Phragmataecia druska – a new species from the Ararat valley in Armenia (Lepidoptera, Cossidae)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: New species of the genus Phragmataecia Newman, 1850; Phragmataecia druska sp. n.; is described from western and central Armenia. It is compared with other species: Ph. castaneae (Hübner, 1790); Ph. albida Erschoff, 1874; Ph. furia (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890); Ph. roborowskii Alphéraky, 1897; Ph. pacifica Yakovlev, 2007; Ph. turkmenbashi Yakovlev, 2008; Ph. anikini Yakovlev, 2011; Ph. valikhanovi Yakovlev & Witt, 2016; and Ph. effendii Yakovlev & Snegovaya, 2020. Adult males, photos and drawings of their genitalia, map with approximate distribution area of Ph. castaneae and Ph. albida and collection localities of other species, and photos of the habitat for the new species are illustrated.
Source: Ecologica Montenegrina
Institutions: Nature Research Centre, Altai State University, Western Caspian University, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $161
OpenAlex ID: W4412373030