxi and Gansu Province in China. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-10-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35364/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | The epicopeiid moth genus Schistomitra Butler, 1881 is reported outside Japan for the first time, with a new species, Schistomitra joelmineti Huang & Wang, sp. nov., described from the southern part of Shaanxi and Gansu Province in China. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided, and the distribution pattern of the genus is discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |