Pseudohampsonella: a new genus of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from China, and three new species

Alexey V Solovyev; Aidas Saldaitis

doi:10.1093/jis/14.1.46

Pseudohampsonella: a new genus of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from China, and three new species

J Insect Sci. 2014 Mar 23:14:46. doi: 10.1093/jis/14.1.46.

Authors

Alexey V Solovyev¹, Aidas Saldaitis²

Affiliations

¹ Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University, 100-letiya Lenina sq. 4, RUS-432700, Ulyanovsk, Russia solovyev_alexey@mail.ru.
² Nature Research Centre, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania saldrasa@gmail.com.

Abstract

A new genus, Pseudohampsonella gen. n. (typespecies: Pseudohampsonella erlanga Solovyev & Saldaitis), and three new species, Pseudohampsonella erlanga sp. n. Solovyev & Saldaitis (from Sichuan Province, China), Pseudohampsonella hoenei sp. n. Solovyev & Saldaitis (Yunnan Province, China), and Pseudohampsonella argenta sp. n. Solovyev & Saldaitis (Yunnan Province, China) are described. The taxonomic position of the genus is discussed.

Keywords: Indomalaya.

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Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Base Sequence
China
DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
Female
Insect Proteins / genetics
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Moths / anatomy & histology
Moths / classification*
Moths / genetics
Species Specificity

Substances

Insect Proteins