A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)

Typhonia lailae sp. n. is described on basis of samples from the Ligurian Alps (NW Italy). The new species is a member of the Typhonia ciliaris-melana complex and though it seems closest to T. melana (= beatricis) by the thick antennae of the female, DNA-barcode analysis places it nearest to T. cili...

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Main Authors: Edgardo Bertaccini, Alberto Zilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
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Online Access:http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/255