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One species in eight : DNA barcodes from type specimens resolve a taxonomic quagmire [PDF]
Each holotype specimen provides the only objective link to a particular Linnean binomen. Sequence information from them is increasingly valuable due to the growing usage of DNA barcodes in taxonomy.
Hebert, Paul D. N. +4 more
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The genus Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908, with notes on its systematic position and the first record of Z. cleodorella Chrétien, 1908 from Europe (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Cacochroinae) [PDF]
Zizyphia cleodorella Chrétien, 1908 is reported as new to Spain and Europe. The genus Zizyphia and the species Z. cleodorella is diagnosed and its separation from the closely related Z. zizyphella Amsel, 1935 is elaborated.
Lauri Kaila, Ole Karsholt, Txema Revilla
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An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Honduras [PDF]
A biodiversity inventory of the Lepidoptera of Pico Bonito National Park and vicinity, in the Department of Atlantida of northern Honduras, was initiated in 2009 to obtain baseline data.
Miller, Jaqueline Y. +8 more
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New finding of Stathmopoda ficivora Kasy, 1973 in Iran (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea: Stathmopodidae) [PDF]
Stathmopoda ficivora Kasy was identified based on a female specimen collected in the late of June 2013 in Dorbadam protected area, N. Ghuchan, Khorasan-e Razavi Province. This species is newly reported for the fauna of Iran.
Helen Alipanah
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In the present study, we determined the complete mitogenome of Opisina arenosella, the first for the family Xyloryctidae. This mitochondrial genome contains 15,389 bp, with an A + T content of 80.5% and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer ...
Rui Meng, Yao He, Su Ao, Bo Cai
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Five new species of the family Lecithoceridae are described from Thailand: two new species of Torodorinae (Lepidozonates verberis Park, sp. n. and Torodora hispiduana Park, sp.
K.-T. Park, H.-U. Kim
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Quantifying Wing Shape and Size of Saturniid Moths with Geometric Morphometrics [PDF]
Butterflies and moths exhibit a spectacular diversity of w in g sh ape and size. The extent of wing variation is particularly evident in wild silk moths (Saturniidae), which have large wing shape and size variation. Some species have jagged wing margins,
Barber, Jesse R. +3 more
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Revision of Neotropical Scythrididae moths and descriptions of 22 new species from Argentina, Chile, and Peru (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) [PDF]
The taxonomy of South American Scythrididae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) is revised, based on external morphology, genitalia, male abdominal segment VIII, and DNA barcodes using genetic distances, BINs, and a tentative molecular phylogeny.
Nupponen, Kari, Sihvonen, Pasi
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Abstract Invertebrate generalist predators are ubiquitous and play a major role in food‐web dynamics. Molecular gut content analysis (MGCA) has become a popular means to assess prey ranges and specificity of cryptic arthropods in the absence of direct observation.
Paul Masonick +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Promalactis odaiensis is described in this study. The mitogenome is 15,733 base pairs with 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a 679 bp AT-rich region. The overall base composition was 79.43% AT and
Sora Kim, Seunghwan Lee
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