Title
Four new Neotropical species of Episcepsis Butler, 1877 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae)
Date Issued
12 August 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
The genus Episcepsis Butler, 1877 is widely distributed in the Neotropical region and currently includes 43 valid species many of them described solely based on external morphology. The existence of species complexes makes their identification difficult without examination of genital morphology. Four new species from Brazil, Cuba and Peru are described herein; Episcepsis andina sp. nov., E. diversa sp. nov., E. insularis sp. nov. and E. travassosi sp. nov. Comparisons with other similar species as well as photographs of external morphology and male genitalia are provided.
Start page
352
End page
366
Volume
5020
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
ZoologÃa, OrnitologÃa, EntomologÃa, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85112740072
PubMed ID
Source
Zootaxa
ISSN of the container
1175-5326
Sponsor(s)
The authors would like to thank Sabine Gaal-Haszler (NHMV) and Alberto Zilli (NHMUK) for permission to examine specimens under their care. To Alma SolÃs and Paul Goldstein (USNM) for the hospitality during visits to Washington (KM) and loan of material. To Donald Harvey (USNM) and Aline Vieira (CEIOC) for the loan of material. To Susan Rab-Green (AMNH) and Jean Cerda for providing photographs of some types. To Julian Donahue for sharing the key to the species of Episcepsis from Central America. To Gerardo Lamas for valuable comments in the revision of the manuscript. This work is part of the thesis of the Master's degree of Karla Mantilla.
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