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Rondotia melanoleuca sp. nov., a new wild-mulberry silkworm from China (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2024
Authors:Z. Liu, Cao X.
Journal:Nota Lepidopterologica
Volume:47
Start Page:49
Pagination:49-56
Keywords:BOMBYCIDAE, CATALOGUE, CHINA, COI, FOODPLANT, IMMATURE STAGES, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, RONDOTIA
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."

DOI:10.3897/nl.47.109920
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