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Complete mitochondrial genome of Parasa sinica: New insights into the phylogeny of Limacodidae [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
In this study, the whole mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Parasa sinica was sequenced. It contains 15,306 base pairs (bp), 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and one non-coding regulatory area (CR ...
Si-Pei Zhang, Jie Zhang, Jie Xu, Qing-Hao Wang, Yang Ye, Gang Wang, Hua-Bin Zhang, Dai-Zhen Zhang, Bo-Ping Tang, Qiu-Ning Liu   +9 more
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Four new species and two newly recorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from China [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
Four new species, Kitanola shilinensis sp. nov., K. eleganta sp. nov., Fignya ravalba sp. nov., and Euphlyctinides pseudolaika sp. nov., are described from southwestern China.
Jun Wu, Alexey V. Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
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Two new species and two unrecorded species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from Xizang, China [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
Two new species (Iragoides peiwangi sp. nov. and Caelestomorpha serratus sp. nov.) and two newly recorded species [Euphlyctina phaeopasta (Hampson, 1906) and Mummu aerata Solovyev & Witt, 2009] are reported from China.
Jun Wu, Alexey V. Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
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Mitochondrial genomes of four slug moths (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae): Genome description and phylogenetic implications [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The family Limacodidae belongs to the superfamily Zygaenoidea, which includes 1672 species commonly referred to as slug moths. Limacodidae larvae are major pests for many economically important plant species and can cause human dermatitis.
Feng Jiang, Xu‐Dong Yu, En‐Tao Sun, Sheng‐Li Gu, Ying Liu, Ting Liu   +5 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Pidorus atratus (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Zygaenidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Pidorus atratus (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Zygaenidae) is described in this study. The circular molecule is 15,383 bp in length and contains 37 typical mitochondrial genes and one non-coding AT-rich ...
Zihui Wang, Shun Yao, Xiaoyue Zhu, Jiasheng Hao   +3 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Amesia sanguiflua (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
Amesia sanguiflua (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) is found in northern India, Myanmar, Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and China. In the present study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of A. sanguiflua.
Xiaoyu Zhang, Ling Tang, Juan Chen, Ping You   +3 more
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Phylogeny, envenomation syndrome, and membrane permeabilising venom produced by Australia’s electric caterpillar Comana monomorpha [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Zygaenoidea is a superfamily of lepidopterans containing many venomous species, including the Limacodidae (nettle caterpillars) and Megalopygidae (asp caterpillars).
Mohaddeseh H. Goudarzi, Samuel D. Robinson, Fernanda C. Cardoso, Michela L. Mitchell, Lyn G. Cook, Glenn F. King, Andrew A. Walker   +6 more
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Description and life history of a new genus and species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from Taiwan, the first with a monkey-slug-like caterpillar from outside the New World [PDF]

ZooKeys
The genus Yufengus gen. nov. is established for a new species of Limacodidae, Y. atrophaneuroides sp. nov. Yufengus is from Taiwan, yet its larva is similar to monkey-slug caterpillars in the New World (Phobetron Hübner, 1825: Limacodidae) in being ...
Yu-Chi Lin, Rung-Juen Lin, Marc E. Epstein   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Chibiraga houshuaii (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) and its phylogenetic implications [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Chibiraga is a mall East Asian genus in the family Limacodidae (slug-moths). The latter includes many agricultural pests. Mitochondrial genome analysis is an important tool for studying insect molecular identification and phylogenetics.
Yanpeng Cai, Aihui Yin
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Guium nebulum gen. et sp. nov., a New Cup Moth from Southern China Based on Morphological and Molecular Analysis (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Limacodidae) [PDF]

Insects
A new genus and species of Limacodidae, Guium nebulum gen. et sp. nov., is described based on specimens collected from Guangxi Autonomous Region and Jiangxi Province in China.
Jun Wu, Ting-Ting Zhao, Hui Geng, Guang-Ze Jin, Hui-Lin Han   +4 more
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