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Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2012
Authors:A. M. Prozorov, Zolotuhin V. V.
Journal:Zoologicheskii Zhurnal
Volume:91
Issue:8
Start Page:950
Pagination:950-960
Keywords:AFROCESA, AMMACOSOLA, BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, CRYPTOPACHA, DNA, FEMALE GENITALIA, HECATA, LASIOCAMPIDAE, MALE GENITALIA, MTDNA, PELLECEBRA, PSEUDOMETA, SCYTHROPA, SELENA, TRAGOPTYSSA
Abstract:

"New monotypic genera are established for African Lasiocampidae: Hecata gen. n. (type species Megasoma splendens Druce, 1887), Selena gen. n. (type species Megasoma vesta Druce, 1887), Tragoptyssa gen. n. (type species Streblote flavimaculata Tams, 1929), Ammacosola gen. n. (type species Beralade pygmula Strand, 1911), Scythropa gen. n. (type species Pseudometa schultzei Aurivillius, 1905), and Cryptopacha gen. n. (type species Metanastria porphyria Holland, 1893), as well as Pellecebra gen. n. for the new species Pellecebra superba sp. n. (type locality is the Democratic Republic of the Congo). New species combinations are also introduced, and new synonymy is established: Pseudometa schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 = Pseudometa scythropa Hering, 1928, syn. n."

STI taxonomic comments: 
Translated as Prozorov & Zolotuhin (2013) (STI 23168).
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