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Description of a new species of Lasiocesa Koçak from miombo woodlands in Malawi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Pinarini)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2025
Authors:E. E. Revay, Prozorova, T. A., Junnila, A., Yakovlev, R. V., Saldaitis, A., Volkova, J. S., Sulak, H., Müller, G. C., Prozorov, A. M.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5631
Issue:2
Start Page:319
Pagination:319-334
Date Published:02/05/2025
Keywords:CATALOGUE, FEMALE GENITALIA, LASIOCAMPIDAE, LASIOCESA, MALAWI, MALE GENITALIA
Abstract:

"New Lasiocesa Koçak, 2013 species, Lasiocesa ladislavi sp. nov., is described from the Central Zambezian wet miombo woodlands ecoregion of Malawi. The new species is compared with four other known Lasiocesa species. Adults, their genitalia, distribution maps and photos of the habitat of the new species are illustrated."

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