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The genus Mustilizans Yang, 1995 (Lepidoptera: Endromidae) in India with the description of a new species

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2019
Authors:K. Chandra, Singh, N., Kumar, V., Ranjan, R., Caleb, J. T. D., Gayen, S., Das, M., Dey, R.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:4624
Issue:2
Start Page:183
Pagination:183-190
Date Published:06/2019
ISSN:1175-5326
Keywords:CATALOGUE, ENDROMIDAE, INDIA, MALE GENITALIA, MUSTILIZANS
Abstract:

"A new species of the family Endromidae, Mustilizans zolotuhini sp. nov. is described from Dihang-Dibang Biosphere  Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The subspecies, Mustilizans dierli refugialis Zolotuhin, 2007 is recorded for the first time from Sikkim, India. The distribution of the species known from India is mapped. The holotype of the new species is deposited in the Lepidoptera Section, National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata."

URL:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.2
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4624.2.2
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