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

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
Subjects:
taxonomy, distribution, DNA-barcoding, speciation
Online Access:http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/255
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spelling doaj-4cdd3f3bb7f546208727fd321e557a2d2020-11-25T01:50:55ZengPAGEPress PublicationsFragmenta entomologica0429-288X2284-48802017-12-0149213714410.4081/fe.2017.255187A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)Edgardo Bertaccini0Alberto Zilli1Roncadello di Forlì (FC)Natural History Museum, Life Sciences DC2-2N, LondonTyphonia 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. ciliaris.http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/255taxonomy, distribution, DNA-barcoding, speciation
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A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
Fragmenta entomologica
taxonomy, distribution, DNA-barcoding, speciation
author_facet Edgardo Bertaccini
Alberto Zilli
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title A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
title_short A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
title_full A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
title_fullStr A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Typhonia from the Ligurian Alps (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
title_sort new species of typhonia from the ligurian alps (lepidoptera: psychidae)
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Fragmenta entomologica
issn 0429-288X
2284-4880
publishDate 2017-12-01
description 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. ciliaris.
topic taxonomy, distribution, DNA-barcoding, speciation
url http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/255
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