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Description of a new species of Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 from Ghana (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Poritiinae). Study on the Lycaenidae: note n 23.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new Lycaenidae species of the genus Iridana Aurivillius, 1920 is described from Ghana, Iridana maesseni sp. nov. It is the seventh species of the “hypocala group”. Genetic and morphological evidence are used to delineate the new species.

Source: Metamorphosis

DOI: 10.4314/met.v36i1.4

Author: Thierry Bouyer

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414016366

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