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Diversity in Lepidoptera: a case of cryptic species, with description of a new genus and thirteen new species of Apatelodidae (Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2024
Authors:D. Herbin, Grados, J., Giusti, A.
Journal:The European Entomologist
Volume:16
Issue:1+2
Start Page:105
Pagination:105-151
Date Published:31/5/2024
Keywords:APATELODES, APATELODIDAE, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CATALOGUE, COI, COLOMBIA, CRASTOLLIANA, DNA, ECUADOR, FEMALE GENITALIA, MALE GENITALIA, MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD, MTDNA, OLCECLOSTERA, PERU, VENEZUELA
Abstract:

"Crastolliana n. gen. (Apatelodidae) is described as new, with Crastolliana nina (Stoll, [1780]) n. comb. as its type species. Investigation of specimens from various geographical localities revealed numerous cryptic species resulting in the recognition of the following new species: C. belyiorum n. sp., C. bonillai n. sp., C. caucensis n. sp., C. giulianae n. sp., C. gortovannyii n. sp., C. inca n. sp., C. johannesi n. sp., C. kozlovi n. sp., C. krutoae n. sp., C. landryi n. sp., C. otispa n. sp., C. steigeri n. sp. and C. xirma n. sp. The following species are transferred from Apatelodes Packard, 1864: C. ardeola (Druce, 1887) n. comb., C. damora (Schaus, 1939) n. comb., C. moresca (Schaus, 1905) n. comb., C. patagai (Herbin, 2015) n. comb. and C. rodrougi (Herbin, 2022) n. comb. Apatelodes vitrea Schaus, 1910, currently treated as a subspecies of C. ardeola n. comb. and based on a male, is determined to a junior synonym of C. ardeola n. comb., which was based on a female. Olceclostera mediana Schaus, 1900, currently treated as Apatelodes ardeola mediana (Schaus, 1900), is re-established as a species and transferred to the new genus as Crastolliana mediana (Schaus, 1900) n. comb., stat. rev."

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