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Description of two new species close to Sonitha alucard from the Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2023
Authors:A. M. Prozorov, McKenzie, K., Prozorova, T. A., Saldaitis, A., Sulak, H., Volkova, J. S., Yakovlev, R. V., Revay, E. E., Müller, G. C.
Journal:Ecologica Montenegrina
Volume:67
Start Page:17
Pagination:17-25
Date Published:09/2023
Keywords:CATALOGUE, CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, GABON, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALE GENITALIA, SONITHA
Abstract:

"Two new species of the genus Sonitha Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 are described from the Congolian lowland forests: Sonitha sophia sp. n. and Sonitha sara sp. n. Sonitha alucard Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 is recorded from Central African Republic for the first time, and its paratype is reattributed to Sonitha sophia sp. n. Adults, male genitalia and distribution maps are illustrated."

URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.67.3
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