A new species and taxonomical notes on some other Catocala Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from China

Aidas Saldaitis; Oleg Pekarsky; Robert J Borth

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.2

A new species and taxonomical notes on some other Catocala Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from China

Zootaxa. 2017 Apr 12;4254(1):39-48. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.2.

Authors

Aidas Saldaitis¹, Oleg Pekarsky, Robert J Borth

Affiliation

¹ Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania.. saldrasa@gmail.com.

PMID: 28609980
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.2

Abstract

A new species, Catocala nilssoni, sp. n., from the Liaoning and Shandong Provinces of northeast China is described. The new species clearly differs in wing pattern and genitalia from any other Catocala species. DNA results for one specimen of the new species further confirms its morphological exclusivity. Actual Catocala danilovi (O. Bang-Haas, 1927) male genitalia is pictured for the first time and the taxonomical status of the related Catocala florianii Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2008 is discussed.

Keywords: Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Catocala, new species, China.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Genitalia
Male
Moths*
Wings, Animal