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New Afrotropical Opisthoheza siniaevi and Sonithometa maurice (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2024
Authors:A. M. Prozorov, Yakovlev, R. V., Saldaitis, A., Sulak, H., Prozorova, T. A., Volkova, J. S., Lamah, S. P., Petrányi, G., Revay, E. E., Müller, G. C.
Journal:Ecologica Montenegrina
Volume:72
Start Page:158
Pagination:158-166
Date Published:11/4/2024
Keywords:CATALOGUE, CONGO, GUINEA, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALE GENITALIA, OPISTHOHEZA, SONITHOMETA
Abstract:

"One new species of the genus Opisthoheza Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010, Opisthoheza siniaevi sp. n. from the Republic of Congo, is described together with closely related Sonithometa maurice gen & sp. n. from Guinea. The new species are compared with Opisthoheza heza Zolotuhin & Prozorov, 2010 and Nirbiana obscura (Hering, 1941). Male adults and genitalia are illustrated."

URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.72.15
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