Description of two outstanding Hypotrabala from the Central Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Selenepherini)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Two new Hypotrabala Holland, 1893 species, Hypotrabala michaeli sp. n. and H. oliviae sp. n., are described from the Central Congolian lowland forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hypotrabala michaeli sp. n. is compared with other dark colored Hypotrabala species: Hypotrabala leopoldi Weber et al., 2024; Hypotrabala benjamini Weber et al., 2024; and Hypotrabala carnegiei Tams, 1929; while H. oliviae sp. n. is compared with closely related Hypotrabala retorta Takano & László, 2024; Hypotrabala fontainei Tams, 1953; Hypotrabala guttata (Aurivillius, 1915); Hypotrabala magnimacula Takano & László, 2024; and Hypotrabala aurantiaca Takano & László, 2024. Adult males and their genitalia are illustrated.
Source: Ecologica Montenegrina
Institutions: Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov, Altai State University, National Research Tomsk State University, Western Caspian University, Nature Research Centre, Ulyanovsk State University, Bavarian Natural History Collections, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $161
OpenAlex ID: W4405682666