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Resurrection of the genus Eremothyris Walsingham (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Lacturidae)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The African lacturid genus Eremothyris Walsingham, 1897 stat. rev. is resurrected from the synonym of Gymnogramma Zeller, 1852 based on the examination of the type species of both genera. The checklist of the genus Eremothyris is provided. The following new combinations are given: E. atmocycla (Meyrick, 1918) comb. n., E. privata (Meyrick, 1924) comb. n., E. racemosa (Meyrick, 1918) comb. n., E. sphaerobola (Meyrick, 1924) comb. n. and E. tabulatrix (Meyrick, 1930) comb. n. Adult and genitalia of the type species of the genera Eremothyris and Gymnogramma are illustrated.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.3.6

Authors: SI-YAO HUANG, GEOFF MARTIN, MARIANNE ESPELAND

Institutions: Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Natural History Museum

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4403222180

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