@article {23049, title = {Rondotia melanoleuca sp. nov., a new wild-mulberry silkworm from China (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae)}, journal = {Nota Lepidopterologica}, volume = {47}, year = {2024}, pages = {49-56}, chapter = {49}, abstract = {

\"Several yellow larvae with black spots were discovered in the wild of Chinese Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and were further raised in captivity. Reared adults exhibit a striking black and white wing pattern, and they represent unequivocally a new species, here described as Rondotia melanoleuca sp. nov. Molecular analyses suggest that this species could be sister to all previously known species of Rondotia.\"

}, keywords = {BOMBYCIDAE, CATALOGUE, CHINA, COI, FOODPLANT, IMMATURE STAGES, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, RONDOTIA}, doi = {10.3897/nl.47.109920}, author = {Liu, Z. and Cao, X.} }