New Lithosiinae from Papua, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).

Authors
Publication date 2007
Journal Entomofauna : Zeitschrift für Entomologie
Volume | Issue number 28 | 18
Pages (from-to) 213-240
Number of pages 27
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI)
Abstract
Ten new species and two new genera of Lithosiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) are being
described from Papua Indonesia (West New Guinea) and related species from Papua are
reviewed. The new genera are Emelieana gen.nov. and Micronyctemera gen.nov. The
new species are Trischalis splendens nov.sp., T. purpurastriata nov.sp., T. zahrae
nov.sp., Emelieana aureolineata nov.sp., Notata zumkehri nov.sp., Micronyctemera
fojaensis nov.sp., Acco postmetallica nov.sp., A. albipuncta nov.sp., A. fasciata nov.sp.
and Scoliacma flava nov.sp. Trischalis iridescens orientalis ROTHSCHILD, 1913 syn.nov.
is synonymized with Trischalis iridescens iridescens ROTHSCHILD, 1913. The adults and
genitalia are depicted.
Document type Article
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