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The genus Sophronia in the Altai Mountains (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This work summarizes current knowledge about the occurrence of Sophronia Hübner, [1825] species in the Altai Mountains. Previously, two species of the genus have been recorded, both two from the Russian Altai. Sophronia huiagaaisp. nov. is described from the southern Altai Mts in Mongolia. No Sophronia species is known from the Chinese and Kazakh parts of the mountains. Photographs of moths and genitalia of both sexes are provided for S. huiagaaisp. nov.S. chilonella (Treitschke, 1833) is recorded from the Altai Mts for the first time.

Source: Nota Lepidopterologica

DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.147394

Author: Jan Šumpich

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $269

OpenAlex ID: W4409373940

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