New Scythrididae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) from Middle and Far East

New Scythrididae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) from Middle and Far East

Four new scythridid species – Scythris acusella n. sp., Scythris ampullella n. sp., Scythris brummanae n. sp., and Scythris kolachii n. sp. – are described from the Eastern Palearctic region. We assigned S. brummanae to the S. aerariella species-group, according to its genital features. At present S...

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Published in:The Italian journal of zoology Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 319 - 328
Main Authors: Passerin d'Entrèves, P, Roggero, A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 01-09-2012
Subjects:
Eastern Palearctic
Gelechioidea
Genitalia
Lepidoptera
new species
Palaearctic region
Scythrididae
taxonomy
zoology
East Asia
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Summary:Four new scythridid species – Scythris acusella n. sp., Scythris ampullella n. sp., Scythris brummanae n. sp., and Scythris kolachii n. sp. – are described from the Eastern Palearctic region. We assigned S. brummanae to the S. aerariella species-group, according to its genital features. At present S. acusella, S. ampullella and S. kolachii could not be included in any known species group on the basis of the characters of genitalia.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2011.636075
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ISSN:1748-5851
1125-0003
1748-5851
DOI:10.1080/11250003.2011.636075