Descriptions of two new notodontid species from the relic Fagus forests in northeastern Taiwan (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae)

Zootaxa. 2016 Jan 15;4066(3):291-300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.3.5.

Abstract

Two new Fagus-feeding notodontids, i.e. Syntypistis taipingshanensis Wu & Hsu sp. n. and Pheosiopsis seni Wu & Hsu sp. n. are recently discovered from the relic Fagus forests in northeastern Taiwan. Based on the genitalia structures, the closely relatives of two new species are S. melana Wu & Fang, 2003 and P. albalienata Kishida & Kobayashi, 2005, respectively, both occurring in the Fagus forests of Southern China.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Fagus / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Forests
  • Male
  • Moths / anatomy & histology
  • Moths / classification*
  • Moths / growth & development
  • Organ Size
  • Taiwan