Molecular phylogeny of Lichen Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini): a contribution toward classifying Western Hemisphere genera [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 This study analyzes molecular sequence data from one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear (28S, RPS5) genes to test the monophyly of previously proposed subtribes of the Lithosiini (Erebidae: Arctidinae), including subtribal assignment of all North ...
John D. Palting, Wendy Moore
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Micro-CT imaging in species description: exploring beyond sclerotized structures in lichen moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 X-ray micro-computed tomography imaging (micro-CT) is valuable for systematic research since it permits the non-destructive scanning and imaging of internal structures of very rare species and/or type specimens.
Simeão S. Moraes +4 more
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Taxonomic review of the genus Ammathella Volynkin, 2019 with descriptions of three new species from southeastern Xizang, China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 A brief taxonomic review of the lithosiinid genus Ammathella Volynkin, 2019 is presented. Three new species of the genus Ammathella Volynkin, 2019 are described from Motuo County, southeast Xizang: A. longicornuta S.-Y. Huang, Yin & Volynkin, sp.
Xiong-Yan Yin +5 more
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Six new recorded species of Lithosiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae) in Cambodia
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2020 Six species are reported for the first time in Cambodia, along with one newly recorded genus, Asura Walker. Up to now, unknown female of Poliosia solovyevi Dubatolov & Bucsek is firstly described herein.
Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan +2 more
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Description of a new Barsine Walker, 1854 from India and Nepal (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 A new species, B. kirata Volynkin & N. Singh, sp. nov., similar to B. germana, is described from India and Nepal. The existence of two colour forms in some species of the genus Barsine Walker, 1854 is revealed.
Anton V. Volynkin +3 more
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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2015 Two species of genus Nudaria Haworth, N. fasciata Moore, 1878 and N. phallustortens Holloway, 2001, are reported for the first time from China.
Zhi-Guang Wu, Hui-Lin Han
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Genus of Siccia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) in Korea, with a new record
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2016 The genus Siccia (Walker, 1854) is reported for the first time in Korea for the species Siccia obscura (Leech, 1889). Illustrations of adults and genitalia are presented.
Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan +2 more
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Three species in one: a revision of Clemensia albata Packard (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Clemensia albata Packard, previously thought to be a single, widely distributed North American species, is here shown to consist of three distinct, primarily parapatric species: Clemensia albata Packard, C. umbrata Packard, stat.
B. Christian Schmidt +1 more
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A new subgenus of Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) from China, with descriptions of three new species [PDF]
ZooKeysWe describe three newly discovered species of the genus Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 from China, (S. bucseki sp. nov., S. longa sp. nov., and S. dianensis sp. nov.) and establish a new subgenus Bifurcistigma subgen. nov. for the first two.
Lu Zhang, Tingting Zhao, Huilin Han
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A new species of Hypoprepia from the mountains of central Arizona (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new firefly-mimicking lichen moth of the genus Hypoprepia, H. lampyroides Palting & Ferguson, sp. n., is described from the mountains of east-central Arizona and the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico. Hypoprepia Hübner, 1831 is a North American
John Douglas Palting +2 more
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