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Sophronia pseudosagittans sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae), a new species from the Iberian Peninsula and Tunisia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sophronia pseudosagittans sp. nov. is described from Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. The morphological and molecular differences between the new species and the closely related S. sagittans Meyrick, 1923 and S. humerella ([Denis & Schiffermller], 1775) are discussed. Adults and the male and female genitalia of the newly described and related species of Sophronia are illustrated.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5686.1.6

Authors: OLEKSIY V. BIDZILYA, OLE KARSHOLT, JAN ŠUMPICH

Institutions: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Natural History Museum, National 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: W4413545245

FWCI: 1.104

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