Tabwecala robinsoni gen. nov., sp. nov., from Vanuatu and its systematic position in the ‘Ophiusini-Poaphilini’ clade (Lepidoptera, Erebidae)

Tabwecala robinsoni gen. nov., sp. nov., from Vanuatu and its systematic position in the ‘Ophiusini-Poaphilini’ clade (Lepidoptera, Erebidae)

A new erebid, Tabwecala robinsoni gen. nov., sp. nov., from the Vanuatu Islands (Espiritu Santo) (West Pacific Ocean) is described. The new species, superficially resembling species of the genera Artena, Achaea or Leistera, shows a peculiar combination of characters which suggested its placement in...

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Main Author: Alberto Zilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-10-01
Series:Nota Lepidopterologica
Subjects:
Australian region
moths
Noctuoidea
Pacific
sex
Online Access:https://nl.pensoft.net/article/70359/download/pdf/

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