@article {23034, title = {More than Olceclostera bifenestrata: New species and morphology of immature stages of Olceclostera Butler, 1879 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea, Apatelodidae)}, journal = {Arthropod Systematics \& Phylogeny}, volume = {81}, year = {2023}, pages = {1063-1088}, chapter = {1063}, abstract = {

\"Apatelodidae is a family of Neotropical bombycoids that still needs to be studied in several aspects, as many groups of species have
not yet undergone a careful systematic revision. On the other hand, recent studies showed that some species known to be widely distributed
in fact form species complexes. Until now, Olceclostera bifenestrata Schaus, 1912, described from Costa Rica, supposedly
has a wide distribution, reaching the south of Brazil. We reviewed specimens from South America identified as O. bifenestrata. Using
morphological data and DNA barcodes, we discovered that South American specimens belong to four new species: Olceclostera
jairana sp. nov., Olceclostera quilombola sp. nov., Olceclostera xeta sp. nov. and Olceclostera wayana sp. nov. The four species
can be distinguished mainly by characters of genitalia, mostly in aedeagus structures. However, wing characters (number of hyaline
spots) and abdomen characters (number of patches of larger scales) may be useful for classifying species groups in Olceclostera.
Additionally, we illustrate and describe for the first time all the life stages of an Olceclostera species, including its chaetotaxy and
life history, and provide the first SEM images of the egg of an Apatelodidae species. We present a discussion about the morphological
characters of adults and immatures and their relevance to the systematics of Apatelodidae.\"

}, keywords = {ADULT MORPHOLOGY, APATELODIDAE, BARCODING, CATALOGUE, CHAETOTAXY, CHORION, COI, EGGS, FEMALE GENITALIA, FOODPLANT, IMMATURE MORPHOLOGY, IMMATURE STAGES, LIFE HISTORY, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, MTDNA, OLCECLOSTERA, PUPA, VENATION}, doi = {10.3897/asp.81.e107507}, author = {Orlandin, E. and Piovesan, M. and Herbin, D. and Carneiro, E.} }