New species of Urodeta Stainton, 1869 (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) from Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo, with identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus

Authors: Sruoga, Virginijus DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1089.79716 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Microlepidoptera · Topics: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Loading…

Two new species, Urodeta falcata sp. nov. from Ghana and U. bisigna sp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the Congo are described. The habitus and genitalia are diagnosed and illustrated in detail. Identification keys to the Afrotropical species of the genus Urodeta, based on male and female genitalia, are provided.

Time period:

View raw JSON from API

Found an error? Please report to login@optimap.science.